EDUCATION REPORT - Children, Self-Control and 'Executive Function'
EDUCATION REPORT - Graduations
EDUCATION REPORT - GraduationsBy Jeri WatsonBroadcast: May 29, 2003This is the VOA Special English Education Report.May and June are the months when most graduation ceremonies take place in the United States. Young people traditionally take part in ceremonies as they finish high school or college. But some are as young as four or five years old. These children are honored for finishing pre-school or kindergarten programs.Still others may be students completing their education in their old age. Every year, men and women older than age seventy or eighty receive diplomas or degrees. These documents are evidence that they have graduated.Traditionally, the school’s directors present the diplomas or degrees. Also, the graduates often wear traditional caps and gowns over their clothing. Most graduation ceremonies in the United States have a speaker who presents the commencement address.For example, President Bush recently spoke at the University of South Carolina. Mister Bush used the speech as a chance to propose a free trade area in the Middle East.Vice President Dick Cheney spoke to graduates of the Agricultural School at the University of Missouri at Columbia. He told students that he had not studied enough when he was first in college. But he said that he received a second chance to finish his studies and graduate. He called America “the country of second chances.”Former President Bill Clinton spoke to students at Tougaloo College in Jackson, Mississippi. Mister Clinton told them he wanted them to do well in life. But he said he also wanted them to do good.Actors and other entertainers also are popular graduation speakers. For example, comic actor Bill Cosby spoke to students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Actor Michael J. Fox spoke to medical school graduates of the University of Miami in Florida. He urged them to care deeply about research. Mister Fox has Parkinson’s disease.Many colleges and universities have their own graduation traditions. For example, graduates of the United States Naval Academy throw their military hats in the air. This custom celebrates their becoming Navy or Marine Corps officers. Guests at the ceremonies at the school in Annapolis, Maryland, then are welcome to take the hats home. This Education Report was written by Jerilyn Watson.Email this article to a friendPrinter Friendly Version。
EDUCATION REPORT - A Review of Education Reports This Past Year
EDUCATION REPORT - A Review of Education Reports This Past Year
Broadcast date: 12-31-2009 / Written by Байду номын сангаасancy Steinbach
From /voanews/specialenglish/ This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Early this year, Special English began receiving comments about all the stories on our Web site. The Education Reports have received many comments. We began the year in the middle of our Foreign Student Series. These were reports about how foreign students could attend a college or university in the United States. The report that received the most comments--seventy-three--told how to qualify for free training at an American community college. The next highest number of comments was forty-nine. They were about a report on services at American colleges that help foreign students adjust to studying in the United States. Close behind with forty-eight comments was a report about financial aid. Forty-seven comments followed a story about college student grade expectations. And forty-six people wrote in reaction to our guide to writing college papers. Other education stories this past year included the deaths of college Students gathered at the International test preparation pioneer Stanley Kaplan and music educator Bess Students Assembly at the University of Lomax Hawes. We explained the work of school nurses. We Southern California presented comments about American high schools from foreign exchange students. We discussed the California digital textbook program as well as the use of digital textbooks in general. We talked to education experts about teaching handwriting, choosing a college, and publishing research in medical journals. And we looked at the job market for American college graduates as well as for foreign students who finish their educations at American colleges. In the coming year, we would also like your help. Please write with suggestions or questions you would like us to answer about American education. Earlier this month, for example, we answered a question about educational technology. And we are preparing to answer a few other questions. One is about educator John Dewey. Another is about the United States Military Academy at West Point. Post your comments and questions at our Web site, . You can also find transcripts, MP3s and podcasts of our programs, including our Foreign Student Series. We wish you all the best in the New Year, and look forward to hearing from you. And that's the VOA Special English Education Report, written by Nancy Steinbach. I'm Shirley Griffith.
