题目内容
Let children learn to judge their own work.A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time; if corrected too much, he will stop talking.He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use.Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people’s.In the same way, children learn to do all the other things without being taught to walk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle…They compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes.But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes and correct them for himself.We do it all for him.We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake.If it is a matter in mathematics or science, give him the answer book.Let him correct his own papers.Why should we teachers waste time in such routine(日常的) work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can’t find the way to get the right answer.Let the children learn what all educated persons must some day learn, how to measure their own understanding, how to know what he does not know.
1.According to the passage, the best way for children to learn things is by_____.
A.listening to skilled people’s advice.
B.asking older people many questions
C.making mistakes and having them corrected
D.doing what other people do
2.Which of the following does the writer think teachers should NOT do?
A.Give children correct answers
B.Allow children to mark mistakes.
C.Point out children’s mistakes to them.
D.Let children mark their own work
3.According to the writer, teachers in school should _____
A.allow children to learn from each other
B.point out children’s mistakes whenever found
C.correct children’s mistakes as soon as possible
D.give children more book knowledge
4.The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are____
A.different from learning other skills
B.the same as learning skills
C.more important than other skills
D.not really important skills
5.The title of this passage could probably be_____
A.Let Us Teachers Stop Work
B.Let Us Make Children Learn
C.Let Children Correct Their Exercises
D.Let Children Learn by Themselves
CCABD
Children start out as natural scientists, eager to look into the world around them. Helping them enjoy science can be easy; there is no need for a lot of scientific terms or expensive lab equipment. You only have to share your children’s curiosity. Firstly, listen to their questions. I once visited a classroom of seven –year- olds to talk about science as a job. The children asked me “textbook questions” about schooling, salary and whether I liked my job. When I finished answering, we sat facing one another in science. Finally I said,” Now that we’ve finished with your lists, do you have questions of your own about science?”
After a long pause, a boy raised his hand, “have you ever seen a grasshopper eat? When I try eating leaves like that, I get a stomachache. Why?”
This began a set of questions that lasted nearly two hours.
Secondly, give them time to think. Studies over the past 30 years have shown that. After asking a question, adults typically wait only one second or less for an answer, no time for a child to think. When adults increase their “wait time” to three seconds or more, children give more logical, complete and creative answers.
Thirdly, watch your language. Once you have a child involved in a science discussion, don’t jump in with “That’s right” or “very good”. These words work well when it comes to encouraging good behavior. But in talking about science, quick praise can signal that discussion is over. Instead, keep things going by saying, “That’s interesting” or “I’d never thought of it that way before’, or coming up with more questions or ideas.
Never push a child to “think”. It doesn’t make sense; children are always thinking, without your telling them to. What’s more, this can turn a conversation into a performance. The child will try to find the answer you want, in as few words as possible, so that he will be a small target for your disagreement.
Lastly, show; don’t tell. Real-life impressions of nature are far more impressive than any lesson children can learn from a book or a television program. Let children look at their fingertips through a magnifying glass, and they’ll understand why you want them to wash before dinner. Rather than saying that water evaporates, set a pot of water to boil and let them watch the water level drop.
【小题1】According to the passage, children are natural scientist, and to raise their interest, the most important thing for adults to do is______________.
A.to let them see the world around |
B.to share the children’s curiosity |
C.to explain difficult phrases about science |
D.to supply the children with lab equipment |
A.any questions | B.any problems |
C.questions from the textbooks | D.any number of questions |
A.ask them to answer quickly |
B.wait for one or two seconds after a question |
C.tell them to answer the next day |
D.wait at least for three seconds after a question |
A.The 2nd and 3rd | B.The 4th and 5th | C.The 5th and 6th | D.The 7th |
A.tell their children stories instead of reciting facts |
B.offer their children chances to see things for themselves |
C.be patient enough when their children answer questions |
D.encourage their children to ask questions of their own |