ssp英语报翻译（初中）
红校服、绿领巾——难道非要给学生们一点“颜色”看看吗?
Gettingthebestoutofstudents
Wheredoyourankinyourclass?Areyouatthetop,inthemiddle,oratthebottom?Teachersandschoolsarenotsupposedtorankstudentsinthisway,butit’shardnotto.Andeverystudentknowswhereheorshestandsinrelationtootherstudents.Likeitornot,thereiscompetitionintheclassroom.
Teachersandschoolsarealwaysfocusedongettingthebestoutofeachstudent.Theyprovidelessons,assignmentsandextrahelpsothatallstudentscanpassexamsandgettheeducationtheyneed.Butnotallstudentscanbetopstudents.Somestudentsarejustsmarterthanothers,andsomestudentsjustworkharderthanothers.So,doesrankingreallymatter?
AschoolinInnerMongolia(内蒙古)thinksitdoes.Recently,theystartedgivingbrightreduniformstothetop100studentsintheirschool.AndanotherschoolinXi’anthinksrankingisimportant,too,butinadifferentdirection.Theymadestudentswithpoorgradesweargreenscarves.Bothoftheseschoolscameinforalotofcriticismandeventuallystoppedthisoddpracticeof“rankingbycolorfulclothes.”
Thoseschoolswereprobablysincereinwhattheyweretryingtodo.Theyweretryingtomotivatestudentstoperformbetterbyusingrewardsandpunishment.Butthiskindofmotivationcanbeharmful;itcandividetheclassandputextrapressureonstudents.
Therearemanywaysthatschoolstrytomotivatestudents,butstudentscanalsofindmotivationwithinthemselves.Aslongas
you’retryingto“bethebestthatyoucanbe,”thenrankingisreallyunimportant.