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Tom was one of the brightest boys in the year with supportive parents. But when he was 15, he suddenly stopped trying. He left school at 16 with only two scores for secondary school subjects. One of the reasons that made it cool for him not to care about studies was the power of his peer group.
The lack of right male role models in many of their lives—at home and especially in the school environment—means that their peers are the only people that they have to judge themselves against.
They donˈt see men succeeding in society so it doesnˈt happen to them that they could make something of themselves. Without male teachers as a role model, the effect of peer actions and street culture is all-powerful(全能的). Boys want to be part of a club. However, schools can provide the environment for change, and provide the right role models for them. Teachers need to be trained to stop that, but not in front of a childˈs peers. You have to do it one to one, because that is when you can see the real child.
Itˈs useless sending a child home if he or she has done wrong. They see it as a welcome day off to watch television or play computer games. Instead, schools should have a special unit where a child who has done wrong goes for the day and gets advice about his problems somewhere he can work away from his peers and go home after the other children.
(1) Why did Tom give up studying?
A. He disliked his teachers. |
B. His parents no longer supported him. |
C. Itˈs cool for boys of his age not to care about studies. |
D. There were too many subjects in his secondary school. |
(2) What seems to have a bad effect on students like Tom?
A. Peer groups |
B. A special unit |
C. The student judges |
D. The home environment |
(3) What should schools do to help the problem schoolboys?
A. Wait for their change patiently. |
B. Train positive examples of their peer groups. |
C. Stop the development of street culture. |
D. Punish them in a separate area. |
(4) A teacherˈs work is most effective with a schoolboy when he______.
A. is with the boy alone |
B. teaches the boy a lesson |
C. sends the boy home as punishment |
D. works together with another teacher |