首页
登录
职称英语
A vacation-crushing theory on how to improve student performance is gaining
A vacation-crushing theory on how to improve student performance is gaining
游客
2023-09-02
39
管理
问题
A vacation-crushing theory on how to improve student performance is gaining traction: more time in class.
It’s a strategy supported by both President Barack Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan, and cities and states are experimenting with various approaches. Cincinnati, Ohio, for example, in June started giving students in the city’s 13 most persistently failing public schools the option of an extra month of classes.
Educators have been eyeing more class time for decades. The landmark 1983 federal report A Nation at Risk, which highlighted the growing achievement gap between the U.S. and other countries, recommended that school districts "strongly consider" a seven-hour day and a 200-to 220-day academic year, which would hew more closely to the schedules in higher-performing Europe and Asia. Although the practice has yet to go mainstream, there’s a big push to add school hours in underperforming urban districts. One champion of this movement is Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy, who on July 8 introduced the Time for Innovation Matters in Education Act, which would provide federal grants for states and districts to "expand learning time in high-need, high-poverty schools".
One of the nation’s most closely watched experiments along these lines is Massachusetts’ Expanded Learning Time (ELT) Initiative. Launched in 2006, the program involves 26 low-performing schools that have each added approximately 1.5 to 2 hours per day to their school calendar. "We’re in the early innings of proving how to extend school hours responsibly and effectively," says Chris Gabrieli, chairman of Massachusetts 2020, which helped originate the ELT idea. "But clearly, focusing on the students that are furthest behind is where it makes the most sense. Middle-class kids, they get a lot more learning time outside of school — they get tutors, they get arts programs, they get music programs, they get summer camps."
Researchers estimate that low-income students can lose two months of math and reading achievement owing to a lack of reinforcement during the summer break.
Critics of extended school time point to the fact that it’s expensive to keep schools open longer. In Massachusetts, for instance, ELT schools receive an additional $1,300 per student, on top of the basic state allotment. And, some ask, if a school is low-performing, if the teachers or curriculums or parental involvement isn’t up to snuff (符合标准), how much good will more class time really do? "You can’t just extend time in these schools by 30%," says Elena Silva, an analyst with Education Sector, an independent think tank. "That in and of itself is not going to work as a strategy to turn around schools."
That’s why Massachusetts makes schools completely redesign instruction plans before they can receive ELT money. Elsewhere, high-performing charter schools, like those in the Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) network, combine more class time with a rigorous curriculum and exceptionally devoted teachers. More hours and days are key, says Steve Mancini, KIPP’s public affairs director. But so is everything else. "Time is just a piece of the puzzle," he says. "It’s what you do with that time that matters." [br] According to Gabrieli, which group should ELT be concerned about most?
选项
A、Students with hidden potential.
B、Students with low-income background.
C、Students with poorest school performance.
D、Students with gift for art.
答案
C
解析
第四段倒数第二句讲到马萨诸塞州2020年计划执行主席克里斯·加布里埃利说,很明显,将中心放在成绩最差的学生身上才是本计划(ELT计划)最有意义的地方。由此可知克里斯·加布里埃利认为差生是ELT计划重点关注的人群,故答案为[C]。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/2979843.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]W:Wanttoknowhowtoimprovesportsperformanceorwhatmakesa
GameTheory:ClimateTalksDestinedtoFailAmodestlysucce
GameTheory:ClimateTalksDestinedtoFailAmodestlysucce
GameTheory:ClimateTalksDestinedtoFailAmodestlysucce
GameTheory:ClimateTalksDestinedtoFailAmodestlysucce
GameTheory:ClimateTalksDestinedtoFailAmodestlysucce
GameTheory:ClimateTalksDestinedtoFailAmodestlysucce
[originaltext]TheaveragecollegestudentinAmericaspentanestimated700
[originaltext]TheaveragecollegestudentinAmericaspentanestimated700
[originaltext]Thiswasnoordinaryclass.Thestudentswhocametogetherwe
随机试题
GreekMythologyGreekmythologyconcernstheanci
【S1】[br]【S4】because∧→oftheirvaryingabilitiesandpersonalities是名词性词组,不是从句。
FourStepsofLearningaForeignLanguageTheeffortsspentinhighschoollearn
关于心肌自律细胞的正确说法是()A.可分为快反应自律细胞和慢反应自律细胞 B
大型计算机网络中的主机通常采用A.微机 B.小型机 C.大型机 D.巨型机
某官员出身寒微通过科举考试走上仕途下列选项中,该官员生活的朝代可能是()A.
套利组合模型在资源配置方面的一项重要应用,就是根据对市场走势的预测来选择具有不同
关于买进看跌期权的说法(不计交易费用),正确的是()。A.看跌期权买方的最大
人类婚姻行为的主要动机包括()。多选A.爱情 B.经济 C.繁衍 D.娱乐
按新颁布的《医疗事故处理条例》规定,下述情形中,属于三级医疗事故的是() A.
最新回复
(
0
)