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"I think paying kids for test scores really undercuts the basics of what we preach in the classroom about why learning is an imp
"I think paying kids for test scores really undercuts the basics of what we preach in the classroom about why learning is an imp
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2016-08-02
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问题
"I think paying kids for test scores really undercuts the basics of what we preach in the classroom about why learning is an important thing—why it’s important for its own sake," says Liam Julian. Julian, like many, is worried about New York’ s new plan to pay kids to learn. His idealism is understandable, but problematic in a city where about half of the black and Hispanic students don’t make it to graduation. If "learning for learning’s sake" is what the schools are selling, a lot of kids aren’t buying.
Harvard economist Ronald Fryer designed the pay-to-learn plan. Under his plan, kids can earn cash for performance on 10 standardized tests—five mathematics and five English exams. Each student will be paid a small amount for simply completing the test; additional money is added for high scores.
The idea is not new. In cities like Washington, D. C. , and Atlanta, some kids are already profiting from academic improvement. But the New York program has attracted its share of controversy. Barry Schwartz argues that the use of incentives could "make the learning problem worse in the long run unless we’re prepared to follow these children through life, giving them a pat on the head, or a check every time they learn something new".
Schwartz and Julian argue that if students are paid for performance, their intrinsic love of learning will be corrupted. Both concede, however, that the students being targeted for this program already feel little or no love for school. Yet Ph. D. candidates—and professors of psychology, for that matter—get paid to learn as a matter of course, and they seem to be doing just fine.
To completely separate the idea of money from schools is in some ways noble and ideal, but doesn’t reflect reality. Schools spend thousands of dollars per year per student; school systems spend millions to renovate buildings; and considerable money is spent on sports programs and academic teams. More directly, the schools already provide free or reduced-price meals to many students so that growling stomachs won’t prevent them from focusing enough to learn. Paying the students directly to enhance that focus is not going to warp the system or the students any more than free lunch and football already do. If anything, paying them will further prepare them for adulthood when they will be paid for their services, or- if they’re lucky—receive performance-based scholarships and stipends for college.
The author points out that ______.
选项
A、many kids aren’t learning for learning’s sake
B、paying kids to learn is harmful in the long run
C、pay-to-learn plan is defective, though understandable
D、it’s corrosive to pay kids for their performance on tests
答案
A
解析
根据第一段最后一句“If‘learning for learning’s sake’is what the schools are selling,a lot ofkids aren’t buying”,A应为答案。
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考研英语一
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