EDUCATION REPORT - Home Schooling
EDUCATION REPORT - Home Schooling By Jerilyn WatsonBroadcast: May 16, 2002This is the VOA Special English Education Report.More than one -million children in the United States do not go to school. Instead, they learn at home. Most often, their parents are their teachers. Educational companies, libraries and the Internet provide many families with teaching material. Other parents create teaching methods to meet the needs of individual children. Parents choose home schooling for several reasons. Some choose it because of their religious beliefs. Others say it provides more time for the family to be together. They say the home offers a better place for learning. Some parents believe home schooling avoids problems of traditional schools. These include classes that have too many students. Critics, however, say children need to attend school with other children. They also say that some home-schooled children do not get a good education.All fifty American states and the District of Columbia permit home schooling. Somestates do not require much preparation by parents or testing of children. Other stateshave more requirements for home schooling. Home-schooling in the United Statesbegan when the country was established. In farm areas, people often lived far from aschool. Widespread home schooling took place until about the middle of thenineteenth century. Then, in eighteen-fifty-two, the state of Massachusetts passedthe first law requiring children to attend school.Over the years, the American public education system strengthened and grew. By the nineteen-sixties and nineteen-seventies, however, some Americans believed that traditional education was not helping their children. So a number of parents began home-schooling.Home-school expert Linda Dobson says many people have helped the movement grow. She says some parents began teaching their children at home after changes in tax laws forced some private religious schools to close. That happened in the nineteen-eighties.And, most recently, she says many kinds of people have joined the movement. She says these include rich people and poor people. They represent many races, religions and political beliefs. Mizz Dobson says the number of home-schooled children has increased an estimated fifteen to twenty percent each year during the last fifteen years.This VOA Special English Education Report was written by Jerilyn Watson.Email this article to a friendPrinter Friendly Version Home schooling inPennsylvania, 1936(Library of Congress)。
英语四六级考试译文笔记 第4篇
英语作文写作及翻译老师笔记（四六级考试）1.好的家庭教养不仅能帮助儿童开发智力，而且有助于帮助他们建立一些个人良好品质，比如自制、勤奋。
Good Parenting（1.好的家庭教养）not only helps children develop intelligence（2.开发智力）, but also helps them develop some good personal qualities（3.个人品质）such as self-control（4.自制）and diligence（5.勤奋）.在线学习可以满足不同学生的需要，符合“因才施教”的教育理念。
Online learning（1.在线学习）can suit the needs of（2.适应……的需要）different students, conforming to the idea that （3.符合……的理念）students should be taught in accordance with （4.与……相符合）their aptitudes（5.天资）.公众很担心学生的时间精力被学业占据，以至于难以参与课外活动。
The public are concerned that （1.担心……）students' time and energies are taken up with（被……占据）schoolwork to such an extent that （3.以至于）they canhardly participate in（4.参与）extracurricular activities（5.课外活动）.有些大学课本虽然严谨但却晦涩难懂，所以作者应该在传授知识和增强学生学习准确信息的兴趣之间取得一个微妙的平衡点。
Some university textbooks are rigorous （1.严谨）but impenetrable（2.晦涩难懂）, and the author should strike a delicate balance between（3.在……和……之间取得一个微妙的平衡）imparting knowledge and sharpening students’ appetite（4.增强学生的兴趣）for learning facts and figures（5.准确信息）.。
EDUCATION REPORT - Ideas for Teaching Young Children
EDUCATION REPORT - Ideas for Teaching Young ChildrenBy Jerilyn WatsonBroadcast: January 29, 2004This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Education Report.Experts say students are never too young to think creatively about science. Educator Karen Meador says early education can help children become creative science students later in life. Mizz Meador offers some suggestions for activities. She recently shared her ideas with Gifted Child Today Magazine.For example, she describes how students between the ages of about four and eight can explore the movement of liquid on wax paper. The wax keeps the water from disappearing into the paper.In addition to the wax paper, students need small tubes called eye droppers for the experiment. The students also need water containing red, yellow and blue food coloring. Using the eye droppers, they place the colored water onto the wax paper. Then they blow softly into the water. Or they can blow through a straw, a thin hollow tube, to move the water drops.The students observe the tension on the surface. They see how it affects the way the water moves and shapes itself. Even when students blow the drops of water across the paper, the liquid keeps its round shape. Mizz Meador says the children