unit 5 教孩子好奇.pptVIP

Teach Your Child to Wonder 教孩子好奇 Warm-up questions. What do you think of education is: inputting information or allowing young minds to explore? How do you rate your school education on a scale of one to ten? Why? What should education be in your opinion? Chinese educational system Degrees Associate degree (three years’ study) Bachelor of Art/ Science (undergraduate) Master of Art/Science Doctor of Art/science The 9-year System The 9-year System is called 九年一贯制” in Chinese. It usually refers to the educational integration of the elementary school and the middle school. After graduating from the elementary school, graduates can directly enter into the junior middle school. The grades in schools which implement the 9-year System are usually called Grade 1, Grade2...till Grade9. The problem of Chinese Education Some of the teaching methodology are too stereotyped, for example the crammed instruction. The theory is unrelated with the practice. Some of the curriculum are far away from the practical job market. The enlargement of enrollment is not well correlated with the requirement of the employment. In the classroom, the teacher often tells the facts instead of the way to find the solution. The curiosity of the children are hindered or prohibited. Discussion How do you understand “Education is what survives when what has been learnt has been forgotten”? Education comes from a Latin word meaning “to draw out,” nowadays it seems to mean “to accept”. What do you think? The structure of the text Part I (Line1-6) share your children’s curiosity Part II(Line7-67) the techniques that help cultivate children’s curiosity Part III (Line68-71) a valuable lesson Pa 1 Far –quite, very, rather Appealing—attractive, interesting As a result—as a consequence 结果是 It snowed heavily last night; as a result, there is a traffic jam on the street this morning. Translation 令人可悲的是能把科学课上的有吸引力的学校几乎微乎其微。科学课程介绍的词汇甚至比外语课程的词汇还要多，其课本也像词典一样乏味。结果，有太多的学生认为，科学只适合像爱因斯坦一样聪明的人学习。 Pa 2 Irony:：[