英语翻译.不要机器的.今晚急用.高分.Thequestionofwhatchildrenlearn,andhowtheyshouldlearn,iscontinuallybeingdebatedandredebated.Nobodydaresanylongertodefendtheoldsystem,thelearningoflessonsparrot-fashion,the
英语翻译.不要机器的.今晚急用.高分.
Thequestionofwhatchildrenlearn,andhowtheyshouldlearn,iscontinuallybeingdebatedandredebated.Nobodydaresanylongertodefendtheoldsystem,thelearningoflessonsparrot-fashion,thegrammar-with-a-whipsystem,whichwasgoodenoughforourgrandparents.Thetheoriesofmodempsychologyhavesteppedintoarguethatwemustunderstandtheneedofchildren.Childrenarenotjustsmalladults;theyarechildrenwhomustberespectedasmuch.
Well,youmaysay,thisisasitshouldbe,agoodidea.Butthinkfurther.Whathappens?"Education"becomestheresponsibilitynotofteachers,butofpsychologists(心里学家).Whathappensthen?Teachersworrytoomuchaboutthepsychologicalimplications(暗示)oftheirlessons,andforgetaboutthesubjectsthemselves.Ifachilddislikesalesson,theteacherfeelsthatitishisfault,notthechild’s.Soteachersworrywhetherhistoryis"relevant"tomodernyoungchildren.Anddotheydaretorecountstoriesaboutviolence?Orwillthismakethechildrenthemselvesviolent?Cantheytelltheirclassesaboutchildrenofdifferentraces,orwillthisencourageracialhatred?Whyteachchildrentowritegrammaticalsentences?Verbalexpressionisbetter.Sums?Arithmetic?No:Real-lifemathematicalsituationsaremoreunderstandable.
Yousee,youcangotoofar.Influencedbyeducationaltheorists,whohavenothingbettertodothantowritebooksabouttheirideas,teachersleavetheirteacher-trainingcollegesfilledwithgrand,psychologicalideasaboutchildrenandtheirneeds.Theymakeelaborate,sophisticated(精致的,复杂的)preparationsandtryouttheir"modemmethods"onthelong-sufferingchildren.Sinceone"modemmethod"rapidlyreplacesanotherthepoorkidswillhavehadagoodbellyfulbythetimetheyleaveschool.Frequentlythemodemmethodsaresosophisticatedthattheyfailtobeunderstoodbytheteachers,letalonethechildren;evenmoreoften,therelaxeddisciplinesoessentialforthe"informal"feelingstheclassmusthave,preventsallbutahandfulofchildrenfromlearninganything.