高一教案 第813期(1)
发布时间:2020-11-30
2020-2021学年度第14期总第813期
Bridging parent-teacher gap (P2)
吉林毓文中学 赵传彦
Lead-in
How do your parents and teachers communicate with each other?
What do you think of parent-teacher WeChat groups?
Inform parents of important news quickly;
Updates on status of students in real time;
Too many messages;
Reply to parents anytime, anywhere.
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Read for main idea
Read the text and find out the main structure of the text.
Detailed reading
Para 1-2
1. Why did the father quit a parent-teacher WeChat group and post a video complaining about his child’s teacher?
Because the teacher, instead of checking his child’s homework, had assigned the job to him through the group.
He thought the teacher didn’t fulfill his/her responsibility.
Para 3-5
2. Why aren’t parent-teacher groups an easy communication channel?
We need to make some changes!
Para 6-8
3. What solutions have local authorities and educational institutions come up with?
Liaoning province banned teachers from asking parents to grade their students’ homework.
Taiyuan, Shanxi province, and Beijing issued similar regulations forbidding teachers to ask parents to help with homework, clean the classroom, or like, share and repost links on WeChat.
Temporary group chats related to school assignments have to be deactivated after the work is done.
Para 9-12
4. How has the public reacted to the move?
It has been welcomed by parents and teachers alike.
5. Why did Wang Yu think parents still need to join in some school activities with their kids?
To better understand their children’s education.
6. Do you agree with Wang Yu’s opinion?
Why or why not?
Further thinking
How can we better bridge the parent-teacher gap?
Everyone, regardless if they are a parent, teacher, or education authority, should fulfill their own responsibility.
Word study
1. Bridging parent-teacher gap
Bridge:n. a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway, etc.;(桥)
vt. connect or reduce the distance between (弥合;缩小)
e.g.: bridge the gap 缩小差距
2. grade their students’ homework
Grade:n. a mark given in an exam or for a piece of
school work;(分数)
vt. to give a mark/grade to a student or to
one of their assignments
(给……评分;给……打分)
Translate the following into Chinese
1. go viral
2. post a short video
3. parent-teacher WeChat group
4. a heated discussion
5. unread message
6. like, share and repost links
7. deactivate the group
1. 弥合差距
2. 应该
3. 履行责任
4. 提出
5. 与…相关
6. 教育主管部门
7. 禁止某人做某事
Understanding sentences
However, many said that some teachers are transferring their work to the parents, making them feel pressured.
翻译:然而,许多家长表示,现在有一些教师正把工作转移给家长,这使得家长们觉得有压力。