Whodoesn'tloveaclassclown?Theyspoillessonsstealthespotlightandtomakemattersworse,sometimesthey'reactuallyfunny.It'snoteasytoenforceclassruleswhenyou'relaughing.Butwhatifinsteadofseeingthemasanuisancewe
Whodoesn'tloveaclassclown?Theyspoillessonsstealthespotlightandtomakemattersworse,sometimesthey'reactuallyfunny.It'snoteasytoenforceclassruleswhenyou'relaughing.Butwhatifinsteadofseeingthemasanuisancewesawthemasagift?
LawrenceDavisisthetypicalclassclownoverconfidentandnaughty."Everyteacherenjoysme"hesays."I'mnotgoingtosayI'mthelifeoftheclassbutIbringtheclasstolife."
Ithasn'talwaysbeenthatway.“Hewashopelessasafreshman”remembersLeannFergusonwhotaughtLawrenceinherworldhistoryclass."Heactedoutimproperlyallthetime"shesays.ButtoherLawrencewasn'tjustanotherclassclown.Hewasgifted.Andhisgiftwashisdynamicpersonality.
"Typicallytheclassclownisnottroublingtheclassforthesakeofdisruptingclass"saysLaurenceSteinbergapsychologist.Classclownsusuallyactoutwhenthey'reboredorconfusedhesays.Theywouldrathersticktosomethingthey'regoodatlikemakingpeoplelaugh.
AndmostofthetimeFergusonwouldlaughrightalongwithLawrence.Hewasstillexpectedtodotheclassworkandhisjokesweren'ttoleratediftheywereattheexpenseofanotherstudent.
RossGreenewhostudiesdisruptivestudentscallsthatkindofgifta"rawskill".Andrawskills"havetobemoldedsothattheyarebeingusedinthebestinterestofthegroup"hesayswhichtakespatienceandachangeinperspective(视角).
FergusonjusthadtoputLawrence'sgifttogooduse.Sosheenlistedhishelptogettheclassbackontrackwhentheywerehavingahardtimefocusing.Lawrencebegantounderstandthathewasanexampletohisclassmates.Theyfollowedhislead.Thebetterhebehavedinclassthebettertheybehavedtoo.Withtimehewentfromanenemytoafriend.
Andnowthisclassclownisontracktograduate.Heisapplyingforcolleges.He'susinghisgiftforgood.
21.TheunderlinedwordinPara.1mostprobablymeans_______.
A.anannoyingstudent B.atalentedstudent
C.acrazystudent D.ahard-workingstudent
22.AccordingtoSteinbergtheclassclownsmaketrouble____