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发表于 2009-9-10 01:08
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本帖最后由 kemingqian 于 2009-9-10 01:10 编辑
这几天欧巴马对学生演说一事成了新闻报道的一个焦点。总的来说,共和党对演讲的评论也很满意,因为演讲“以传统的价值观为基本,没有卷入政治”(NBC)。而有的教师也说“通过这场争论学生有了思考自己将来的机会”,教育的意义就是在于面对“争议”(PBS)。
以下为本地报纸的报道。在决定不播放演说的学校,有家长自己开车去操场带领自己子女听广播的。另外,我居住学区有一个高中学生1600人,家长未同意子女观看演说的为6人。对这些在子女教育上固执己见的家长,本人表示敬意。
美国教育部长则对曾建议学生写作文表述怎样支持总统建议一事认错。
最后,以一位三年级学生的感想作为结束。
"I liked that he said that if you get a bad grade, that doesn't mean you're a bad person," said Nicholas Caldwell, 8, whose third-grade class listened to the speech.
(我喜欢他说的成绩不好,并不说明你是一个不好的人的说法)。
以下为报刊报道
Dispatch Youth Team members Ilhan Dahir and Kayla McGuire talk to Dispatch education reporter Charlie Boss about how President Obama's speech was received in their schools.
In a pep talk that kept clear of politics, President Barack Obama on Tuesday challenged the nation's students to take pride and ownership in their education - and stick with it even if they don't like every class or must overcome tough circumstances at home.
"Every single one of you has something that you're good at. Every single one of you has something to offer," Obama told students at Wakefield High School in suburban Arlington, Va., and children watching his speech on television in schools across the country. "And you have a responsibility to yourself to discover what that is."
Presidents often visit schools, and Obama was not the first one to offer a back-to-school address aimed at millions of students in every grade. Yet this speech came with a dose of controversy, as several conservative organizations and many concerned parents warned Obama was trying to sell his political agenda. That concern was caused in part by an accompanying administration lesson plan encouraging students to "help the president," which the White House later revised.
Central Ohio school districts dealt with the controversy in different ways.
schools allowed students to watch the speech live. Dublin and Hilliard each initially said they wouldn't show it but later changed course.
Dublin students whose parents signed permission notes were allowed to watch Obama's address live via the Web. Other students remained on their regular classroom schedules. Hilliard schools provided alternate activities for students whose parents did not want them to participate.
New Albany-Plain schools did not show the speech live, but officials said they would review it and ask for parental permission if they decide to show it later.
For parent Joanne Williams, that wasn't good enough.
She parked her SUV outside New Albany's high- and middle-school campus and played the speech on its radio. Williams and about 10 other parents and their children listened from underneath a flagpole.
The kids returned to class after the speech.
"To suggest that there would be anything threatening from our president? It's the greatest contradiction," said Joanne Williams, 51, who has seven children including four in the New Albany school district.
Second-graders in Reynoldsburg's French Run Elementary sipped chocolate milk and munched on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches while watching Obama's address, which aired during their lunch time.
Principal Jana Alig had planned to show the speech to all students but had to change plans after it was rescheduled to noon instead of 1 p.m. The school broadcast the address in the cafeteria and allowed teachers to bring their students.
"I liked that he said that if you get a bad grade, that doesn't mean you're a bad person," said Nicholas Caldwell, 8, whose third-grade class listened to the speech.
Obama's speech was carried on ESPN and on the White House Web site.
Obama is not the first president to give such a school-opening talk, but his plans seemed to almost immediately get plunged in controversy. Critics accused him of overstepping his authority.
His motorcade was greeted by a small band of protesters. One carried a sign exclaiming: "Mr. President, stay away from our kids."
Education Secretary Arne Duncan acknowledged today that some of the prepared guidance for school officials included a suggestion that students could compose essays stating how they could help support Obama - an idea Duncan acknowledged was wrongheaded.
In his speech, Obama said, "There is no excuse for not trying."
He said students must be individually responsible for their education, and that it's important to work hard, pay attention in school and complete assignments.
"Whatever you resolve to do, I want you to commit to it," Obama said. "The truth is, being successful is hard. You won't love every subject that you study. You won't click with every teacher that you have."
"At the end of the day, we can have the most dedicated teachers, the most supportive parents and the best schools in the world, and none of it will matter unless all of you fulfill your responsibilities," the president said. |
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