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“It hurts me more than you”, and “This is for our own good” -these are the statements my mother used to make years ago when I had to learn Latin , clean my room , stay home and do homework .
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Now teachers , faced with children who have been developing at their own pace for the past 15 years , are realizing we’ve made a terrible mistake . One such teacher is Sharon Klompus who says of her students-“so passive”-and wonders what has happened. Nothing is demanded of them , she believes . “Television,” says Klompus, “contributes to children’s passivity.” We’re talking about a generation of kids who’ve never been hurt or hungry . The have learned somebody will always do it for them , instead of saying “go and look it up” , you tell them the answer . It takes greater energy to say no to a kid .
Yes , it does . It takes energy and it takes work . It’s time for parents to end their vacation and come back to work . It’s time to take the car away , to the TV off , to tell them it hurts you more than them but it’s for their own good . It’s time to start telling no again .
41．Children are becoming more inactive in study because .
A．The watch TV too often . B．They have done too much homework .
C．The have to do too many duties . D．Teachers are too strict with
42．By “permissive period in education” (L. 1, para .2) the author means a time .
A．When children are allowed to do what they wish to .
B．When everything can be taught at school .
C．When every child can be educated .
D．When children are permitted to receive education .
43．The main idea of the passage is that .
A．Parents should ,leave their children alone .
B．Kids should have more activities at school .
C．It’s time to be more strict with our kids .
D．Parents should always set a good example to their kids .