【Parentsareanxiousabouttheirchildren'seducationandshouldbemoredetached(超脱的)toallowthemtodevelopnaturally,aleadingheadteacher,PeterTait,says.WritinginAttain,themagazineoftheIndependentAssociationofPrepSc】
Parentsareanxiousabouttheirchildren'seducationandshouldbemoredetached(超脱的)toallowthemtodevelopnaturally,aleadingheadteacher,PeterTait,says.
WritinginAttain,themagazineoftheIndependentAssociationofPrepSchools,Mr.Taitsaid."Whileparentsaredeterminedtodotheverybestfortheirchild,theycanendupdoingtheopposite,"Hesaidparentsneedtoexercise"commonsenseandparentalnature"whenitcomestoraisingtheirchildren.
Headded,"Parentsalsoneedtohaveconfidenceinthosewhosejobitistolookaftertheirchildren'seducation.Todothisrequiresacertaindetachment,awillingnesstotrustthepassageoftime,focusingonwhethertheirchildrenarehappy,challengedandpurposefulandarelearningtherightvalues.Ifso,theywillbefine".
However,hesaid,someparentsarechangingfrom"sensible"and"moderate(有节制的)"people,whohavefaithintheirschoolsandteachers,andare"turningintofightersreadytobattlewithanythingandanyoneonbehalfof‘their'child"."Whathasmadesomeparentsputtheirownchildatthecentreoftheuniverseandnevertocareabouttherest?"Andhealsoblamedtheobsession(强迫症)over leaguetables forsomeparents'anxiety.Hesaid,"Leaguetableshavecausedtoomuchanxietyforparentsandhaveledtoaboominthenumberoftutoringagenciesasparentsfeeltheyhavenochoicebutgivetheirchildrenachance".
Mr.Taitacknowledgedthatbeingaparenthasbecomeincreasinglydifficult.Heconclude,"Whileteachersmayoccasionallyfeddiscouragedbyoversensitiveanddemandingparents,theyshouldnotethatthisparentinglarkisrathermoredifficultthanitusedtobe".
32.WhydoesMr.Taitsayparentsshouldbemoredetached?___
A.Theyhaven'ttriedtheirbestfortheirchildren.
B.Theyhavenocommonsenseorparentalnature.
C.It'swrongforthemtocareaboutchildren'seducation.
D.Theireffortdoesn'tpayoff.
33.WhatdoesMr.Tailthinkparentsshouldcaremoreabout?___
A.Children'smentaldevelopment B.Children'sschoolreports.
C.Children'swideinterests D.Children'sp