like to see how the colors mix when one colored drop slides into another.The shape and movement of the water is similar to that of mercury. But mercury is dangerous to handle.Mizz Meador also says children can study how water acts on aluminum foil. They can find out if the water will act the same on a metal surface as it did on wax paper. Before doing the new experiment, they can write their ideas about what they think will happen. Or they can record their ideas on tape. Mizz Meador says this activity prepares them for more difficult experiments.The children again move the colored water around by blowing directly onto it or through or a straw. But this time they move it on the foil. Then they test their theories about how the water would act against what really took place. Similar experiments can be carried out with other kinds of paper or glass.Karen Meador is writer of the book “Creative Thinking and Problem Solving for Young Learners,” published by Teacher Ideas Press.This Special English Education Report was written by Jerilyn Watson. This is Steve Ember.Email this article to a friendPrinter Friendly Version。
EDUCATION REPORT - Coming to Terms With Academic Titles at US Colleges
EDUCATION REPORT - Coming to Terms With Academic Titles at US CollegesBy Nancy Steinbach / Broadcast date: Thursday, March 08, 2007This is the VOA Special English Education Report.Not all college teachers are professors. In fact, not even all professors are full professors. Many are assistant or associate or adjunct professors. This week in our Foreign Student Series, we sort out academic titles at American colleges and universities.Professors usually need a doctorate degree. But sometimes a school may offer positions to people who have not yet received their doctorate.Such a person would be called an instructor until the degree has been completed. After that, the instructor could become an assistant professor. Assistant professors do not have tenure.A person with tenure cannot be easily dismissed. Such appointments are permanent. Teachers and researchers who are hired with the understanding that they will seek tenure are said to be "on the tenure track." Assistant professor is the first job on this path.Assistant professors generally have five to seven years to gain tenure. During this time, other faculty members study the person's work. If tenure is denied, then the assistant professor usually has a year to find another job.Candidates for tenure may feel great pressure to get research published. "Publish or perish" is the traditional saying.An assistant professor who receives tenure becomes an associate professor. An associate professor may later be appointed a full professor.Assistant, associate and full professors perform many duties. They teach classes. They advise students. And they carry out research. They also serve on committees and take part in other activities.Other faculty members are not expected to do all these jobs. They are not on a tenure track. Instead, they might be in adjunct or visiting positions. A visiting professor has a job at one school but works at another for a period of time. An adjunct professor is also a limited or part-time position, to do research or teach classes. Adjunct professors have a doctorate.Another position is that of lecturer. Lecturers teach classes, but they may or may not have a doctorate.And that's the VOA Special English Education Report, written by Nancy Steinbach. This is the twenty-seventh week of our Foreign Student Series on higher education in the United States -- with more to come.Our series is archived with audio files and transcripts at . And our e-mail address is special@. If you write to us, please be sure to include your name and country. I'm Steve Ember.。
Education Report
This is the VOA Special English Education Report.Some American parents might think their children need better educations to compete with China and other countries. But how much do the parents themselves need to change?A new book called "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" by Amy Chua has caused a debate about cultural differences in parenting. Ms. Chua is a professor at the Yale Law School in New Haven, Connecticut, and the mother of two daughters. She was raised in the American Midwest by immigrant Chinese parents.In the Chinese culture, the tiger represents strength and power. In her book, Ms. Chua writes about how she demanded excellence from her daughters. For example, she threatened to burn her daughter's stuffed animals unless she played a piece of music perfectly. She would insult her daughters if they failed to meet her expectations.Ms. Chua told NBC television that she had a clear list of what her daughters, Sophia and Louisa, were not permitted to do.AMY CHUA: "Attend a sleepover, have a play date, watch TV or play computer games, be in a school play, get any grade less