大學(xué)英語四、六級社會考點報名工作于昨天下午正式結(jié)束，由于這是四六級后向社會開放，上周末共有3000多名社會考生前來報名。值得一提的是，在龐大的報名隊伍中，一些中學(xué)生的家長也在現(xiàn)場為子女報名參考。專業(yè)人士指出，大專以上畢業(yè)證書，是報名英語四六級英語考試的“硬件”。
昨天上午9點，筆者趕到設(shè)在陜西南路的社會考補報名點，為了趕上這趟末班車，一些高中生的家長也趕到了現(xiàn)場。市民胡女士告訴筆者，自己是替正讀高三的女兒來報名，她希望女兒6月初高考結(jié)束后，不要放松下來，再接再厲把四級英語考出來。這樣，進了大學(xué)就可以有更多時間考其他證書。不過，胡女士“趁熱打鐵”的想法并沒有得到報名點工作人員的同意，因為中學(xué)生并不被允許報考英語四六級，即使考了將來也不會得到承認(rèn)。
在近兩個小時內(nèi)，筆者遇到了至少10位中學(xué)生家長。而據(jù)上海教育評估院市場服務(wù)部主任汪建華介紹，一周前英語四六級考試社會考報名開始，每天都有幾十名高中生或?qū)W生家長前來咨詢，其中甚至還有初中生。當(dāng)被告知不能報名后，他們還不愿離去，希望可以破例。
“其實，四六級以后會慢慢發(fā)展成在校大學(xué)生的學(xué)位證書考試，因而今年6月后連社會考生都不能參加了，更不用說高中、初中學(xué)生?！蓖艚ㄈA表示，按照規(guī)定，必須大二以上學(xué)生才能參加四級考試。初、高中的學(xué)生家長應(yīng)該讓孩子將精力放在現(xiàn)階段的英語學(xué)習(xí)上，而不是一心想著提前考證。
美國研究人員新公布的一項研究結(jié)果顯示，那些經(jīng)常到戶外鍛煉身體的青少年較之常常待在家里看電視的同齡人， 前者染上吸煙、酗酒以及其它一些不良習(xí)慣的可能性要明顯小于后者。
據(jù)路透社4月5日報道，此項研究是由美國的北卡羅來納大學(xué)的研究人員組織完成的，研究對象為將近1.2萬名初、高中學(xué)生。研究報告已經(jīng)刊登在近一期的《兒科醫(yī)學(xué)》雜志上。
研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，與那些將大部分閑暇時光花在看電視上的同齡人相比，活潑好動的青少年通常擁有更強的自豪感，更為優(yōu)異的學(xué)業(yè)成績，同時也更不容易出現(xiàn)諸如吸毒、吸煙、酗酒以及與他人發(fā)生性關(guān)系等危險行為。研究報告作者之一的彭妮·戈登·拉爾森博士說：“總的來說，無論具體參加的是哪一項運動，那些愛玩的孩子們的健康狀況的確要好于總是坐在電視機前的同伴?！?BR> 此前，曾有其它一些研究將電視中播放的某些內(nèi)容，諸如暴力與色情等同青少年的不良行為聯(lián)系起來。但戈登·拉爾森在接受路透社記者采訪時指出，來自電視的影響其實遠(yuǎn)不止上述這些，那些長時間看電視的孩子們一般沒有多少機會去參加各種社會活動，發(fā)展多種技巧，學(xué)會與他人同心協(xié)力完成某一項工作以及嘗試擁有其它一些體驗，而那些“活蹦亂跳”的同齡人則可以從上述活動中受益更多。
當(dāng)然，這也并不意味著孩子們必須在課余時間加入到某支足球隊中。研究結(jié)果顯示，諸如輪滑或滑板等有時會令成年人皺眉頭的“另類”運動同樣可以帶給孩子們更多的自豪感與更低的染上壞習(xí)慣的可能性。按照拉爾森的說法，輪滑比看電視更有利于青少年健康成長這一結(jié)論可能會讓某些成年人大吃一驚，因為他們總是將喜愛輪滑的孩子們視做調(diào)皮搗蛋者。目前，美國很多公共場所都禁止人們玩滑板，而一些社區(qū)也反對在當(dāng)?shù)匦藿ɑ喒珗@。
拉爾森還指出，不僅父母們應(yīng)當(dāng)鼓勵自己的孩子積極投身于其所喜愛的各項運動之中，而且學(xué)校和社區(qū)也應(yīng)該努力為孩子們創(chuàng)造更多的活動機會。在其它一些同類研究中人們發(fā)現(xiàn)，那些與自己的父母一起參加運動的孩子們會比同年齡的“電視愛好者”更不容易沾染上從酗酒、吸毒到青少年犯罪在內(nèi)的一系列不良行為。研究人員則在該報告中表示，本次研究進一步強調(diào)了父母在其子女的健身運動中所充當(dāng)角色的重要性，同時也指出了如果父母不陪孩子玩可能會帶來的負(fù)面影響。
Teenagers who are physically active in any way are less likely than their TV-watching peers to smoke, drink or take other health risks, a new study suggests.
