School and Home Environment
Tom was one of the 1 (bright) boys in
the year, with 2 (support) parents. But
when he was 15 he suddenly stopped 3 (try). He left school at 16 with only two scores for secondary school
subjects. One of the 4 (reason) that
made it cool for him not to care was the power of his peer (同龄人)group.
The lack of right male (男性的) role models in many of their lives-at home
and 5 (particular) in the school
environment (环境)-means that their peers are the only people they have to judge
themselves against. They don’t see men succeeding in society so
it doesn’t occur to them that they could make something of themselves. Without
male teachers as a role model, the effect of peer actions and street culture
(文化)is all- 6 (power). Boys want to be
part of a club. However, schools can provide the environment for change, and
provide the right role models for them. Teachers need to be
7 (train) to stop that but not in front of a child’s peers.
You have to do it one to one, because that is when you see the real
child. It’s pointless 8 (send) a child home if he or she has done wrong. They see it as a welcome
day off to watch television or play computer 9
(game). Instead, schools should have a special unit where a child
who has done wrong goes for the day and 10 (get) advice about his problems-somewhere he can work away from his peers
and go home after the other children.