Your Reaction to the Idea of Paying Students (1/2) ( 本次听写约210词 )
Recently
, we ask
ed for your opinions about paying students to improve school attendance or performance on tests. Some American schools are doing this. More of you were against the idea than were for it.
最近我们调查了关于给学生钱来提高学校出勤率和考试表现的意见。一些美国学校正在这么做。更多的人反对而不是支持这项措施。
Some people said paying students sents a message that money is the only valuable reward. Steven from China says students should study for knowledge. Money may improve performance in the short
-term
, he says, but we should think about the long
-term.
一些人说给学生钱显示了这样一条信息:金钱是唯一有价值的奖励。中国的史蒂文说学生应该为了获取知识而学习。金钱奖励在短期内可能会提高表现,他说道,但是我们应该考虑长期的效应。
Shao Jingtao Zhao Jing Tao, a college student in China, thought of an old saying
:. paying Paying students is like
"drinking poison to end thirst
". -- Trying trying to solve a problem without considering the effects.
Ding Ming Dinh Minh Tuan from
the * Vietnam says awards are important because they prepare students for a competitive life. But young children should get things they value more than money, like funny books, pens and film tickets.
一位中国大学生赵静涛想到了一句谚语。他说给学生钱就像“饮鸠止渴”-- 为了解决问题而不考虑后果。越南的丁敏段说奖励时重要的,因为这能使学生为充满竞争的生活做好准备。但是小孩子应该得到他们认为比金钱更有价值的东西,如有趣的书、笔或者电影票。
There was a suggestion from South Korea that if rewards are necessary for learning, they
should could be
gethered gathered like a charity fund.
These This money could be used for a project designed by the students.
Fransisco Francisco Mora from Colombia says the city of
* Bogota pays parents
, so children do not have to work until they finish their basic education. This, he says, has increased the attendance in public schools.
在韩国有人建议如果奖励对于学习是必须的,他们会组织一个像慈善基金一样的组织。这笔钱将被用来支持学生们设计的项目。哥伦比亚的弗朗西斯柯·莫拉说波哥大市给父母们一笔钱,这样孩子们在完成他们的基础教育之前不需要工作。他说,这个措施增加了公立学校的出勤率。
Vietnam [vjet'næm]
n. 越南
Bogota
posted @ 2008-04-25 17:24
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