1、*篇一:英文summary写作范例ArticleChildrenMustbeTaughttoTellRightfromWrongWilliamKilpatrickManyoftodaysyoungpeoplehaveadifficulttimeseeinganymoraldimension(道德层面)totheiractions.Thereareanumberofreasonswhythatstrue,butnonemoreprominentthanafailedsystemofeducationthateschews(回避)teachingchildrenthetraditionalmora
2、lvaluesthatbindAmericanstogetherasasocietyandaculture.Thatfailedapproach,called“decision-making,”wasintroducedinschools25yearsago.Ittellschildrentodecideforthemselveswhatisrightandwhatiswrong.Itreplaced“charactereducation.(品格教育)”Charactereducationdidntaskchildrentoreinventthemoralwheel(浪费时间重新发明早已存在的
3、道德标准);instead,itencouragedthemtopracticehabitsofcourage,justiceandself-control.Inthe1940s,whenacharactereducationapproachprevailed,teachersworriedaboutstudentschewinggum;todaytheyworryaboutrobberyandrape.Decision-makingcurriculumsposethorny(棘手的)ethicaldilemmastostudents,leavingthemwiththeimpressiont
4、hatallmoralityisproblematicandthatallquestionsofrightandwrongareindispute.Youngstersareforcedtoquestionvaluesandvirtuestheyveneveracquiredinthefirstplaceoruponwhichtheyhaveonlyatenuous(薄弱的)hold.Theassumptionbehindthismethodisthatstudentswillarriveatgoodmoralconclusionsifonlytheyaregiventhechance.But
5、theactualresultismoralconfusion.Forexample,arecentnationalstudyof1,700sixth-toninth-gradersrevealedthatamajorityofboysconsideredrapetobeacceptableundercertainconditions.Astoundingly,manyofthegirlsagreed.Thiskindofmoralilliteracyisfurtherencouragedbyvalues-education(价值观教育)programsthatarelittlemoretha
6、ncoursesinself-esteem(自尊).Theseprogramsarebasedonthequestionableassumptionthatachildwhofeelsgoodabouthimselforherselfwontwanttodoanythingwrong.Butitisjustasreasonabletomakeanoppositeassumption:namely,thatachildwhohasuncriticalself-regardwillconcludethatheorshecantdoanythingbad.Suchnaiveself-acceptan
7、ceresultsinlargepartfromthenon-directive(无指导性的),non-judgmental(无是非观的),as-long-as-you-feel-comfortable-with-your-choicesmentality(思想)thathaspervaded(渗透)publiceducationforthelasttwoandone-halfdecades.Manyoftodaysdrugeducation,sexeducationandvalues-educationcoursesarebasedonthesame1960sphilosophythathe
8、lpedfueltheexplosioninteendruguseandsexualactivityinthefirstplace.Meanwhile,whileeducatorsarestillfiddlingwith(胡乱摆弄)outdated“feel-good”approaches,NewYork,Washington,andLosAngelesareburning.Youngstersareleavingschoolbelievingthatmattersofrightandwrongarealwaysmerelysubjective.Ifyoupassastrangeronthes
9、treetanddecidetomurderhimbecauseyouneedmoneyifitfeelsrightyougowiththatfeeling.Clearly,murderisnottaughtinourschools,butsuchaconclusionjustaboutanyconclusioncanbereachedandjustifiedusingthedecision-makingmethod.Itistimetoconsign(寄出)thefads(风尚)of“decision-making”and“non-judgmentalism”totheashheapoffa
10、iledpolicies,andreturntoaprovedmethod.Charactereducationprovidesamuchmorerealisticapproachtomoralformation.Itisbuiltonanunderstandingthatwelearnmoralitynotbydebatingitbutbypracticingit.SampleSummaryof“ChildrenMustbeTaughttoTellRightfromWrong”Inhisessay“,”ferventlythattheapproachtothemoraleducationof
11、Americanyouth,whichreplaced“charactereducation”25yearsago,haspreventedjuvenilesfrombehavingandthinkinginaccordancewiththetraditionalmoralprinciplesthatarefundamentaltoAmericansociety.subjectiveconstructswithonlyrelativetruthinthemandthereforecanbeinterpretedflexiblyandevenaboutwhatshouldbeclearlyrig
12、htorwrong.aretheunexpectedoutcomesofthatsubscribetothe“non-judgmental”mindsetdominating.thatfeelinggoodwarrantsmoralityexcusesstudentsfromcriticizinganddiscipliningtheirownbehaviors.emphasizingpracticeinsteadofdiscussion.*篇二:Original:Myneighborschildrenloveplayinghide-and-seekasallchildrendo,butnoon
13、eimaginethatagametheyplayedlastweekwouldbereportedinthelocalnewspaper.Oneafternoon,theywereplayinginthevacantlotdownthecorner.YoungPaul,whoisonlyfiveyearsold,foundtheperfectplacetohide.Hissister,Natalie,hadshuthereyesandwascountingtotenwhenPaulnoticedthestoragemailboxatthecornerandsawthatthemetaldoo
14、rwasstandingopen.Themailmanhadjusttakenoutseveralsacksofmailandhadcarriedthemtohistruckwhichwasstandingatthecurbafewfeetaway.Paulclimbedintothestorageboxandpulledthedoorclosedsohardthatitlocked.Soonrealizingwhathehaddone,hebecamefrightenedandstartedcrying.Meanwhile,Nataliewaslookingforhimeverywhereb
15、utcouldnotfindhim.Itwasluckythatshehappenedtopauseatthecornerforaminuteandheardherbrotherscries.Sheimmediatelyrantotellthemailmanwhohurriedbackfromhistrucktounlockthemetaldoor.Paulwasnowfree,buthehadhadsuchabadscarethathecouldnotstopcrying.Themailman,however,soonfoundawayofmakinghimlaughagain.Hetold
16、himthatthenexttimehewantedtohideinamailbox,heshouldremembertoputastamponhimself!Summary:Thechildrenwereplayinghide-and-seekinavacantlotoneafternoon.Findingthatthestoragemailboxhadbeenleftopen,Paulhidandlockedhimselfinitaccidentally.Hissister,Natalie,heardhiscriesandrealizedwherehewashiding,sosheimmediatelytoldthemailmantounlockthemetaldoor.Afterlet
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