Recently we talked about how some American schools have made changes in the traditional school year. Their goal is to improve student learning.

近期，我们谈论了关于美国学校如何改变其传统教学年的方法。他们的目的就是改善学生的学习。

Some have extended the school year, or reorganized it to avoid a long summer break. Another choice is to extend the school day. Another (A new) report from the Central for Evaluation and Education Policy at Indiana University examines research into how effective this is.

一些通过延长教学年的方法，而且的则重新组织教学年从而避免较长的暑期。另一种选择就是延长在校时间。一份来自印第安纳大学评估与教育政策中心的报道研究了该方法的有效性。

The traditional school day has not changed much in more than a century. Activities or special programs might mean a longer day. But younger children usually go to school from about 9 o'clock in the morning and till about 3 in the afternoon. Older ones are traditionally in school from about 7 a.m. until around to 2 p.m.

近一个多世纪，传统的教学日都没什么改变。活动和特别的课程意味着在校时间的延长。但是，较小的孩子通常早上 9 点到校，直到下午 3 点猜放学。而大一些的孩子，通常从早上 7 点到下午 2 点都在学校。

Some high schools have changed to later start times because of finding that teenagers learn better that way. Much (But) the new report says results have been mixed. Teachers say students are more awaked, but students say the changes interfere with after school activities or jobs. By 2001, almost 1/3 of all secondary schools had some formed of block scheduling. The idea is to provide longer periods in the school day to teach basic subjects.

一些高校推迟了早上到校时间，因为一些研究发现这样会利于青少年学习。但是，新的研究报告指出结果是令人迷惑的。老师说，这样做使学生更为清醒。但是，学生则认为改变影响了他们校外活动和工作。到 2001 年，约有 1/3 的中学对区段排课做了改革。其目的就是为学生提供更长的在校时间，并教授他们一些基本知识。

总结 :

词汇：

block scheduling ： 区段排课

听写 : 还好，正在向可接受范围迈进