than an A."Many people have criticized Amy Chua. Some say her parenting methods were abusive. She even admits that her husband, who is not Chinese, sometimes objected to her parenting style. But she says that was the way her parents raised her and her three sisters.Ms. Chua makes fun of her own extreme style of parenting. She says she eased some of the pressure after her younger daughter rebelled and shouted "I hate my life! I hate you!"Ms. Chua says she decided to retreat when it seemed like there was a risk that she might lose her daughter. But she also says American parents often have low expectations of their children's abilities.AMY CHUA: "One of the biggest differences I see between Western and Chinese parents is that Chinese parents assume strength rather than fragility."Stacy DeBroff has written four books on parenting.STACY DEBROFF: "The stirring of this intense debate has to do with what does it mean to be a successful parent and what does it mean to be a successful child?"Ms. DeBroff says Amy Chua's parenting style is not limited to Chinese families. She says it represents a traditional way of parenting among immigrants seeking a better future for their children.But she also sees a risk. When children have no time to be social or to follow their own interests, they might not develop other skills that they need to succeed in life. Stacey DeBroff advises parents to develop their own style of parenting and not just repeat the way they were raised.And that’s the VOA Special English Education Report. What are your thoughts about parenting styles and cultural differences? Tell us at or on Facebook at VOA Learning English. I’m Steve Ember.1.represent v.代表, 象征, 表示例句：The pilots respectfully represented that they were not at all tired.飞行员郑重表示他们一点也不累。
最新2021年度全球国际学生教育调查报告
最新2021年度全球国际学生教育调查报告The latest global international student education survey report 2021汇报人：JinTai College最新2021年度全球国际学生教育调查报告前言：调查报告是反映对某个问题、某个事件或某方面情况调查研究所获得的成果的文章。
调查报告是宣传唯物论和辩证法、坚持实事求是思想路线的有力武器，历来被无产阶级革命家所重视。
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近日，全球高校学生教育调查权威评测机构i-graduate 公布了XX年全球范围内国际学生教育调查报告。
新西兰xxx 学院在全球国际学生晴雨表（the international student barometer™，下文中缩写为isb）中多项指数获得满分，在全球高等教育发展和竞争市场中亮剑。
i-graduate通过问卷形式对全球高校学生的在校学习经历、住宿服务、学生服务、抵校服务四个板块共计75个分项进行了调查。
在综合总评分中，新西兰xxx学院获得了97.3%的高分，高于全球平均得分87.3%和新西兰平均得分87.5%，对该校十年的求索和发展给予了充分的肯定。
isb报告显示，在学习经历下属的22个分项中，新西兰xxx学院有9项获得100%的满分，其它均在90%以上，学生学习经历综合评分为97.4%，领先该项全球平均值10.1%，高于新西兰平均值9.8%，充分显示了该校在模拟学习、学习辅导、硬件支持、在线图书馆、优良师资、课程安排、高质量讲座等方面为留学生提供了优质的服务。
在住宿服务方面，该校获得95.3%的平均成绩，高于全球平均得分83.2%，同时高出新西兰教育平均得分12.5%，在优良的居住环境、安全、良好的沟通、校园环境、奖学金支持等方面为留学生提供了可靠的保障。
i-graduate对寄宿家庭服务、各类信息咨询、职业规划、学生组织等12个小项的综合考评得出了该校学生服务的得分，10个小项获得100%使高校获得了平均得分为99.4%的高分，而此项全球平均值仅为91.1%，新西兰平均值为91.5%.接送学生服务、欢迎仪式、注册、协助办理银行卡、交通卡等优异的日常服务让该校在抵校服务综合获得96.8%的高分，高于全球平均值87.9%和新西兰平均值89.5%。
Education Report - Need Help With Your Writing_ Try This Web Site
Education Report - Need Help With Your Writing_ Try This Web SiteThis is the VOA Special English Education Report.Many colleges and universities in the United States have writing centers to help students improve their skills. Some materials are available free at Web sites like the Purdue Online Writing Lab, or OWL. The site is connected to the Writing Lab at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.It includes resources that can help non-native English speakers. VOA's Art Chimes recently spoke with the director, Linda Bergmann.LINDA BERGMANN: "The Purdue Online Writing Lab is a sizeable collection of workshops, worksheets, instructional materials in both English language and in various genres in which students and people working in the world are expected to write."For instance, even native speakers are often not sure when to use "lie" and when to use "lay." The site gives these example sentences: "After laying down his weapon, the soldier lay down to sleep." "Will you lay out my clothes while I lie down to rest?"The problem is that "lie" also means to not tell the truth, as in "I lied to my mother." So you would say in the past tense "I lay on the bed because I was tired."The Purdue Online Writing Lab also explains how to use an apostrophe correctly in possessives and other cases. People often add an apostrophe to "its" in a sentence like "The group made its decision." There should be no apostrophe because what you mean is that the decision belongs to the group. "It's" with an apostrophe is short for "it is," as in "It's raining."The Purdue Online Writing Lab also explains how to organize papers and avoid plagiarizing other peoples' work. And it provides a guide to higher education in the United States, including explanations of commonly used terms.Director Linda Bergmann says the goal is to provide as many tools as possible.LINDA BERGMANN: "Everything from basic language skills of agreement of subject and verb, use of commas and other punctuation, complete and