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新视野大学英语 3U1Love without limitationsMy brother, Jimmy, did not get enough oxygen during a difficult delivery,leaving him with brain damage, and two years later I was born. Since then, mylife revolved around my brother’s. Accompanying my growing up was always“go o ut and play and take your brother with you”. I couldn’t go anywherewithout him, so I urged the neighborhood kids to come to my house for someout-of-control kid-centered fun.My mother taught Jimmy practical things like how to brush his teeth or put onbelt. My father, a saint, simply held the house together with his patience andunderstanding. I was in charge outside where I administered justice by trackingdown the parents of the kids who picked on my brother, and telling on them.My father and Jimmy were inseparable. They ate breakfast together and onweekdays drove off to the navy shipping center every morning where they bothworked-Jimmy unloaded color-coded boxes. At night after dinner, they wouldtalk and play games late into the evening. They even whistled the same tunes.So when my father died of a heart attack in 1991, Jimmy was a wreck,beneath his careful disguise. He was simply in disbelief. Usually very agreeable,he now quit speaking altogether and no amount of words could penetrate thevacant expression he wore on his face. I hired someone to live with him anddrive him to work, but no matter how much I tried to make things stay the same,even Jimmy grasped that the world he’d k nown was gone. One day Iasked, ”You miss Dad, don’t you?” His lips quivered and then he asked, “What do you think, Margaret? He was my best friend.” Our tears began flow.My mother died of lung cancer six months later and I alone was left to lookafter Jimmy.He didn’t adjust to going to work wi thout my father right away, so he cameand lived with me in New York City for a while. He went wherever I went andseemed to adjust pretty well. Still, Jimmy longed to live in my parents’ house and work at his old job and I pledged to help him return. Eventually, I was ableto work it out. He has lived there for 11 years now with many differentcaretakers and blossomed on his own. He has become essential to theneighborhood. When you have any mail to be picked up or your dog needswalking, he is your man.My mother was right, of course: It was possible to have a home with room forboth his limitations and my ambitions. In fact, caring for someone who loves asdeeply and appreciates my efforts as much as Jimmy does has enriched my lifemore than anything else ever could have.This hit home a few days after the September 11th disaster on Jimmy’s 57th birthday. I had a party for him in my home in New York, but none of our familycould join us because travel was difficult and they were still reckoning with thesheer terror the disaster had brought. I called on my faithful friends to helpmake it a merry and festive occasion, ignoring the fact that most of them wereemotionally drained and exhausted. Instead of the customary “No gifts, please”I shouted, “Gifts! Please!”My friends-people Jimmy had come to know over the years-brought the ideal-I-M-M-Y” onpresents: country music CDs, a sweatshirt, one leather belt with “Ｊit, a knitted wool hat and a cowboy costume. The evening led up to the gifts andthen the chocolate cake from his favorite bakery, and of course the ceremonywasn’t complete without the singing.A thousand times Jimmy asked, ”Is it time for the cake yet?” After dinner andthe gifts Jimmy could no longer be restrained. He anxiously waited for thecandles to be lit and then blew them out with one long breath as well all sang“Happy birthday”. Jimmy wasn’t satisfied with our effort, though. He jumped upon the chair and stood erect pointing both index fingers into the air to conductus and yell ed, ”One…more…time!” We sang with all of the energy left in oursouls and when we were finished he put both his thumbs up and shouted.“ That was super!”We had wanted to let him know that no matter how difficult things got in theworld, there would always be people who cared about him. We ended upreminding ourselves instead. For Jimmy, the love with which we sang was awelcome bonus, but mostly he had just wanted to see everyone else happyagain.ernight, September Just as my father’s death had changed Jimmy’s world ov11th changed our lives; the world we’d known was gone. But, as we sang forJimmy and held each tight afterward praying for peace around the world, wewere reminded that the constant love and support of our friends and familywould get us through whatever life might present. The simplicity with whichJimmy had reconciled everything for us should not have been surprising. Therehad never been limitations to what Jimmy’s love could accomplish.无限的爱我哥哥吉米出生时遇上难产，因为缺氧导致大脑受损。
新视野大学英语3U1Love without limitationsMy brother, Jimmy, did not get enough oxygen during a difficult delivery, leaving him with brain damage, and two years later I was born. Since then, my life revolved around my brother’s. Accompanying my growing up was always “go out and play and take your brother with you”. I couldn’t go anywhere without him, so I urged the neighborhood kids to come to my house for some out-of-control kid-centered fun.My mother taught Jimmy practical things like how to brush his teeth or put on belt. My father, a saint, simply held the house together with his patience and understanding. I was in charge outside where I administered justice by tracking down the parents of the kids who picked on my brother, and telling on them. My father and Jimmy were inseparable. They ate breakfast together and on weekdays drove off to the navy shipping center every morning where they both worked-Jimmy unloaded color-coded boxes. At night after dinner, they would talk and play games late into the evening. They even whistled the same tunes. So when my father died of a heart attack in 1991, Jimmy was a wreck, beneath his careful disguise. He was simply in disbelief. Usually