Researchers found that compared with teens who spent much of their free time in front of the TV, those who were active often had higher self-esteem, better grades and were less prone to risky behavior like taking drugs, smoking, drinking or having sex.
The findings, based on a national survey of nearly 12,000 middle and high school students, are published in the journal Pediatrics.
“Across the board, children who engaged in any kind of activity were better off than kids who watched a lot of TV,” said study co-author Dr. Penny Gordon-Larsen of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Other studies have linked certain content of television programs, such as violence and sex, to children's behavior. But beyond this issue, Gordon-Larsen told Reuters Health, kids who spend hours watching TV “miss opportunities” to socialize, develop skills, learn teamwork and have other experiences that their more active peers benefit from.
That doesn't mean, however, that kids have to be on the football team. The study found that “alternative” activities like skating and skateboarding —— which adults sometimes frown upon —— were also related to better self-esteem and less risk-taking.
That skaters were better behaved than TV watchers might come as a surprise to some adults who see these teens as a nuisance, according to Gordon-Larsen. Skateboarding is banned in many public areas, and some communities oppose building skating parks.
But if kids who like to skate have nowhere to do it, “it's a shame,” said Gordon-Larsen.
Not only should parents encourage their kids to engage in the physical activities they enjoy, she said, but schools and communities should also do more to create opportunities for children to be active.
In other findings, teenagers who played sports with their parents were less likely than TV lovers to engage in any of the behaviors the study considered —— from drinking and drug use to delinquency.
This finding, write the study authors, underscores the “important role” parents play in their children's activities, or lack thereof.
Overall, Gordon-Larsen said, the study results also highlight the fact that exercise is not only about weight control. “This study makes clear that there are other benefits as well,” she said.
昨天上午9點，筆者趕到設(shè)在陜西南路的社會考補報名點，為了趕上這趟末班車，一些高中生的家長也趕到了現(xiàn)場。市民胡女士告訴筆者，自己是替正讀高三的女兒來報名，她希望女兒6月初高考結(jié)束后，不要放松下來，再接再厲把四級英語考出來。這樣，進了大學(xué)就可以有更多時間考其他證書。不過，胡女士“趁熱打鐵”的想法并沒有得到報名點工作人員的同意，因為中學(xué)生并不被允許報考英語四六級，即使考了將來也不會得到承認(rèn)。
在近兩個小時內(nèi)，筆者遇到了至少10位中學(xué)生家長。而據(jù)上海教育評估院市場服務(wù)部主任汪建華介紹，一周前英語四六級考試社會考報名開始，每天都有幾十名高中生或?qū)W生家長前來咨詢，其中甚至還有初中生。當(dāng)被告知不能報名后，他們還不愿離去，希望可以破例。
“其實，四六級以后會慢慢發(fā)展成在校大學(xué)生的學(xué)位證書考試，因而今年6月后連社會考生都不能參加了，更不用說高中、初中學(xué)生?！蓖艚ㄈA表示，按照規(guī)定，必須大二以上學(xué)生才能參加四級考試。初、高中的學(xué)生家長應(yīng)該讓孩子將精力放在現(xiàn)階段的英語學(xué)習(xí)上，而不是一心想著提前考證。
美國研究人員新公布的一項研究結(jié)果顯示，那些經(jīng)常到戶外鍛煉身體的青少年較之常常待在家里看電視的同齡人， 前者染上吸煙、酗酒以及其它一些不良習(xí)慣的可能性要明顯小于后者。
據(jù)路透社4月5日報道，此項研究是由美國的北卡羅來納大學(xué)的研究人員組織完成的，研究對象為將近1.2萬名初、高中學(xué)生。研究報告已經(jīng)刊登在近一期的《兒科醫(yī)學(xué)》雜志上。