incomplete sentences, so that we can move from basicwriting/language skills to the more sophisticated skills that graduate students, upper level undergraduates and people in the work world use."The Web site was started in nineteen ninety-four and has plenty of fans.LINDA BERGMANN: "We get a lot of thank you notes from people around the world. And also some schools in other countries use it as a writing handbook, as do some schools in the United States."In all, the Purdue Online Writing Lab offers over two hundred free resources for writing and research. The address is . For a link, and to learn more about higher education in America, go to our Web site, .And that's the VOA Special English Education Report, written by Nancy Steinbach. I'm Bob Gotkin.。
2024年秋季小学教育工作报告英文版
2024年秋季小学教育工作报告英文版Report on Primary Education Work in Autumn 2024Dear colleagues,I am pleased to present the report on the primary education work for the autumn of 2024. This report outlines the progress, challenges, and future plans for our school.OverviewIn the autumn of 2024, our primary education sector witnessed significant growth and development. Our dedicated team of educators worked tirelessly to ensure the academic success and well-being of our students.Achievements1. Improved student performance in standardized tests.2. Enhanced collaboration between teachers, students, and parents.3. Implementation of innovative teaching methods to engage students.Challenges1. Limited resources for extracurricular activities.2. Addressing the individual needs of students with diverse learning abilities.3. Ensuring the well-being and mental health of students in a challenging academic environment.Future Plans1. Increase investment in technology for interactive learning.2. Expand extracurricular opportunities for students.3. Provide training for teachers on addressing mental health issues in students.In conclusion, the autumn of 2024 was a period of growth and progress for our primary education sector. I am confident that with our continued dedication and hard work, we will achieve even greater success in the future.Thank you for your attention.Sincerely,[Your Name]Primary Education Coordinator。
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Experts say make-believe play helps young children develop executive function skills
Researchers say good executive function is important for success in school. Students with poor executive function need help to organize research. They have serious trouble deciding which of two or threeve difficulty changing tasks or working on one project for a long period of time. A person might have trouble waiting and cooperating, and might say or do things even if it offends others. Laura Berk in the psychology department at Illinois State University is an expert on the subject. She says executive function skills can be improved. For example, Professor Berk says games of Simon Says can help young children
learn to exercise self-control by NOT doing something. Children are given directions but told to follow them only when the leader begins a direction by saying "Simon says ... " She also suggests a game called Freeze. Children dance to music until the music stops. Then they have to place their bodies in a position shown in a picture. She says giving children a chance to use their imaginations for make-believe play can also help them develop executive function skills. Teenagers and adults can write lists and establish ways to make sure they do important tasks. Technology can help. For example, online banking services can be set up to pay bills automatically. And alarm clocks on cell phones can remind someone when it is time to go to work or be in class. And that's the VOA Special English Education Report, written by Nancy Steinbach. This was part seven in our series on learning disabilities. The series is online at . I'm Steve Ember.
EDUCATION REPORT - Children, SelfControl and 'Executive Function'
By Nancy Steinbach / Broadcast date: Thursday, March 06, 2008 Source: /voanews/specialenglish/ This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Executive function. What do you suppose that is? Mental health professionals, educators and others use this term when talking about ways that people exercise self-control. Executive function involves the skills we need to organize our lives. Experts at the National Center for Learning Disabilities say we use executive function to study situations, plan, act and change our minds. They say problems with executive function are strongly linked to attention deficits and learning disabilities. All of these problems can have some of the same signs -- for example, trouble with working memory. What is working memory? This term is commonly used now in place of short-term memory. It describes the brain's ability to store recent information temporarily, but also to use and make sense of it.