Curriculum Commitment among parents Teacher-student relationship

Cultural Information –Hyde schools
• Ten priorities Truth over harmony. Principles over rules. Attitude over aptitude. Set high expectations and let go of the outcomes Value success and failure. Allowing obstacles to become opportunities. Taking hold and letting go. Create a character culture. Humility to ask for and receive help. Inspiration.

Hyde schools
Hyde School, founded by Joseph Gauld in the early 1960s. Today it is a network of public and boarding schools and programs wildly known for its successful and unique approach to helping students develop characters.

2. The principle of Hyde
If you teach students the merit of such values as truth, courage, integrity, leadership, curiosity and concern, then academic achievement naturally follows. Character First(para.3)
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Cultural Information –school mottos
Truth Harvard University
The Lord is My Light University of Oxford
Cultural Information –school mottos
Light and Truth Yale University

Private schools Public schools Government-controlled Not under the control of Funded by the state and the government federal government ( Funded in whole or in local property taxes paid by part by charging their homeowners) students tuition Standards set partially Standards set by the at the state and federal university level Quite expensive to No charge for attending attend public school

• Five Words Our Five Words are what we believe define character: Leadership - I am a leader through asking the best of myself and the best of others. Integrity - I am gifted with a unique potential and conscience as my guide to discovering it. Curiosity – I am responsible for my own learning. Courage - I learn the most by facing challenges and taking risks. Concern - I need a challenging and supportive community in which to develop my character.
少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
Education-related quotes
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. ----Mahatma Gandhi
珍惜生活，就象死神即将来临；热爱学习，就象生命能够永恒。
教育的根是苦，但果实是甜的。

Extensively learn it, carefully question it, cautiously thinks about it, clearly distinguish it, practically carry it
1. The development of Hyde
The first Hyde school in Bath, Maine.(para.1) The first Hyde public school in September 1992. (para.3) Last fall, the Hyde foundation opened a magnet program within a public high school in the suburbs of New Haven, Connecticut.(para.4) This fall, the Hyde Foundation is scheduled to begin a preliminary public school program in Baltimore, Maryland. (para.4)
Where Principles Come First
Unit Three
LOGO
Objectives
1. Talk about principles of school.
2. Enlarge vocabulary.
3. Learn to read for main ideas.
4. Write a general statement + examples
Cultural Information –Hyde schools
Character-Based
self-discovery -Who am I? -Where am I going? -What do I need to do to get there?
3. Characteristics of Hyde
Cultural Information –school mottos
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Self-Discipline and Social Commitment
More questions for presentation
Question time Do you think Hyde school is applicable in China?
Text Study
Understanding Structure Analysis

Education-related Proverbs
A child is better unborn than untaught.
养不教父之过。
Live and learn.
学无止境。
Practice is better than percept.
身教重于言教。
An idle youth, a needy age.

Conscience and hard work are valued. Success is measured by growth, not academic achievement. Students are required to take responsibility for each other. (para.12)
Contents
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Warming Up
Text Study
Language Study Writing
Warming-up Activities
Education-related proverbs and quotes University motto Public school vs. private school

Cultural Information –private school
Why do parents send their children to private schools?
Status. Some private schools are highly regarded, and lend prestige to their students and alumni. Quality of education. Wishing to avoid problems associated with a small number of students at certain public schools, including violence and drug use. Religion. Some parents want their children to attend schools that teach religion as well as academics, which is prohibited by law in the public schools.