研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，與那些將大部分閑暇時光花在看電視上的同齡人相比，活潑好動的青少年通常擁有更強的自豪感，更為優(yōu)異的學(xué)業(yè)成績，同時也更不容易出現(xiàn)諸如吸毒、吸煙、酗酒以及與他人發(fā)生性關(guān)系等危險行為。研究報告作者之一的彭妮·戈登·拉爾森博士說：“總的來說，無論具體參加的是哪一項運動，那些愛玩的孩子們的健康狀況的確要好于總是坐在電視機前的同伴?！?BR> 此前，曾有其它一些研究將電視中播放的某些內(nèi)容，諸如暴力與色情等同青少年的不良行為聯(lián)系起來。但戈登·拉爾森在接受路透社記者采訪時指出，來自電視的影響其實遠(yuǎn)不止上述這些，那些長時間看電視的孩子們一般沒有多少機會去參加各種社會活動，發(fā)展多種技巧，學(xué)會與他人同心協(xié)力完成某一項工作以及嘗試擁有其它一些體驗，而那些“活蹦亂跳”的同齡人則可以從上述活動中受益更多。
當(dāng)然，這也并不意味著孩子們必須在課余時間加入到某支足球隊中。研究結(jié)果顯示，諸如輪滑或滑板等有時會令成年人皺眉頭的“另類”運動同樣可以帶給孩子們更多的自豪感與更低的染上壞習(xí)慣的可能性。按照拉爾森的說法，輪滑比看電視更有利于青少年健康成長這一結(jié)論可能會讓某些成年人大吃一驚，因為他們總是將喜愛輪滑的孩子們視做調(diào)皮搗蛋者。目前，美國很多公共場所都禁止人們玩滑板，而一些社區(qū)也反對在當(dāng)?shù)匦藿ɑ喒珗@。
拉爾森還指出，不僅父母們應(yīng)當(dāng)鼓勵自己的孩子積極投身于其所喜愛的各項運動之中，而且學(xué)校和社區(qū)也應(yīng)該努力為孩子們創(chuàng)造更多的活動機會。在其它一些同類研究中人們發(fā)現(xiàn)，那些與自己的父母一起參加運動的孩子們會比同年齡的“電視愛好者”更不容易沾染上從酗酒、吸毒到青少年犯罪在內(nèi)的一系列不良行為。研究人員則在該報告中表示，本次研究進一步強調(diào)了父母在其子女的健身運動中所充當(dāng)角色的重要性，同時也指出了如果父母不陪孩子玩可能會帶來的負(fù)面影響。
Teenagers who are physically active in any way are less likely than their TV-watching peers to smoke, drink or take other health risks, a new study suggests.
Researchers found that compared with teens who spent much of their free time in front of the TV, those who were active often had higher self-esteem, better grades and were less prone to risky behavior like taking drugs, smoking, drinking or having sex.
The findings, based on a national survey of nearly 12,000 middle and high school students, are published in the journal Pediatrics.
“Across the board, children who engaged in any kind of activity were better off than kids who watched a lot of TV,” said study co-author Dr. Penny Gordon-Larsen of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Other studies have linked certain content of television programs, such as violence and sex, to children's behavior. But beyond this issue, Gordon-Larsen told Reuters Health, kids who spend hours watching TV “miss opportunities” to socialize, develop skills, learn teamwork and have other experiences that their more active peers benefit from.
That doesn't mean, however, that kids have to be on the football team. The study found that “alternative” activities like skating and skateboarding —— which adults sometimes frown upon —— were also related to better self-esteem and less risk-taking.
That skaters were better behaved than TV watchers might come as a surprise to some adults who see these teens as a nuisance, according to Gordon-Larsen. Skateboarding is banned in many public areas, and some communities oppose building skating parks.
But if kids who like to skate have nowhere to do it, “it's a shame,” said Gordon-Larsen.
Not only should parents encourage their kids to engage in the physical activities they enjoy, she said, but schools and communities should also do more to create opportunities for children to be active.
In other findings, teenagers who played sports with their parents were less likely than TV lovers to engage in any of the behaviors the study considered —— from drinking and drug use to delinquency.
This finding, write the study authors, underscores the “important role” parents play in their children's activities, or lack thereof.
Overall, Gordon-Larsen said, the study results also highlight the fact that exercise is not only about weight control. “This study makes clear that there are other benefits as well,” she said.