讲American edcation的六级阅读模拟题.pdfVIP

乐民之乐者，民亦乐其乐；忧民之忧者，民亦忧其忧。——《孟子》

讲Americanedcation的六级阅读模拟题

Americaseducationsystemhasbecomelessaladderof

opportunitythanastructuretotransmitinequalityfromone

generationtothenext.

Thatswhyschoolreformissocritical.Thisisanissue

ofequality,opportunityandnationalconscience.Itsnotjust

abouteducation,butaboutpovertyandjustice.

Itstruethatthemainreasoninner-cityschoolsdopoorly

isntteachersunions,butpoverty.Southernstateswithout

strongteachers，unionshaveschoolsatleastasawfulas

thoseinunionstates.SomeChicagoteachersseemtothinkthat

theyshouldntbeheldaccountableuntilpovertyissolved.

Thererestepswecantakethatwouldmakesomedifference,and

MayorRahmEmanuelistryingsomeofthem—yettheunionis

resisting.

Idbesympatheticiftheunionfocusedsolelyonhigher

compensation.Teachersneedtobemuchbetterpaidtoattract

thebestcollegegraduatestothenationsworstschools.But,

instead,theChicagounionseemstobeusingitspolitical

capitalprimarilytoprotectweakperformers.

乐民之乐者，民亦乐其乐；忧民之忧者，民亦忧其忧。——《孟子》

Theressolidevidencethattherearehugedifferencesin

theeffectivenessofteachers.Thegoldstandardstudyby

HarvardandColumbiaUniversityscholarsfoundthatevenin

high-povertyschools,teachersconsistentlyhadahuge

positiveornegativeimpact.

Getabottom1%teacher,andtheeffectisthesameasif

achildmisses40%oftheschoolyear.Getateacherfromthe

top20%,andi