Moreandmorepupilsaregivingteacherspresentsbutthepracticeonlycreatesinsecurityinparentsandstaff.I’vecertainlynoticedsomepupilsbeingfeverishlyovergenerousoflate.LastyearIreceivednotonebottleofwinebutfo
Moreandmorepupilsaregivingteacherspresentsbutthepracticeonlycreatesinsecurityinparentsandstaff.
I’vecertainlynoticedsomepupilsbeingfeverishlyovergenerousoflate.LastyearIreceivednotonebottleofwinebutfourforhelpingadisaffectedpupilthroughhisGCSEs.Byandlargemycolleaguesreportthegiftsdifferingalonggenderlines.Gentlemengettiesmugsboozeandifthey’rereallyluckyticketstofootballmatches.Theladiesareoftenpresentedwithflowersjewelschocolatesandsoon.
WhenmysonwasatprivateschoolInoticedtherewasarealcompetitivenessbetweenthestudentsaboutgivingpresentstoteacherswithexpensivebasketsfromfancystoresandhugebouquetsbeinghandedoutonthelastdaysofterm.SincemywifeandIonlyletmysongivethank-youcardsitwasclearwewerenot“classy”.Nowheisataninner-cityprimarywe’venoticedthatthiskindofnonsenseseemstohavemoreorlessdisappeared.Foronethingthereisn’tthatkindofmoneyfloatingaround–butthereisn’tthatkindofcompetitivecultureeither.
PersonallyIthinkgiftstoteachersshouldbebannedbeyondthethank-youcardtheycausemanymoreproblemsthantheysolvecreatinginsecurityinbothparentsandstaff.Perhapstherecessionandthelackofmoneyinpeople’spocketsmightbeagoodexcuseforthegovernmenttoissuesomeguidelinestoschoolsthatgiftsshouldn’tbeacceptedbyteachers.
ThegiftsthatIreallyvaluearethecardswhichsayagenuinethankyou.Istillkeeptheminafileathome.
1.Whatcantheauthormostprobablybe?
A.Ateacher.B.Aschoolnurse.
C.Aresearcher.D.Agiftshopowner.
2.Theunderlinedword“nonsense”inParagraph3referstothefactthat________.
A.thesononlygivesthank-youcardstoteachers
B.theauthorandhiswifearenotclassy
C.thesongoestoaninner-cityprimary
D.thestudentsgivegiftstoteachers
3.Tosolvetheproblemtheauthorthinksit’sagoodwayto________.
A.forbidthestudentstogiveanygiftstoteachers
B.createinsecuritybygivingthank-youcards
C.makepeoplehavelessmoneyinpockets
D.issuesomeguidelinesbythegovernment
4.Whichofthefollo

