萨利创办的学校

• 作 者: 米勒姆·塞尔比 张其亮
• 出 处: 外国教育动态
• 发表日期: 1985年02期
• 关键词: 加里 低能儿 不及格 史密斯 华盛顿特区 一所 力差 想要 他每 相信自己

萨莉·史密斯的儿子加里既不愚笨,也不懒惰。但他象千百万儿童一样,学习上是个低能儿。既然没有一所普通的学校肯招收他,她决定自己创办一所学校,专门教育接受能力差的学生。 七岁的加里·史密斯在华盛顿特区的一所小学里念一年级。可是他每门功课都不及格。他拼不出Cat(猫)这个单词,连2+2也算不出。然而,当老师问到印第安人的雨舞是怎么一回事时,他举手回答了。加里拿这些舞蹈同希腊神话作了比较,说:印第安人认为通过跳舞或讲一个故事,能得到想要的东西…

Gary, Sally Smith’s son, is neither stupid nor lazy. But like millions of children, he is a low-proficiency student. Since no ordinary school was willing to recruit him, she decided to set up a school of her own that specializes in accepting poorly qualified students. Seven-year-old Gary Smith was in first grade at a primary school in Washington, DC. But he did not pass every homework. He can not spell the Cat word, not even 2 + 2. However, when the teacher asked about Indian rain and dance is one thing, he raised his hand to answer. Gary took these dances in comparison with the Greek mythology and said: Indians think they can get what they want by dancing or telling a story ...