very agreeable, he now quit speaking altogether and no amount of words could penetrate the vacant expression he wore on his face. I hired someone to live with him and drive him to work, but no matter how much I tried to make things stay the same, even Jimmy grasped that the world he’d known was gone. One day I asked, ”You miss Dad, don’t you?” His lips quivered and then he asked, “What do you think, Margaret? He was my best friend.” Our tears began flow.My mother died of lung cancer six months later and I alone was left to look after Jimmy.He didn’t adjust to going to work wi thout my father right away, so he came and lived with me in New York City for a while. He went wherever I went and seemed to adjust pretty well. Still, Jimmy longed to live in my parents’ house and work at his old job and I pledged to help him return. Eventually, I was able to work it out. He has lived there for 11 years now with many different caretakers and blossomed on his own. He has become essential to the neighborhood. When you have any mail to be picked up or your dog needs walking, he is your man.My mother was right, of course: It was possible to have a home with room for both his limitations and my ambitions. In fact, caring for someone who loves as deeply and appreciates my efforts as much as Jimmy does has enriched my life more than anything else ever could have.This hit home a few days after the September 11th disaster on Jimmy’s 57th birthday. I had a party for him in my home in New York, but none of our familycould join us because travel was difficult and they were still reckoning with the sheer terror the disaster had brought. I called on my faithful friends to help make it a merry and festive occasion, ignoring the fact that most of them were emotionally drained and exhausted. Instead of the customary “No gifts, please”, I shouted, “Gifts! Please!”My friends-people Jimmy had come to know over the years-brought the ideal presents: country music CDs, a sweatshirt, one leather belt with “J-I-M-M-Y” on it, a knitted wool hat and a cowboy costume. The evening led up to the gifts and then the chocolate cake from his favorite bakery, and of course the ceremony wasn’t complete without the singing.A thousand times Jimmy asked, ”Is it time for the cake yet?” After dinner and the gifts Jimmy could no longer be restrained. He anxiously waited for the candles to be lit and then blew them out with one long breath as well all sang “Happy birthday”. Jimmy wasn’t satisfied with our effort, though. He jumped up on the chair and stood erect pointing both index fingers into the air to conduct us and yell ed, ”One…more…time!” We sang with all of the energy left in our souls and when we were finished he put both his thumbs up and shouted. “ That was super!”We had wanted to let him know that no matter how difficult things got in the world, there would always be people who cared about him. We ended up reminding ourselves instead. For Jimmy, the love with which we sang was a welcome bonus, but mostly he had just wanted to see everyone else happy again.Just as my father’s death had changed Jimmy’s world ov ernight, September 11th changed our lives; the world we’d known was gone. But, as we sang for Jimmy and held each tight afterward praying for peace around the world, we were reminded that the constant love and support of our friends and family would get us through whatever life might present. The simplicity with which Jimmy had reconciled everything for us should not have been surprising. There had never been limitations to what Jimmy’s love could accomplish.无限的爱我哥哥吉米出生时遇上难产，因为缺氧导致大脑受损。
第二版新视野大学英语读写教程第三册答案全Unit 1III1 beneath2 disguised3 whistles4 restrain5 grasp6 longing7 praying8 faithful 9 pledge 10 drainIV 1 tell … on you 2 track down 3 work it out 4 picking on me 5 reckoned with6 call on7 on his own8 get through9 in disguise 10 revolves aroundV G O D I K L B F A NVI1 advise2 level3 problems4 necessity5 skills6 experience7 solution8 value 9 tool 10 mannerVII1 air-conditioned( 装空调的；有冷气的)2 handmade （手工制作的）3 thunderstruck （非常吃惊的）4 heartfelt （衷心的；诚挚的）5 data-based （基于数据的）6 self-employe d （自主经营的）7 custom-built （定制的；定做的）8 weather-beaten （饱经风霜的）VIII1. well-informed （对……非常熟悉的）2 new-found （新获得的）3 hard-earned （辛苦挣得的）4 soft-spoken （说话温柔的）5 newly-married （新婚的）6 widely-held （普遍认为的）7 well-meant （出于好意的）8 well-educated （受过良好教育的）IX 1 no matter how different it may seem form any other substance2 no matter what a woman tries to do to improve her situation3 no matter what excuse he gives4 no matter what anyone else may think5 no matter how they rewrite historyX 1 just as we gained fame in victory, we lost nothing in defeat2 just as the head teacher plays a significant role in the school, Jane plays a significant role f leader in the classroom.3 whoever was out there obviously couldn ’t see him just as he couldn ’t see them.4 she has been searching all her life for the perfect chocolate just as I have been searching for the perfect beer.5 you can make those kinds of comparisons just as you were doing the analyses a minute ago.XI1. No matter how experienced a speaker you are, and how well you have prepared your speech, you will have difficulty making a speech at such a noisy reception.2. Just as all his sister ’ s friends cared about him, Jimmy cared about them.3. Car manufacturers stamp a vehicle identification number at several places on new cars to help track down stolen vehicles.4. If you dare tell on me when the teacher gets back I won ’t say a word to you any more.5. Some elderly people prefer to live on their own while the great majority choose to live withtheir children.6. Here is something that needs to be reckoned with: how to get the necessary finances to establish the company.XII1. 每当有人帮了你，无论事情大小，无论他地位高低，你都应该对他说声“谢谢”。
