2015考研英语阅读教育与种族
<p> <span word="Education">Education</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="race">race</span></p><p> 教育与种族</p><p> <span word="IN">IN</span> <span word="APRIL">APRIL</span> <span word="Kumon">Kumon</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="firm">firm</span>, <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tuition">tuition</span> <span word="centre">centre</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Small">Small</span> <span word="Heath">Heath</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="ofBirmingham">ofBirmingham</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="lessons">lessons</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fairly">fairly</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span>: <span word="about">about</span> ￡55 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="twice">twice</span>-<span word="weekly">weekly</span> <span word="Englishand">Englishand</span> <span word="maths">maths</span> <span word="classes">classes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="homework">homework</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kumons">Kumons</span> 680 <span word="British">British</span> <span word="outfits">outfits</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="clients">clients</span> <span word="arediverse">arediverse</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span>; <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="European">European</span>; <span word="none">none</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="British">British</span>.</p><p> 4月，日本公司<span word="Kumon">Kumon</span>在伯明翰市的贫困地区小希思开设了一家讲学中心。它的课程非常便宜：只需大约55英镑就能获得2周英文和数学的课程，还包括了家庭作业。<span word="Kumon">Kumon</span>在英国有680家机构，它们的顾客构成非常丰富。很多都是来自南亚的人，少部分是来自东欧的;而几乎没有白人和英国人。</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="ofEurope">ofEurope</span>, <span word="pupils">pupils</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="ethnic">ethnic</span> <span word="minorities">minorities</span> <span word="linger">linger</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heap">heap</span>, <span word="saysChris">saysChris</span> <span word="Hamnett">Hamnett</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kings">Kings</span> <span word="College">College</span> <span word="London">London</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="inBritaintoobut">inBritaintoobut</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="more">more</span>.<span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="ethnic">ethnic</span>-<span word="minority">minority</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="trails">trails</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="Britons">Britons</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="GCSE">GCSE</span> <span word="exams">exams</span>, <span word="normally">normally</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="at">at</span> 16,<span word="is">is</span> <span word="catching">catching</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="Bangladeshis">Bangladeshis</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="whites">whites</span>; <span word="now">now</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="better">better</span>. <span word="Indianshave">Indianshave</span> <span word="maintained">maintained</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="lead">lead</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="ethnic">ethnic</span> <span word="minorities">minorities</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="poorer">poorer</span> <span word="thanaverage">thanaverage</span>. <span word="Control">Control</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="pupils">pupils</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="entitled">entitled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="meals">meals</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="allethnic">allethnic</span>-<span word="minority">minority</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="well">well</span>.</p><p> 伦敦国王学院的克丽丝 哈姆尼特说，在很多欧洲国家，少数名族学生一般在底层扎堆。过去在英国也是这样但现在完全不同了。每一个在普通中等教育证书考试中输给英国白人的少数民族学生通常在他们16岁的时候就能赶上英国人。孟加拉裔过去曾不如白人;但现在他们更加优秀。印度人则一直保持着巨大的领先。所有这些都说明了少数民族学生并不比平均水平差。而且通过观察获得免费校园午餐的学生我们不难看出几乎所有的少数民族学生都表现出色。</p>
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