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托福口语练习材料—学生是否仅学习书本讨论(3)

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3.PeopleDontLearnAnythingToday.

Ithinkitsagreatshametheway

educationalstandardsaredecliningtoday.Imean,goodheavens,whenyouthinkofallthemillionsofpoundstheGovernmenthavespentoneducation-newschools,moreteachers,newequipment.Andyetstillyoufindpeoplewhocantreadproperly,cantevenwritetheirnamesanddontknowwhattwoandtwoarewithoutacalculator.Ithinkitsdownrightdisgraceful.IrememberwhenIwasyoungyouwenttoschooltolearn.Youdidasyouweretoldandrespectedyourteachers.

Nowadays.Huh,nowadaysyougetlong-hairedkidswhoarentinterestedinanything.Nowondertheydontlearnanything.Abitofdiscipline,thatswhattheyneed.Abitofdiscipline.

4.TraditionalSchoolsFaceChallenge

EveryTuesdayandFriday,6-year-oldHuangKangoestoaseveningclasstolearnhowtoplaythepiano.Heshowslittleinterestinthisextraclass,buthismotheriswillingtopay18yuanamonthforhistuition.Heisoneofthemanyonlychildrenwhoinrecentyearshavestartedattendingclassestolearntoplaymusicalinstruments,ortopaintorsing,eitheronholidaysorintheeveningsduringweek-days.

Suchclassesareusuallyrunbyindividuals.BetweenABCsandmusic,thegovernmentcanonlyaffordtheformer.MusicandpaintingareseenasluxuryitemsforChildren.

Butparentsareeagertohavethetalentsoftheironlychildrendeveloped.TheywanttheirchildrentolearnfarmorethantheChineseandarithmeticofferedbythepublicschools.

Thepeopleineducationandartisticcirclesarefillingthisgapbetweentheparentswishesandpublicschools.

Inthepast,after-schoolactivitycenterswereencouragedtoprovidefreeclassesindancing,playingtheviolinandChineseboxing.Butasmoreandmorepeoplebecomeinterestedandseektotakepart,teachersaremoredifficulttofind.

Soupgrewthepracticeforparentstoshowtheirgratitudetothevolunteerteachersbyofferingthemgifts,suchascigarettes,meatandfish,clothingandcouponsforcommoditiesinshortsupply.

Butthegiftsneverquitematcheduptotheworkinvolvedandsoteachersbegantochargefortheirservices.

Averyquickexpansionofthechargedservicefollowedwithclassesbeingstartedforadults.Theseclassesincludedhairdressingandcookingforwomen,calligraphyandqigongfortheelderlyandchildcareforparents.ManyyoungpeoplealsowenttoEnglishclassestoprepareforteststoqualifythemtogoabroad.

Therearenowclassesofvariouskindsinthebigcities.InGuangzhou,forexample,thethirdtrafficpeakhourisfrom9to10intheeveningwhenpeopleareleavingnightschools.

Thechargeforservicewasstartedbyindividuals,butnowmanyculturalinstituteshavealsoenteredthemarket.

Overthepasttwoyears,theyhavesetupcorrespondencecourses,invitedscholarstogivelecturesandevencompiledtext-books.

Itallmeansthatwhatwasonceapurelysocialservicehasturnedintoabusiness.CompetitionhasgrownwithorganizersofferingsuchattractionsastheshowingofnewfilmsandtheissuingofdiplomasapprovedbytheStatesEducationCommission.

Fortheinstitutes,theseactivitiesarecollectivemoonlighting.Theyoffertheusuallylow-paidteachersandscienceandtechnologyworkersthechanceofasecondpaypacket.

Studentsonthismarketbenefitmore.WomenfromAnhuiProvinceapplyingforbaby-sittingjobscanaskfor5yuanmoreiftheycanspeakputonghuabecauseparentsareconcernedthattheirchildrenwouldotherwisebeaffectedbylocaldialects.Theskilloftypingtoocanbringextraincome.

Thebenefitsthatbothteachersandstudentsgainfromthismarketshowjusthowhighlyknowledgeisevaluated.AtatimewhentheStatecannotinvestmoreineducation,suchaspontaneousmarketisnodoubtnecessarysupplement.

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