2019高中英语高考复习 阅读理解Studying for Success： Born or Made？课件（共13张PPT）+教案+课文录音

Studying for Success: Born or Made? “What are we to do?” Two Chinese parents asked recently, throwing their hands up in the air. With two bachelor’s degrees (学士学位), a master’s degree (硕士学位), and a Ph.D. (博士学位) earned by the couple from top universities in China, you would think that even if they couldn’t solve a problem, they might be able to find someone who could. So, what “problem” gave them so much trouble? Their son, 10 years old, has been the center of their lives. They have thrown all of their resources into educating him. They have taught him themselves and provided all kinds of extra tutorial classes (辅导班), but to no avail (完全无用). Their son performs poorly in examinations, even though he studies very hard. Eventually, the mother accepted that her son is below average and said he may be able to live a comfortable life with an ordinary job. Is the mother right? I don’t think so. I have taught thousands of students before, and I can tell you with certainty that talent is not distributed evenly. What is talent? It is strictly defined as “natural skill,” but I would like to narrow that definition further: the speed with which one can master new skills. Some students simply learn material faster. But is your ability to learn limited by your talent from birth? I think the answer to that question is really up to you. If you do not learn as fast as your classmates, then you must study harder. For example, if you spend more time and effort improving your reading speed and comprehension, you will almost certainly be able to learn more over the course of your life from reading, if you continue to read books. However, some would argue that if you tell a student that they are average, it will hurt their self-esteem (自尊). And low self-esteem could mean less motivation to learn. Research, however, has failed to show any correlation (相关性) between self-est