day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use.Bit by same way ing taught t,to walk,ru climb,whistle,ride a bicycle,compare their own performances with those of more skilled people and slowly make the needed changes.But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes for himself,let alone correct them.We do it all for him.We act as if we thought that he Soon he dent on the tea Let him do it hi Let hi rk out the help of other children ifhe wants it,what this word sys,what the answer is to that problem. whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not. If it is a matter of right answers,as it may be in mathematics or science,give him the answer book.Let him correct his own papers.Why should we teachers waste time on such routine ork?Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can't find d the right answer Let's end all this nonsense of grades,exams,marks.Let us throw them all ou and let the children learn what all educated persons must some day learn,how to measure their own understanding,how to know what they know or do not know. Let them get on with this job in the way that seems most sensible to them,with our help as school teachers if they ask for and used for the res dea ththere is body of owedge be tof one's life i se in a world complicated ours.Anxious parents and teachers say,"But suppose they fail to learn something essential something they will need to get on in the world?Don't Worry!If this is essential,they will go out into the world and learn it. 36.What does the author think is the best way for children to learn things? A.By lister ing to their parents B. By asking a great many questions C.By making mistakes and having them corrected. D.By copying what other people do. 37.What does the author think teachers shouldn't do? A.Give children orrect answ Point ou mistakes to them C.Allow children to mark their own work D.Encourage children to copy one another. 38.According to the passage,learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are A.the most important skills D.much different from learning other skills 39.The author thinks that children's progress should only be estimated by A.the children themselves B.their parents c. their teachers D.education authorities 40.The author fears that children will grow up into adults who are A.too selfish day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use．Bit by bit，he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people's．In the same way， children learning to do all the other things they learn to do without being taught，to walk，run， climb，whistle，ride a bicycle，compare their own performances with those of more skilled people， and slowly make the needed changes．But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes for himself，let alone correct them．We do it all for him．We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him，or correct it unless he was made to．Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher．Let him do it himself． Let him work out，with the help of other children if he wants it，what this word says，what the answer is to that problem， whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not． If it is a matter of right answers，as it may be in mathematics or science，give him the answer book．Let him correct his own papers． Why should we teachers waste time on such routine work？Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can't find the way to get to the right answer．Let's end all this nonsense of grades，exams，marks．Let us throw them all out， and let the children learn what all educated persons must some day learn，how to measure their own understanding，how to know what they know or do not know． Let them get on with this job in the way that seems most sensible to them，with our help as school teachers if they ask for it．The idea that there is a body of knowledge to be learnt at school and used for the rest of one's life is nonsense in a world as complicated and rapidly changing as ours．Anxious parents and teachers say，“But suppose they fail to learn something essential， something they will need to get on in the world？Don't Worry！If this is essential， they will go out into the world and learn it． 36．What does the author think is the best way for children to learn things？ A．By listening to their parents' instructions． B．By asking a great many questions． C．By making mistakes and having them corrected． D．By copying what other people do． 37．What does the author think teachers shouldn't do？ A．Give children correct answers． B．Point out children's mistakes to them． C．Allow children to mark their own work． D．Encourage children to copy one another． 38．According to the passage，learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are _____ ． A．the most important skills B．not really important skills C．basically the same as learning other skills D．much different from learning other skills 39．The author thinks that children's progress should only be estimated by _____ ． A．the children themselves B．their parents C．their teachers D．education authorities 40．The author fears that children will grow up into adults who are_____ ． A．too selfish