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Nationwide, only about three percent of early childhood teachers are male in the U. S. Experts say this can have an impact on yo

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问题     Nationwide, only about three percent of early childhood teachers are male in the U. S. Experts say this can have an impact on young children whose understanding of gender roles and identity are rapidly forming. Research has found that having access to diverse teachers is beneficial for children. For the youngest learners, it means they are more likely to get exposed to different varieties of play and communication. It also helps them develop healthy ideas around gender.
    "In our world and our society, we have very specific stereotypes (模式化形象) of gender roles," said Mindi Reich-Shapiro, an assistant professor in the teacher education department of the Borough of Manhattan Community College, and one of the authors of a recent study. "It’s important for children to see other possibilities and other paths they can take. "
    Despite mostly feeling supported by colleagues and family members, many of the male educators surveyed in the study reported facing social or cultural resistance in their careers as early education teachers. Some also reported that there were parents surprised or concerned that their child had a male teacher. And they had been advised by colleagues or other staff not to hug children.
    Reich-Shapiro and fellow researchers made several recommendations to increase male representation in the field. Low pay has long been acknowledged as a major issue in the early childhood field. Over 70% of male educators who said they intended to stay in the early education workforce noted an increased salary was a major motivating factor for them to commit to the career long-term. The report suggests paying all early childhood educators the way elementary school teachers are paid.
    Cities and programs should establish support groups for male early childhood educators and provide mentoring and professional development advice for male educators and their program leaders.
    The authors also suggest that traditional recruitment approaches for early childhood educators "do not address the gender gap in the field." They recommend providing young men opportunities to work with children through training and volunteer programs, targeting groups of men who are considering a career change, such as fathers.
What do we learn from the first paragraph about early childhood education in the U.S. ?
选项 A、It helps raise children’s awareness of gender roles.
B、It exposes children to different ways of interaction.
C、It is negatively impacted by a lack of male teachers.
D、It clearly aims to form children’s identity through play.
答案C
解析 推理判断题。定位段提到，在整个美国范围内，只有大约3％的幼儿教师是男性。专家表示，这可能会对儿童产生影响，他们对性别角色和身份的理解正在迅速形成。研究发现，接触不同类型的老师对孩子是有益的。由此可知，男性幼儿教师的缺乏会对儿童产生不利的影响，因此确定答案为C)。A)、B)两项混淆了原文的概念。原文指的是如果儿童接触到不同类型的老师，他们可以接触到各种各样的游戏和交流，也有助于他们围绕性别形成健康的观念。而现实是缺少男性幼儿教师，因此排除A)和B)；D)将原文中提到的play和identity混淆在一起，误解了原文要表达的意思，故排除。
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