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1.ASchoolSysteminMaineGivesiPadstoKindergartners

Nineyearsago,MainebecamethefirstAmericanstatetoprovidelaptopcomputerstoallseventhandeighthgradersinpublicschools.Thenortheasternstatehassinceexpandedthatprogramtoabouthalfofitshighschools.Now,oneschoolsysteminMainehaslaunchedaprojecttoprovidetabletcomputers--theAppleiPad--toallkindergarteners.

9年前，缅因州成为美国首个向公立学校所有七、八年级学生提供笔记本电脑的州。

自那以后，这个东北部的州将这一方案扩大到了约一半的高中。

现在，缅因州一个学校系统（即学区）已经启动了一个项目，向所有幼儿园的孩子提供苹果iPad平板电脑。

Somepeoplehavecriticizedtheprojectasawasteofmoney.Butschoolofficialsexpectittoincreaselearning.

一些人批评这个项目是浪费钱。

但学校官员预计它能提高学习。

LAURIEGERARD:

"Now,we'regoingtoexplore..."

劳里·杰拉德（LAURIEGERARD）：

“现在我们将开始探索...”

LaurieGerardteachesfive-andsix-year-oldsatSherwoodHeightsElementarySchoolinAuburn,Maine.BeforethestudentscollecttheiriPad,theysayarhymetoremindthemhowtobecarefulwithit.

杰拉德在缅因州奥本地区SherwoodHeights小学教5、6岁的孩子。

在学生领取他们的iPad前，他们念了段韵文提醒孩子们如何保护好iPad。

LAURIEGERARDANDSTUDENTS:

"Fingersonthebottom,thumbsontop,thatwaymyiPadwon'tdrop."

杰拉德和学生们：

“手指在下面，拇指在上面，这样我的iPad就不会掉下来。

”

Ms.Gerardplanstousedifferentapplicationstohelphercreatealearningplanforeachstudent.TheiPadshavebeeninherclassroomsincetheschoolyearbeganinSeptember.

杰拉德女士计划使用不同的应用程序帮助她为每个学生制定一个学习计划。

自9月份开学以来，iPads就已经进入课堂。

TeacherLaurieGerardusesiPadswithherkindergartenstudentsinAuburn,Maine

Theprincipaloftheschool,LauraShaw,saystheiPadsquicklyletchildrenknowiftheyanswerquestionscorrectly.

学校校长劳拉·肖（LauraShaw）表示，iPads可以让学生们迅速知道他们回答问题是否正确。

LAURASHAW:

"Kids,especiallyinkindergarten,areveryhands-onandlearnbestwhenthey'reactuallymanipulatinginformationandmanipulatingobjects.Whenyouhaveeighteenkidsintheclassroomandyouseetenkids,handsraisedup,theteacherdoesherbesttogetaround.ButsometimeswiththeiPadsandcertainappsthekidsgetimmediatefeedback.Theyknowwhatthey'vedoneiscorrectandtheycanmoveon,ortheyknow'Oh,Ineedtoaskforhelp.'"

肖：

“孩子们，特别是幼儿园的孩子在实际操作信息和对象时非常得心应手，也学得最好。

当课堂上有18个孩子，你看到10个孩子举手，老师尽全力来帮助他们解决问题。

但有时使用iPads和特定应用程序，孩子们可以获得即时反馈。

他们知道自己所做的哪些是正确的，他们可以继续做。

或者他们知道，‘哦，我需要寻求帮助。

’”

AlmostthreehundredkindergartenersinAuburnareusingiPadsthisyear.ProjectcoordinatorMikeMuirsayshebelievesthecomputerscanhelpstudentsimproveinreadingandmath.Lessthantwo-thirdsofthethirdgradersintheschoolsystemareatwhatareknownasbenchmarklevels.

奥本地区近300名幼儿园的孩子今年开始使用iPad。

项目协调员麦克·谬尔（MikeMuir）表示，他认为电脑在阅读和数学上可以帮助学生们提高。

这一学区不到2/3的三年级学生达到了所谓的基准水平。

MIKEMUIR:

"Oneofourliteracyinterventionistswasworkingwithseveralofherstudents,and,havingahardtimewithhelpingthembesuccessful,shefinallypulledoutherownpersonaliPadandhadthemworkonsomeappsforletterrecognitionandletterformation,andtheymetthebenchmarkveryquicklyandevenasshemovedontoothertopicswiththesestudents,theyretainedthatlevelofmastery."

