Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time: if corrected too much,he will stop talking.He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use.Bit by bit,he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people’s.In the same way,children learning to do all the other things:they learn to do without being taught to walk,run,climb,whistle,ride a bicycle,compare their own performances with those of more skilled people,and slowly make the needed changes.But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes and correct them for himself.We do it all for him.We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him,or correct it unless he was made to.Let him work out,with the help of other children if he wants it,what this word says,what the answer is to that problem,whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not.
If it is a matter of right answer,as it may be in mathematics or science,give him the answer book.Let him correct his own papers.Why should we teachers waste time on such routine(常规)work?Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can’t find the way to get the right answer.Let the children learn what all educated persons must some day learn,how to measure their own understanding,and how to know what they know or do not know.
小题1:According to the passage,the best way for children to learn things is by ________.
A．listening to skilled people’s advice
B．asking older people many questions
C．making mistakes and having them corrected
D．doing what other people do
小题2:Which of the following does the writer think teachers should NOT do?
A．Give children correct answers.
B．Allow children to make mistakes.
C．Point out children’s mistakes to them.
D．Let children mark their own work.
小题3:According to the writer,teachers in school should ________.
A．allow children to learn from each other
B．point out children’s mistakes whenever found
C．give children more book knowledge
D．correct children’s mistakes as soon as possible
小题4:The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are ________.
A．different from learning other skills
B．the same as learning skills
C．more important than other skills
D．not really important skills
答案
小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:B
解析
试题分析：本篇文章讲述了小孩子的学习能力。孩子们都是通过犯错，然后观察自己所说的句子和别人有什么不同，然后纠正错误，学会正确的句子来学说话的。同样，孩子们也通过这样的方式来学习其他的事情。但是在学校我们的老师却没有给学生这样的学习机会，他们指出学生的失误却从不让学生自己找出错误。对于老师来讲，应该让学生们相互配合来自己思考学习中的问题。
小题1:细节理解题。句意；根据这个文章，对于孩子来说最好的学东西的方法是什么。根据：He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use.Bit by bit,he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people’s.In the same way,children learning to do all the other things:小孩子注意到他所使用的语言和他周围的语言的不同。一点一点的，他做出必要的调整让自己的语言和周围人的相似。用同样的方式，小孩子学习所有其他的事情。故选D。
小题2:细节理解题。句意：下面那一项作者认为老师不应该做。根据：Let him correct his own papers.让他改正自己的卷子。可知，作者的观点是让学生自己发现错误。故选C。
小题3:细节理解题。句意：根据作者所写，老师应该怎样做。根据：Let him work out,with the help of other children if he wants it,what this word says,what the answer is to that problem,whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not.让孩子在其他孩子的帮助下算出是否需要它，这个题的答案是什么呢这样说或这样做到底对不对。故选A。
小题4:细节理解题。句意：这篇文章显示学习去说，学着骑自行车是怎样的。根据：Bit by bit,he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people’s.In the same way,children learning to do all the other things:they learn to do without being taught to walk,run,climb,whistle,ride a bicycle,孩子一点点学习说话，同样的，孩子们也能学习其他的事情，他们不需要教就能学会走路，跑步，爬，骑自行车，故选B。说话，骑自行车是一样的学习技能。