
Five years ago, when I taught art at a school in Seattle, I used Tinkertoys as a test at the beginning of a term to find out something about my students. I put a small set of Tinkertoys in front of each student, and said:”Make something out of the Tinkertoys. You have 45 minutes today - and 45minutes each day for the rest of the week.”
A few students hesitated to start. They waited to see the rest of the class would do. Several others checked the instructions and made something according to one of the model plans provided. Another group built something out of their own imaginations.
Once I had a boy who worked experimentally with Tinkertoys in his free time. His constructions filled a shelf in the art classroom and a good part of his bedroom at home. I was delighted at the presence of such a student. Here was an exceptionally creative mind at work. His presence meant that I had an unexpected teaching assistant in class whose creativity would infect(感染) other students.
Encouraging this kind of thinking has a downside. I ran the risk of losing those students who had a different style of thinking. Without fail one would declare,” But I’m just not creative.”
“Do you dream at night when you’re asleep?”
“Oh, sure.”
“So tell me one of your most interesting dreams.” The student would tell something wildly imaginative. Flying in the sky or in a time machine or growing three heads. “That’s pretty creative. Who does that for you?”
“Nobody. I do it.”
“Really-at night, when you’re asleep?”
“Sure.”
“Try doing it in the daytime, in class, okay?”
五年前,当我在西雅图的一所学校教艺术时,我在学期初用Tinkertoys作为测试,来了解我的学生。我在每个学生面前放了一小套小玩具,然后说:“用小玩具做点什么。你今天有45分钟的时间,本周剩余时间每天有45分钟。”
一些学生犹豫要不要开始上课。他们等着看班上其他人会做什么。其他几个人检查了说明,并根据提供的一个模型计划做了一些事情。另一组人根据自己的想象创造了一些东西。
有一次,我有一个男孩,他在空闲时间用Tinkertoys做实验。他的建筑填满了艺术教室的架子和家里卧室的大部分。有这样一个学生在场,我很高兴。这是一个特别有创造力的人在工作。他的出现意味着我在课堂上有了一个意想不到的助教,他的创造力会感染(感染)其他学生。
鼓励这种想法有其不利之处。我冒着失去那些思维方式不同的学生的风险。毫无疑问,人们会宣称:“但我就是没有创造力。”
“你晚上睡觉时做梦吗?”
“哦,当然。”
“那就告诉我你最有趣的一个梦吧。”这个学生会说一些非常有想象力的话。在天空中飞行,在时间机器中飞行,或者长出三个头。“这很有创意。谁帮你做的?”
“没人。我做。”
“真的是在晚上,当你睡着的时候?”
“当然。”
“试着在白天上课,好吗?”
句子成分分析:
[Five years ago], when I taught art [at a school] [in Seattle], || I used Tinkertoys as a test (at the beginning (of a term))
tofind out something (about my students).
句子语法结构详解:
(taught 为 teach 的过去式。)
* when 为连词,引导时间状语从句。
* taught 为谓语,采用一般过去时。
* 第2个 I 开头为陈述句。
* used 为谓语,采用一般过去时。
* to find 为不定式,作状语。
* I 为人称代词主格。my 为形容词型物主代词。something 为不定代词。the 为定冠词。a 为不定冠词。
句子相关词汇解释:
Phrase:
use...as... | 把...用作..., 用...作为... |
at the beginning of... | 在...开始时, ...初(期) |
find out | 查出,获知, 弄清楚 |
Vocabulary:
five [faiv] | num | 五 |
year [jiә] | n. | 1) 年 2) 一年时间 |
teach [ti:tʃ] | vt. | 1) 教(课程),讲授,教授 2) 教,训练 |
art [ɑ:t] | n. | 1) 艺术,美术 2) 艺术作品,美术作品 |
school [sku:l] | n. | 1) (中、小)学校 2) 专科学校,专业学校 3) 流派,学派 |
Seattle | n. | [地名] 西雅图 |
test [test] | n. | 1) 考查,考试,测试 2) 试验,测试 |
term [tә:m] | n. | 1) 词语,术语 2) 期间,期限,任期 3) (terms)(协议等)条件,条款 |
something ['sʌmθiŋ] | pron | 1) 某事, 某物 2) 被视为重要或有意义的事物 |
about [ә'baut] | prep. | 1) 关于, 有关(...的) 2) 在...附近 3) 在...各处 |
student ['stju:dnt] | n. | 1) 学生,(尤指)中学生 2) 大学生,研究生,博士生 |
句子成分分析:
[Once] I had a boy (who worked [experimentally] [with Tinkertoys] [in his free time]).
句子语法结构详解:
* had 为谓语,采用一般过去时。
* who 为关系代词,引导定语从句。
* worked 为谓语,采用一般过去时。
* I 为人称代词主格。his 为形容词型物主代词。a 为不定冠词。
句子相关词汇解释:
Vocabulary:
once [wʌns] | ad. | 1) 曾经 2) 一次,一回,仅一次 |
have [hæv] | vt. | 1) 有,持有 2) 吃,喝, 抽(烟) 3) 患病,出现(某症状) |
boy [bɔi] | n. | 1) 男孩,男青年 2) 年少的儿子 |
work [wә:k] | vi. | 1) 工作 2) 运行,运转 |
experimentally [ik,speri'mentli] | ad. | 实验式地, 在实验上 |
free [fri:] | a. | 1) (人或时间)没有安排活动的,空闲的 2) 自由的(不是囚犯或奴隶) |
time [taim] | n. | 1) 时间 2) 时候 3) 时期,时代 |
句子成分分析:
His constructions filled a shelf [in the art classroom and a good part (of his bedroom)] [at home].
句子语法结构详解:
* filled 为谓语,采用一般过去时。
* his 为形容词型物主代词。the 为定冠词。a 为不定冠词。
句子相关词汇解释:
Phrase:
at home | 1) 在家里 2) 在国内, 在本地 |
Vocabulary:
construction [kәn'strʌkʃәn] | n. | 1) 体质,体格 2) 构成,构造 |
fill [fil] | vt. | 1) 使充满,装满,注满,填满 2) 堵塞,填补(洞、孔) |
shelf [ʃelf] | n. | 1) (橱柜或书架的)架子,搁板 2) 大陆架,陆棚 |
art [ɑ:t] | n. | 1) 艺术,美术 2) 艺术作品,美术作品 |
classroom ['klɑ:sru:m] | n. | 教室 |
and [ænd] | conj. | 1) 和, 与, 同, 并 2) 然后,接着 |
good [gud] | a. | 1) 好的,令人满意的 2) 优质的,符合标准的 |
part [pɑ:t] | n. | 1) 部分 2) 部件,零件 3) 角色,台词 |
bedroom ['bedrum] | n. | 卧室 |
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