July 27, 2009

Unrealistic student self-images

People often ask me ___1___ our current college students with the crop we taught ten, fifteen, or twenty years ago.

I answer by saying that, of course, I can only speak for myself, and only on the basis of my limited experience.

Also, generalizing about whole groups of people is always a little dangerous.

My students of ten, fifteen and more years ago were lovable and largely a joy to be with. That is the same story ___2___ my students today.

But I do believe a number of current students have particular needs we generally did not note in our student population several years back.

Many college students in Taiwan now need more patience from us, and more nurturing of fundamental life skills than did students years ago.

 A disproportionate percentage of them lack an even elementary understanding of themselves and how their words and actions affect ___4___.

Too many of our students ___3___ unrealistic images of themselves. Too many have squishy ideas about courtesy and, occasionally, honesty when ___5___ others.

And too many students lack the motivation to improve themselves early in their college lives. 

By the time they want to step higher up the ladder, they've no rungs below upon which to put their weight.

Both educators and students have their work cut out for them.

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1.  (A) to compare  (B) comparing  (C) to comparing  (D) compared

2. (A) by (B) for (C) with (D) to

3. (A) has (B) have (C) had (D) X

4. (A) other (B) the other (C) others (D) another

5. (A) deal with (B) cope with (C) dealing with (D) coping 

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To my 好女孩 :

翻譯不用寫,可以很乖交卷了是吧

(1) crop (名) 作物、農作物、收穫

(2) current (形) 目前的、現在的、現行的 (名) 洋流、水流、電流、趨勢、流動

(3) fundamental  (形)   基礎的、根本的

(4) disproportionate  (形)   不均衡的、不相稱的

(5) squishy (形)  濕軟的、黏糊糊的

(6) courtesy  (名)   禮貌、好意

(7) rung  (名)   椅腳支撐的橫木 (不重要看過去就好...他也是ring的過去式)


                                                                                                                                            By Ivan Wang 2009.07.27 11:39PM (USA time)


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