谬尔：

“我们的读写能力干预措施之一是与她的几个学生共同努力，在经历了一段帮助他们进步的艰难时期后，她最终掏出自己的iPad，让学生们通过一些应用程序学习文字识别和组成，他们很快就达标。

即使当她与这些学生转到其它题目上，学生们还是保持了掌握的程度。

”

SchooldistrictsinotherstatesincludingSouthCarolina,TennesseeandIllinoisarealsousingiPads.TheprojectinMainecoststwohundredthousanddollars.Mostofthatmoneyisfromthestateandthefederalgovernment.

包括南卡罗来纳州，田纳西州和伊利诺伊州在内的其它州的学区也在使用iPads。

缅因州的该项目花费了20万美元，其中大部分钱来自州政府和联邦政府。

Noteveryonesupportstheproject.ComputerscienceprofessorElliotSolowayattheUniversityofMichiganstudiestechnologyineducation.

并非所有人都支持这一项目。

密歇根大学计算机科学教授艾略特·索洛韦（ElliotSoloway）研究科技教育。

ELLIOTSOLOWAY:

"It'sridiculous!

[Laughs]Andit'sridiculousnotbecauseoftheiPadsbutbecauseoftheamountofmoney.Technologyisreallyawonderful,wonderfulidea,buttheproblemisthattheiPadswon'tscale.TheiPadsarenotsustainable."

索洛韦：

“太荒谬了！

[大笑]它的荒谬不是因为iPads，而是因为所花的钱。

科技的确是很棒的想法，但问题是iPads不能扩展，iPads是不可持续的。

”

IstheiPadaneffectivelearningtool?

EducatorsinMaineplantogiveareportattheendoftheschoolyear.

iPad是否是一个有效的学习工具？

缅因州教育工作者计划在学年结束后提交一份报告。

Andthat'stheVOASpecialEnglishEducationReport.I'mJimTedder.

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Contributing:

TomPorter

2.USCongressionalCommitteeFailstoIdentifyBudgetCuts

ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishEconomicsReport.

AnAmericancongressionalcommitteereportedfailureearlierthisweek.Thecommitteefailedinitsefforttocutthefederalbudgetdeficitbyonepointtwotrilliondollarsovertenyears.

TheCo-ChairsoftheJointSelectCommitteeonDeficitReductionreleasedastatement.Itsaid,“wehavecometotheconclusiontodaythatitwillnotbepossibletomakeanybipartisanagreementavailabletothepublicbeforethecommittee’sdeadline.”

Thetwelve-membercommitteewascreatedundertheBudgetControlActofTwentyEleven.Thegroupwasequallydividedbetweenthetwomainparties.Thegoalwastofindacceptablewaystocutfederaldeficits.But,withoutanagreement,thatwillfalltoinvoluntarycutsthroughtheactofsequestration.

Thebudgetaryterms,sequesterandsequestration,meanthattheTreasuryDepartmentwillwithholdorcancelasetamountofspending.

MembersoftheJointSelectCommitteeonDeficitReductionholdapublichearinglastmonth.Thisweek,thecommitteesaiditcouldreachnoagreement.

Bylaw,equalcutsinbothcivilianandmilitaryspendingwillbeginintwentythirteen.Atotalofonepointtwotrilliondollarsneedstobecut.Thisisinadditiontocutsofaboutninehundredbilliondollarsrequiredbythebudgetlawthatcreatedthecongressionalsupercommittee.

DefenseSecretaryLeonPanettahaswarnedthecombinationofcutscouldhurthisdepartment.

LEONPANETTA:

“Ifthesequestergoesintoeffectanditdoublesthenumberofcuts,thenitwilltrulydevastateournationaldefense.”7sec.

Thishasmadesomelawmakersfeeluneasy.RepresentativeHowardMcKeonofCaliforniaopposesnewcutsinmilitaryspending.

HOWARDMCKEON:

“Nationaldefensehascontributedenoughtodeficitreduction.”

