海外文化:在美国如何教移民的孩子们学英语
<p>【英文原文】</p><p>摘要：美国对小学一年级到12年级的孩子实行强制性义务教育，孩子们必须在学校里读完12年，或者至少要到16岁。公立学校的的确确是免费的：不收书本费，不收音乐课费用，不收体育课费用。</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="compulsory">compulsory</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="grade">grade</span> 1 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grade">grade</span> 12. <span word="Children">Children</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="grade">grade</span> 12, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> 16. <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="schooling">schooling</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="free">free</span>: <span word="no">no</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="fees">fees</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="fees">fees</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="athletic">athletic</span> <span word="fees">fees</span>. <span word="Books">Books</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>, <span word="pencils">pencils</span>, <span word="erasers">erasers</span>, <span word="calculators">calculators</span>, <span word="computers">computers</span>, <span word="art">art</span> <span word="supplies">supplies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="musical">musical</span> <span word="instruments">instruments</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="primary">primary</span>-<span word="school">school</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="over">over</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="teach">teach</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cambridge">Cambridge</span>, <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pupils">pupils</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="racial">racial</span> <span word="minorities">minorities</span>. <span word="Currently">Currently</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Haitian">Haitian</span> <span word="immigrant">immigrant</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> <span word="school">school</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="common">common</span>. <span word="Haitian">Haitian</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="closed">closed</span>; <span word="indeed">indeed</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="Grinding">Grinding</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="literacy">literacy</span>. <span word="Parents">Parents</span> <span word="seldom">seldom</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="funds">funds</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="books">books</span>, <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="pencils">pencils</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="arrive">arrive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="woefully">woefully</span> <span word="unprepared">unprepared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="agemates">agemates</span>. </p><p><span word="How">How</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="English">English</span>?</p>
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