广德三中2008-2009学年度高三英语专项复习任务型阅....docVIP

广德三中2008-2009学年度高三英语专项复习——任务型阅读Fairview Elementary School, Modesto, California, with some 1,000 students from kindergarten through sixth grade (about 80 percent of them Latino), has long suffered from discipline(纪律) problems, poor test scores, and a near total lack of parental involvement. The difficulties arent surprising given that many of the parents --- immigrants who work on farms or in factories --- speak little or no English. Since 2002, Fairview Elementary School has been a First Amendment School, one of 97 developed across the country by the First Amendment Center. The idea behind the five-year-old program: To keep America strong, children must be trained to respect many points of view, weigh complex issues, and understand the freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution(宪法). As students learn good citizenship, the theory goes, theyll develop the skills and attitude to do well academically. Fairview students enjoy freedoms other kids might envy (they voted to abolish school uniforms, for example). But the children dont just exercise rights. They also accept such responsibilities as speaking up during class discussions, and keeping the school clean and safe (Fairview is rated the cleanest of 33 schools in its district). In one departure from tradition, theres no hand-raising in class. Instead, says teacher Deborah Supnet, we teach them to listen for when the other child stops talking. Call it an exercise in respect. Last year, the number of students evaluated advanced in math increased, from 15 to 30 percent. And Fairview graduates in their first middle-school mid-term exam averaged B grades; 96 percent passed all subjects. Particularly encouraging to Principal Rob Williams, the school now has an active parents group, Parents With a Voice. One of those parents, Laura Malagon, praises the program for convincing her to play a more active role in her childrens school life. Fresh ideas that are making the grade The 1. ________ Students of Fairview Elementary Sch