命运如同手中的掌纹,无论多曲折,终掌握在自己手中。你今天的日积月累,终会变成别人的望尘莫及。11Unit3SectionATheHydeSchooloperatesontheprinciplethatifyouteachstudentsthemeritofsuchvaluesastruth,courage,integrity,leadership,curiosityandconcern,thenacademicachievementnaturallyfollows.HydeSchoolfounderJosephGauldclaimssuccesswiththeprogramatthe$18,000-a-yearhighschoolinBath,Maine,whichhasreceivedconsiderablepublicityforitsworkwithtroubledyoungsters."Wedon'tseeourselvesasaschoolforatypeofkid,"saysMalcolmGauld,Joseph'sson,whograduatedfromHydeandisnowheadmaster."Weseeourselvesaspreparingkidsforawayoflife—bycultivatingacomprehensivesetofprinciplesthatcanaffectallkids."Now,JoeGauldistryingtospreadhiscontroversialCharacterFirstideatopublic,inner-cityschoolswillingtousethetaxdollarsspentonthetraditionalprogramforthenewapproach.ThefirstHydepublicschoolprogramopenedinSeptember1992.Withinmonthstheprogramwassuspended.Teachersprotestedtheprogram'sdemandsandthestrainassociatedwithmoreintensework.Thisfall,theHydeFoundationisscheduledtobeginapreliminarypublicschoolprograminBaltimore.TeacherswillbetrainedtolaterworkthroughouttheentireBaltimoresystem.OtherUSschoolmanagersareeyeingtheprogram,too.Lastfall,theHydeFoundationopenedamagnetprogramwithinapublichighschoolinthesuburbsofNewHaven,Connecticut,overparents'protests.Thecommunityfearedtheschoolwouldattractinner-cityminorityandtroubledstudents.命运如同手中的掌纹,无论多曲折,终掌握在自己手中。你今天的日积月累,终会变成别人的望尘莫及。22AsinMainethequestfortruthisalsowidespreadattheschoolinConnecticut.InoneEnglishclass,the11studentsspendthelastfiveminutesinanenergeticexchangeevaluatingtheirclassperformanceforthedayona1-10scale."Igeta10.""Ichallengethat.Youdidn'tdoeitheryourgrammaroryourspellinghomework.""OK,aseven.""Yououghttogetasix.""Wait,Iputmybesteffortforthhere.""Yeah,butyoudidn'taskquestionstoday."Explaininghisapproachtoeducation,JoeGauldsaystheconventionaleducationsystemcannotbereformed.Henotes"noamountofchange"withthehorseandcarriage"willproduceanautomobile".TheHydeSchoolassumes"everyhumanbeinghasauniquepotential"thatisbasedoncharacter,notintelligenceorwealth.Conscienceandhardworkarevalued.Successismeasuredbygrowth,notacademicachievement.Studentsarerequiredtotakeresponsibilityforeachother.ToavoidthecontroversyofothercharacterprogramsusedinUSschools,Gauldsaystheconceptofdoingyourbesthasnothingtodowithforcingthestudentsto命运如同手中的掌纹,无论多曲折,终掌握在自己手中。你今天的日积月累,终会变成别人的望尘莫及。33acceptaparticularsetofmoralsorreligiousvalues.TheHydecurriculumissimilartoconventionalschoolsthatprovidepreparationforcollege,completewithEnglish,history,mathandscience.Butallstudentsarerequiredtotakeperformingartsandsports,andprovideacommunityservice.Foreachcourse,studentsgetagradeforacademicachievementandfor"besteffort".AtBath,97%ofthegraduatesattendfour-yearcolleges.CommitmentamongparentsisakeyingredientintheHydemixture.Forthestudenttogainadmission,parentsalsomustagreetoacceptanddemonstratetheschool'sphilosophiesandoutlook.Theparentsagreeinwritingtomeetmonthlyinoneof20regionalgroups,gotoayearlythree-dayregionalretreat,andspendatleastthreetimesayearinworkshops,discussiongroupsandseminarsatBath.ParentsofMainestudentshaveanattendancerateof95%inthemanysessions.JoeandMalcolmGauldbothsaychildrentendtodotheirutmostwhentheyseetheirp...