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As the school term ends, New York is no closer to solving its acute shortage of certified teachers than it was earlier in the ye
As the school term ends, New York is no closer to solving its acute shortage of certified teachers than it was earlier in the ye
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2011-01-04
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As the school term ends, New York is no closer to solving its acute shortage of certified teachers than it was earlier in the year.
The city’s attempt to resolve its education plight is aptly illustrated by the story of Pe-ter DeMarco, formerly an aspiring comedian, who was recruited to teach English in the city’s high schools. Mr. DeMarco and about 300 other people joined the teaching ranks under the New York Teaching Fellows program, an initiative set up to fill numerous "technical vacancies" that are usually filled by teachers lacking full certification.
Some 2,300 people from as far away as South Africa and Nigeria applied for the scheme. The successful candidates underwent an intensive induction program at the City University of New York during the summer and were sent to classrooms at the beginning of the school year. Most were sent to schools in troubled parts of the city.
For many, including Mr. DeMarco, becoming a teacher meant a pay cut. "But I am not doing this for money. . . I am doing it for some meaning, and to make an impact on some lives," he says.
Now, at 38, after a variety of jobs—including stand-up comedy and acting roles—he says he is "finally where I want to be". Teaching is difficult but satisfying, Mr. DeMarco says. He liked the job a week into it and still likes it now, months later. He plans to teach through the two years required by the program, and possibly even longer. "Tough as they are, the kids are great. .. some of their writing and creativity, it is just phenomenal. "
People like Mr. DeMarco "demonstrated concern for the quality of teaching in New York schools", says Harold Levy, chancellor of the state’s board of education. His board estimates New York will need 40,000 to 55,000 more teachers than it expects to get over the next five years. Colleges are not producing enough teachers, he says. Teacher shortage is a national problem in the U. S. , art issue highlighted in this year’s presidential election.
According to the passage, the New York Teaching Fellows program is an initiative
选项
A、carried out to recruit more English teachers in high schools
B、set up to help comedians become English teachers
C、designed to tackle the acute shortage of certified teachers
D、carried out to improve the condition of schools in troubled parts of the city
答案
C
解析
事实细节题,文中第二段第二句提到an initiative set up to fill numerous“technical vacancies”,可见“纽约教学之友”计划的目的就是为了解决教师短缺问题,A项和B项都过于具体,而文中并未提出限定哪一方面的教师,D项文中根本未曾提及。
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