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英语听力原文(8到14)
英语听力原文(8到14)
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英语听力原文(8到14)
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Renovator of Lives
Sitting at her desk, Betty Hines ripped open a letter marked personal and started to read. You may not remember me. I graduated in 1985, it began. Hines glanced at the signature, and her mind filled with memories of Mendez and her first days at a Detroit high school. She had battled with Mendez almost from the beginning, dogging the truant junior to shape up. It was the same challenge she had faced with so many students.
In 1984 Hines came to Southwestern High School as the new principal. The windows rattled in the wind. The roofs leaked. Every room seemed to need repair.
Worse, students roamed the halls, some wearing gang colors. Classrooms were often empty due to truancy and a 38-percent dropout rate. After first surveying the school, Hines returned to her office, pulled out a writing pad and began writing. We cant teach them if theyre not here. We cant get them here if we dont offer training they can use. Once here, we must provide a safe, clean, caring environment. Hines didnt just want to redecorate a school. She wanted to renovate the lives of her students.
Hines first organized parent, student and teacher groups to improve the site. It took four years, but every window was eventually replaced, and repairs were made to the damaged areas.
She also tackled the attendance problem, marked by the regular absence of nearly 30 percent of the students. She initiated incentive programs, including internships with local businesses, and she guaranteed to teach useful skills to all those who maintained a certain grade level. Today, attendance is at 90 percent.
When Hines realized that the majority of students getting scholarship assistance were athletes, she started banging on corporate doors and applying for grants. Since 1988, scholarship awards totaling nearly $9 million have gone to her students for academic achievements.
In the earliest days, however, there were few incentives for kids to stick with
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