自學教育Homeschooling

Homeschooling

自學教育

Every day, countless kids around the world wake up, have breakfast, brush their teeth, and head to school. They might walk, ride their bikes, or be driven by their parents, but they all attend school to obtain an education.Contrary to this, a growing number of children aren't going anywhere at all because they are being homeschooled. Homeschooled children are taught at home by their parents rather than at school by educators. Many parents choose to keep their kids at home because they believe that public schools are failing to adequately educate their children. Teachers are frequently underpaid and thus unmotivated to go the extra mile to help students learn. In the US alone, nearly five percent of all school-aged children were being homeschooled in 2013. Experts predict that this figure will continue to expand over the next decade.

        每一天世界上有無數的學童起床、吃早餐、刷牙並前往學校。
他們也許是走路、騎腳踏車或是由父母開車載往學校，但是他們全都去學校接受教育。 跟這個情景大相逕庭的是，有為數越來越多的孩子並沒有去任何地方，因為他們接受的 是自學教育。這些孩子是由父母在家教育，並非由學校老師來教導他們。許多父母選擇 讓孩子留在家裡，因為他們相信公立學校並不會好好地來教育他們的孩子。老師的 所得薪資經常過低，因此沒有動力來更加賣力地幫助孩子學習。2013年光是在美國，就 有將近百分之五的學齡兒童接受自學教育。專家預測在未來的十年裡，這樣的數字會持 續增加。

生活必備字詞

obtain vt. 獲得，得到
Sam obtained his scuba certification after taking an intensive course.
contrary to...　　與……相反
Hank's test results are contrary to what his teacher expected.
adequately adv. 適當地
Leona is competent and always solves problems adequately.
educate vt. 教育
Bill and his wife are constantly arguing over how to educate their children. 

資料來源:

http://www.appledaily.com.tw/appledaily/article/international/20140604/35871093/Homeschooling