"A very disruptive(制造混乱的) sixyearold child kicked my legs and clawed at my hand," said one
teacher. "I broke up a fight and was kicked between my legs," said another. Many people have heard
stories like this. But the situation is more worrying still and it involves parents.
Every child, regardless of the circumstances into which they are born, has the right to achieve their
potential, regardless of their parents' wealth and class. And we recognize that, as a nation, it is a long
way to achieve this goal. But rights come with responsibilities and what worries people is that we are in
danger of neglecting the latter.
Far too many children are behaving badly at school, even to the point of being violent to staff. This
is terrible enough, but it is hard to be surprised since many children are just mirroring the behavior of
their parents. Too many are starting school unable to hold a knife and fork, unused to eating at a table,
and unable to use the lavatory properly.
We are in danger of becoming a nation of families_living_separate_lives_under_one_roof. The
bedroom, once a place to sleep, has become the living space for the young. Spending hours in front
of computer screens, on social networking sites or being immersed in computer games, children and
young people spend little time with their parents. Parents are unable to monitor just what their children
are watching.
Schools cannot right the wrongs of society and teachers cannot become substitute parents. Both
parties need to work together. Parents must be helped and given confidence to take back control. They
are responsible for setting boundaries for their children's behavior and sticking to those boundaries when
the going gets tough. They are responsible for setting a good example to their children and for devoting
that most precious of resources-time-so that children come to school readily and are willing to learn.
1. In the opinion of the writer, what problem do people ignore?
A. The school violence.
B. The pressure of students' learning.
C. The right to achieve students potential.
D. The responsibilities of the students.
2. The writer's attitude to the behaviors of parents may be that of ________.
A. dissatisfied
B. unconcern
C. understanding
D. tolerance
3. The underlined part in Para. 4 means________.
A. parents and children live in their separate rooms
B. parents care little about children's life at home
C. children don't live with their parents in the same room
D. at home children live a different life from that of parents
4. From the last paragraph, we can infer that ________.
A. schools can't correct the wrongs that society does to teachers
B. teachers have no responsibility for playing the role of parents
C. parents should spend time with children making them ready to learn
D. students are responsible for making themselves known in society
5. What't the main idea of the passage?
A. Children's behavior at school is worrying people.
B. Parents expect schools to correct their children's bad habits.
C. There is no point in parents' teaching children at home.
D. Don't blame teachers when it's parents who are failing.
