IELTS JOURNAL 22 The findings, taken from studying a cohort of all those born in a single week of
1958, will be presented by Professor Diana Leonard, from London University's
Institute of Education. The research covered 17,000 adults who had been taught
in a range of institutions from private boarding schools to state comprehensives.
The majority had been brought up in day schools.
Dr Leonard's findings have fuelled claims from teachers' leaders and education
psychologists that boys brought up in a single-sex environment are less able to
relate to the opposite sex than those taught in a co-educational school. (Text
taken from The Independent)
Find words in the text that are similar to the words/phrases below. 1. raised ……..
2. to cope with ……..
3. co-educational ……..
4. a group ……..
5. a variety of ……..
6. high schools ……..
7. added weight to ……..
Part B. Read the following text about bad behaviour in schools. The misbehaviour of children is common in all schools, although most schools
manage to maintain tolerable standards of discipline. Low levels of indiscipline
can result in a detrimental working environment for children, while poor
disciplinary management within a school can cause a more general breakdown
in order.
Problems with school discipline have also led to a reduction in the number of
people willing to become teachers, especially in schools regarded as difficult.
Student misbehaviour and rudeness is the leading cause of teacher resignations.
In some areas and countries, this has led to a severe teacher shortage, with
classes either not taught, or taught by an unqualified person. In some schools, a
class may have up to a dozen different teachers in a single year, as the
replacements decide to leave rather than deal with student behaviour. Many
countries are now trying to offer incentives to new teachers to remain in such
schools, but with very limited success.
