瀹岀編鏍煎紡鏁寸悊鐗?/p>
瀛︿範濂藉府鎵?/p>
Unit 1
1. What were the author and his wife doing in Nanjing
in the spring of 1987
锛?/p>
They
were
studying
arts
education
in
Chinese
kindergartens
and elementary schools in Nanjing.
2. What was their son Benjamin fond of doing during
their stay at the Jinling Hotel?
Their
18-month-old
son
Benjamin
was
fond
of
trying
to
place
the key into the slot of the key box during their stay at the
Jinling Hotel.
3.
How
would
Chinese
staff
members
of
the
hotel
respond
to Benjamin's attempt to place the key into the slot?
They
would
come
over
to
watch
Benjami,
and
then
try
to
teach
him how to do it properly.
4. Why did the author decide to work the key-slot
anecdote into his discussions with Chinese educators?
Because he realized that this anecdote was directly
relevant
to
their
assigned
tasks
in
China:
to
investigate
early
childhood education and to throw light on Chinese attitudes
toward creativity.
5.
What
did
his
Chinese
colleagues
think
of
the
key-slot
incident?
Most of them displayed the same attitude as the staff at
the Jinling Hotel.
6.
What
did
the
author
emphasize
in
presenting
his
views
about the incident?
He
emphasized
that
the
most
important
thing
is
to
teach
the
child that one can solve a problem effectively by oneself.
7. What does the author mean by saying this incident
was key in more than one sense?
He means that this incident pointed to important
differences in educational and artistic practices between