Manylawmakersareconcernedthat,withelectionsnextyear,programsimportanttovotersintheirareaswillbecut.Thatwouldaddtoincreasingvoterangeroverwhattheyconsideralackofactionbylawmakers.

ManyvoterssharethefeelingsofthismaninHouston,Texas,whenaskedaboutCongress.

HOUSTONMAN:

“Theyallneedtobereplaced--everylastoneofthem.”

REPORTER:

“Howwouldyoudothat?

"

HOUSTONMAN:

“Don'tvoteforthemnexttime;voteforsomebodyelse.”

ButPresidentObamahaswarnedCongressthathewillblockanyeffortstocancelthespendingcuts.

BARACKOBAMA:

“Already,someinCongressaretryingtoundotheseautomaticspendingcuts.Mymessageissimple:

No.Iwillvetoanyefforttogetridofthoseautomaticspendingcuts.”17sec.

ExpertssaythatCongressandtheObamaadministrationcouldstillreachagreementonbudgetcutsandtaxesbeforethesequestrationtakeseffect.

Andthat'stheEconomicsReportinVOASpecialEnglish.FindtranscriptsandMP3sofourprogramsat.I'mJuneSimms.

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GregFlakusandMarissaMeltoncontributedtothisreport.

3.BlackFriday,MREsandRihanna's'TalkThatTalk

MARIORITTER:

WelcometoAMERICANMOSAICinVOASpecialEnglish.

（MUSIC）

I’mMarioRitter.TodayweplaynewmusicfromRihanna...

WealsoasksomeAmericanswhattheyliketodoonthedayafterThanksgiving.

But,first,wetellaboutsomefoodsspeciallypreparedforAmericantroopsaroundtheworld.

（MUSIC）

FoodforTroops

MARIORITTER:

ManypeopleacrosstheUnitedStatesareenjoyingthelongThanksgivingholidayweekend.ThanksgivingdinnerisabigeventforAmericans,bothathomeandoverseas.TheUnitedStatesmilitaryisresponsibleforfeedingtroopsnotonlyonThanksgivingDay,butthroughouttheyear.Recently,themilitaryhasbeentakingstepstoimprovethemealsitservestroops.ShirleyGriffithhasmore.

ShopperscampedoutsideaBestBuyelectronicsstoreinPembrokePines,Florida,onWednesday,waitingforspecialsonBlackFriday

SHIRLEYGRIFFITH:

Sincetheearlynineteeneighties,AmericantroopshavebeengivenMREs,orMeals,ReadytoEat.Foryears,troopscalledMREs“MealsRejectedbyEveryone”or“MealsRejectedbytheEnemy.”

ButtheDepartmentofDefensehasmadechangestoMREs.Amongthechangesismeatwithcaffeineadded,andamore-nutritiousapplesauceitcalls“Zapplesauce.”SomeofthenewmealswererecentlyshowntoreportersattheNationalArchivesbuilding,inWashington,DC.

GeraldDarschistheDirectoroftheDefenseCombatFeedingDirectorateinNatick,Massachusetts.Hesaysthetroopsoftodaywanttoeatdifferentfoodsthanthoseprovidedtenortwentyyearsago.Hesaysmodernsoldierslikeavarietyoffoods.

GERALDDARSCH:

“AlotofMexicanfood,alotofChinesefood,there’salotofinterestinMediterraneancuisinethathistoricallywehaven’tseenalotof.Nowthere’sobviouslythere’sgoingtobethatpassionforfastfood.Butourjobistotakefastfood,makeitlooklikeitbutmakeitnutritionallysoundandwe’vehadsomeprettygoodluckindoingthat.”

MREscomeindifferentpackages

CurrentMREchoicesevenincludevegetarianorholidaymeals.Mr.DarschsaysthegoaloftheeffortistomakeAmericantroopsthebest-fedfightingforcesintheworld.

TheCombatFeedingDirectoratesaysitattemptstoprovidethebestpossiblenutritionvaluetothetroops.Itsaysfoodaffectsthehealth,efficiencyandmoraleofthetroops.

Mr.DarschsaysthecurrentMREsaremuchimprovedbecausethemilitarylistenedtoAmericansoldiers.

GERALDDARSCH:

“Whatwe’redoingiswe’regoingtot