Question

The concept of homeschooling is not a new one. Homeschooling means educating children at home instead of sending them to public or private schools. Nowadays, homeschooling has become popular in many countries for a variety of reasons. One of them is poor quality of education in public schools and it’s also because private schools are quite expensive. Some parents believe that because they know their child’s strengths and weaknesses, they can teach him or her better. Some parents prefer homeschooling so as to prevent their children from getting into bad company. There is another group of people who choose to educate their children at home because they want them to learn spirit and values of the family and also their religious beliefs. They also think that homeschooling would help in development of strong family bonds(家庭纽带).

However, there are some negative effects of homeschooling on students as well as parents.

Homeschooling is a full-time job and not fit for parents who have their own careers. It takes a lot of time for parents’ side to make homeschooling a success. Other family members’ responsibilities may also be affected. They may give their full attention to the needs of their children. Besides, a parent may have high educational qualifications, but that does not make him or her a good teacher. Teaching is an art, which requires the ability to understand the needs of the children. It is likely that the parent might have forgotten what he or she has learned, and the curriculum(课程) of the children would also be different. This would make it difficult for the parents to explain the concepts to their children. Parents also have the responsibility of designing the curriculum of students.

In today’s world, competition(比赛) is seen in every field, and school prepares children to face these competitions. However, homeschooling does not give the children a chance to compare with other kids. They will also not be aware of where they stand in educational position among their classmates. This may affect their future lives. Education is not the only thing that the children need to become successful human beings. It is necessary that they learn to communicate in the society, and public school provides them with such an environment, where they meet many people. Schools also provide children with a chance to take part in various activities to improve their overall development.

It is true that it has many benefits, but one must realize that school teaches children skills to face and survive.

Homeschooling

Definition	Educating children at home instead of in 1.__________ schools or private ones.
2._________for the popularity	Poor quality of education in public schools and3.__________fees in private schools. Children are taught 4.__________at home. Children are kept away from bad company. Homeschooling is5.__________in strengthening family bonds
Negatives 6.__________	For parents: They can’t7.__________on their full-time jobs. They can’t be good 8.___________.
For children: They can’t get chances to 9.___________ with others. They lack an environment where they meet many people. They can’t join in10.____________activities.

 

Answer 1

1.public

2.Reasons

3.expensive /high

4.better

5.Helpful

6.effects

7.focus/concentrate

8.teachers

9.compare

10.Various

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了在家里由家长自己教育孩子的优势和劣势。

1.public 原词再现。根据文章1,2行Homeschooling means educating children at home instead of sending them to public or private schools. 可知没有把孩子送到公立学校或私立学校，而是在家里自己进行教育。

2.】Reasons 归纳总结。文章第一段主要就是解释在家教育孩子这一现象的原因。

3.】expensive /high 同义句转换。根据文章第一段第4行 private schools are quite expensive可知私立学习很昂贵，也就是学费很高。

4.better 原词再现。根据文章第一段第5行 they can teach him or her better可知他们认为在家教育孩子会更好。

5.】Helpful 词性转换。根据文章第一段最后一句They also think that homeschooling would help in development of strong family bonds(家庭纽带).把句中的help转换成形容词helpful。

6.effects 原词再现。根据文章第二段there are some negative effects of homeschooling on students as well as parents.可知讲述的是在家教育孩子的不好的影响。

7.focus/concentrate 根据Homeschooling is a full-time job and not fit for parents who have their own careers. 可知在家教育孩子是一个全职工作，如果在家教育孩子，会让一些家长无法聚焦于工作。

8.teachers 原词再现。根据文章第三段Besides, a parent may have high educational qualifications, but that does not make him or her a good teacher.可知很多父母亲很难成为好的老师。因为老师有很多的具体要求。

9.compare 原词再现。根据文章倒数第二段 However, homeschooling does not give the children a chance to compare with other kids. 可知在家学习的孩子无法学会与别人竞争和比较。

10.Various 原词再现。根据倒数第二段Schools also provide children with a chance to take part in various activities to improve their overall development.可知在家学习的孩子没有机会参加各种游戏。

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