Five years ago, when I taught art at a school in Seattle, I used Tinker toys（积木）as a test at the beginning of a term to find out something about my students. I put a small set of Tinker toys in front of each student, and said,” Make something out of the Tinker toys. You have 45 minutes today — and 45 minutes each day for the rest of the week.”
A few students hesitated to start. They waited to see what the rest of the class would do. Several others checked the instructions and made something according to one of the model plans provided. Another group built something out of their own imaginations.
Once I had a boy who worked experimentally with Tinker toys in his free time. His creations filled a shelf in the art classroom and a good part of his bedroom at home. I was delighted at the presence of such a student. Here was an exceptionally creative mind at work. His presence meant that I had an unexpected teaching assistant in class whose creativity would affect other students.
Encouraging this kind of thinking has a downside, for I might lose those students who had a different style of thinking. Without fail one would declare. “But I’m just not creative.”
“Do you dream at night when you’re asleep?”
“Oh, sure.”
“So tell me one of your most interesting dreams.” The student would tell something wildly imaginative. Flying in the sky or in a time machine or growing three heads. “That’s pretty creative. Who does that for you?”
“Nobody. I do it.”
“Really — at night, when you’re asleep?”
“Sure.”
“Try doing it in the daytime, in class, okay?”
【小题1】The teacher used Tinker toys in class in order to .| A．make the lessons more exciting | B．know more about the student |
| C．raise the students’ interest in art | D．teach the students about toy design |
| A．He was imaginative. | B．He was active in class. |
| C．He preferred to study alone. | D．He liked to help his teacher. |
| A．choice | B．difficulty | C．fault | D．power |
| A．most students just made something according to the model plans |
| B．the boy spent 45 minutes every day making a lot of creations |
| C．the boy’s creativity would affect other students forever |
| D．the student dreaming at night was also very creative. |
| A．An Art Class | B．An Encouraging Teacher |
| C．Tinker Toys | D．An Unexpected Teaching Assistant |
In the United States, headmasters and teachers punish (惩罚) students in several ways. The teacher often writes to or calls the students’ parents. Sometimes students have to stay at school for one hour. If a student behaves very badly, the headmaster can stop the student having classes. The student can’t come to school for one, two or three days. Mr. Lazares, the headmaster of a middle school in Ohio, did not like to do so. When he didn’t let the students come to school, they were happy. “A three-day holiday!” They thought.
One day, a boy was in Mr. Lazares’s office. The boy was not behaving (表现) well in class. Mr. Lazares telephoned the boy’s parents. “If you come to school with your son, I won’t stop him having classes”, he said. The boy’s father came to school and went with his son to every class. Other students looked at the boy and his father.
The boy was embarrassed (尴尬). After that he behaved better. And of course other students behaved (表现) better, too. Now headmasters all over the U. S. A. are trying Mr. Lazares’s idea. They also think that students behave better when parents come to school.
【小题1】What does a headmaster usually do to the student if he behaves very badly?| A．Write to the student’s parents. |
| B．Calls the student’s parents. |
| C．Stops the student having classes for several days. |
| A．happy | B．angry | C．afraid |
| A．Tried to talk to them. |
| B．Sent them home. |
| C．Telephoned their parents to come to school and go to classes with them. |
| A．They didn’t like to have classes with the boy’s father. |
| B．They didn’t want their parents to come to school. |
| C．They were afraid of teachers. |
| A．In the United States, teachers punish (惩罚) students in several ways. |
| B．All headmasters think that students behave better when parents come to school. |
| C．Mr. Lazares thinks of a new way to punish students instead of the traditional ways. |
In China, most of the students like doing their homework in a quiet place. But some don’t.
| A．Some students like to study in the living room. |
| B．A quiet place can help you learn better. |
| C．All the students need to have good habits. |
| D．They always listen to music when doing their homework. |
| E．There are many different kinds of study habits. |
| F．Grandparents love children. |
| G．OK. |
The Digital Media Summer Camp
The digital media (数字媒体) summer camp is a great chance for students aged 7 to 18 to have STEM coursed. Students can learn to build an ape, program a robot, or explore (探索) the world of music production. STEM coursed will also help students create, learn teamwork and solve problems.
Students will learn from our teachers who have both teaching experience and rich knowledge in their fields. Besides making new friends, students will leave with amazing final projects and lasting memories.
Time: August 1st-August 31st
Daily Schedule:
8: 30 a. m. — 10: 00 a. m. Hands on STEM Instruction
10: 30 a. m. — 12: 00 p. m. Continued Instruction & Creation
12: 00 p. m. — 1: 30 p. m. Lunch Break
1: 30 p. m. — 3: 00 p. m. Robots Programming
3: 30 p. m. — 4: 30 p. m. Music Appreciation (鉴赏)
Saturday Open House:
At 3: 30 p. m. Every Saturday, parents are invited to our Open House. Students can show the projects they have been working on. Their parents can meet the teachers and explore more chances for their children to continue learning and creating.
【小题1】The digital media summer camp can help students ________.| A．keep healthy | B．learn a foreign language |
| C．improve their writing ability | D．learn STEM knowledge |
| A．Experienced. | B．Patient. | C．Young. | D．Strict. |
| A．an hour | B．1.5 hours | C．2 hours | D．3 hours |
| A．Parents can be invited to see their kids’ projects. |
| B．Teachers will create more coursed for parents. |
| C．Students will leave the camp with amazing final projects. |
| D．Students can learn to program a robot in the summer camp. |
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