However important we may regard school life to be, there is no gainsaying the fact that children spend more time at home than in

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问题     However important we may regard school life to be, there is no gainsaying the fact that children spend more time at home than in the classroom. Therefore, the great influence of parents cannot be ignored or discounted by the teacher. They can become strong allies of the school personnel or they can consciously hinder and thwart curricular objectives.
    Administrators have been aware of the need to keep parents informed of the newer methods used in schools. Many principals have conducted workshops explaining such matters as the reading readiness program, manuscript writing, and developmental mathematics.     Moreover, the classroom teacher, with the permission of the supervisors, can also play an important role in enlightening parents. The many interviews carried on during the years as will as new ways of reporting pupils progress, can significantly aid in achieving a harmonious interplay between school and home.
    To illustrate, suppose that a father has been drilling Junior in arithmetic processes night after night. In a friendly interview, the teacher can help the parent sublimate his natural paternal interest into productive channels. He might be persuaded to let Junior participate in discussing the family budget, buying the food, using a yardstick or measuring cup at home, setting the clock, calculating mileage on a trip, and engaging in scores of other activities that have a mathematical basis.
    If the father follows the advice, it is reasonable to assume that he will soon realize his son is making satisfactory progress in mathematics and, at the same time, enjoying the work.
    Too often, however, teachers’ conferences with parents are devoted to Petty accounts of children’s misdemeanors, complaints about laziness and poor work habits, and suggestions for penalties and rewards at home.
    What is needed is more creative approach in which the teacher, as a professional adviser, plants ideas in parents’ minds for the best utilization of the many hours that the child spends out of the classroom.
    In this way, the school and the home join forces in fostering the fullest development of youngsters’ capacities.
It can reasonably be inferred that the author______.

选项 A、believes that schools are lacking in guidance personnel
B、believes present relationships between home and school are satisfying
C、feels that the traditional program in mathematics is slightly superior to the developmental program
D、feels that parent teacher interviews can be made much more constructive

答案D

解析 推理题。根据第六段和第七段的内容,作者否定了老师与家长在会面时“讨论儿童的小错误,抱怨他们的懒惰和欠佳的劳动技巧,并建议在家里予以处罚或奖励。”而应让老师作为职业的顾问“为家长灌输更好的创意方式,来最好地利用孩子在学校以外的时间。”故正确答案为D,即父母与教师的会面应是具有建设性的。
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