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Questions 1. What are the three types of teachers listed in this passage? 2. Generally how do students describe a strict teacher? 3. Answer briefly what makes an effective teacher. The strict one, the easy-going one and the effective one. __________________________________________________ Lesson must be met and they give sanctions to uncooperative students. _______________________________________________________ ________ An effective teacher should be balanced in terms of humor, effectiveness, authoritativeness and the roles that a teacher can play. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ It is well accepted that parents’ expectations have a powerful effect on children’s academic performance: It is clear that highs-achieving children tend to come from families which have high expectations for them, and who consequently are likely to ‘set standards’ and to make greater demands at an earlier age. Vollmer (1986) also concluded that there is a strong correlation between parental expectations and childrens school performance: Many empirical studies have found positive linear relationships between expectancy and subsequent academic achievement. Henderson (1988) found that this held true across all social, economic, and ethnic backgrounds. Parental expectations, however, will have little effect unless communicated to their children, and this process may reflect cultural differences. Reading Focus-Text B Intranet Assignments Passage 2 The cultural and historical backgrounds of people in America and China differ dramatically. Chinese civilization is ancient and for over 2,000 years was an inflexible, hierarchical（等级制度的）, feudal（封建制度的）society. Even today, the culture is strongly influenced by Confucian philosophy, which exalts the scholar and emphasizes human malleability（可锻性；顺从）, the value of self-improvement, and the unity of the family. As a result of this tradition, Chinese