unit1When I think of people in this world who have really made a difference, I think of my parents. They were truly saints among ordinary people.I was one of the ten children my parents adopted. They rescue (挽救) each of us from a life of poverty and loneliness. They were hardly able to restrain（克制）themselves from bringing home more children to care for. If they had had the resources （资源）they certainly would have. Most people do not realize how much they appreciated（感激）someone until they pass away. My sisters and brothers and I did not want this to happen before we uttered（说）the words "Thank you" to our parents. Although we have all grown up and scattered（散落）about the country, we got back together to thank our parents. My brother Tom undertook（从事，承担）the task of organizing the event. Every Friday night, Mom and Dad have had the ham dinner special at the same restaurant for the last twenty years. That is where we waited without their knowing. When we first caught a glimpse （瞥一眼）of them coming across the street, we all hid underneath(在…之下）a big table. When they entered, we leapt out and shouted, "Thank you, Mom and Dad." My brother Tom presented（提供）them with a card and we all hugged. My Dad pretended that he had known we were under the table all along.当我想到的人在这个世界上真的有区别,我认为我的父母。
新视野三版读写B2 U3 Text AJourney through the odyssey years1 Most of us know about the phases of life which we label to parallel different age groups and life stages: childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age. We think of infancy before childhood and middle age before old age, with each unique phase bringing its own peculiar set of challenges. These challenges can be overcome by acquainting ourselves with them, such as the child's need to learn, the adult's need to find the right career and build a family, and the senior's need for support and good health care.2 Interestingly, ideas about the stages of life are changing.3 In previous times, people didn't have a solid idea of childhood as being separate from adulthood. A hundred years ago, no one thought of adolescence. Until recently it was understood as a norm that their induction to adulthood was completed as soon as they graduated from college. They would now find a sensible job which would lead toa career. Then during this career they would start a family, ideally before they turned30.4 Today we have an equivalent need to recognize a new phase of life that comes after high school graduation, continues through college, and then leads to starting a family and having a career, the so-called odyssey years. Recent trends show radical changes as young people are following a different agenda. They take breaks from school, live with friends and often return to living with their parents. Similarly, they fall in and out of love, quit one job and try another or even shift to a new career. So, we need to recognize this new stage, the odyssey years, which many now consider to be an unavoidable stage in reaching adulthood.5 People who were born prior to the 60s or 70s in the last century tended to frame their concept of adulthood based upon achieving certain accomplishments: moving away from home, becoming financially independent, finding the right spouse and starting a family. But that emphasis on stability did not remain static. Today, young people are unlikely to do the same. During the odyssey years, a high proportion of young people are delaying marriage, child bearing, and even employment.6 The odyssey years can saddle young people with enormous pressure to move forward quickly. As the sole heir and focus of their parents' expectations, hopes and dreams, some react with rebellious and prideful attitudes andbehavior toward their parents. They often resent the pressure they're feeling and keep a distance from their parents or even run away from home. Their confusion comes from the difficulties to make parents understand them and the fluid journey of discovery they need in this phase of their lives. To get away from this confusion and upset, many young people resort to computer games, iPods, iPhones, or iPads, to help distract them from their pain and stress.7 Likewise, their parents are feeling more anxious. They may make allowances for a transition phase from student life to adult life, but they get upset when they see the transition of their grown children's lives moving away from their expectations and stretching five years to seven years, and beyond. The parents don't even detect a clear sense of direction in their children's lives. They look at them and see the things that are being delayed.8 It's hard to predict what's next. New guidelines haven't been established yet, and everything seems to give way to a less permanent version of itself. There's been a shift in the status and balance of power between the genders, too. More women are getting degrees than men. Male wages have remained stable over the past decades, while female wages have boomed.9 Apart from anything else, this has had an implicit effect on courtship. Educated women can get many of the things they want, such as security, accomplishment, and identity without marriage. However, both genders are having a harder time finding suitable mates to build their lives with. Considering all of this, it's beneficial to know that even though graduates are delaying many things after college, surveys show they still hold highly traditional aspirations. For example, this contemporary generation rates parenthood even more highly than previous generations did!10 This new phase will likely grow more pronounced in the coming years. Nations around the world have witnessed similar trends toward delaying marriage and spending more years than ever shifting between higher education and settling down with a career and family.11 Nevertheless, graduates shouldn't be deceived into thinking they can back off simply because things have become more difficult. A large number of people chasing relatively fewer opportunities can create strong competitive pressure. So, from the outset, keep your résumé professional and up-to-date. 12 To reinforce this essential message, success moving through the odyssey years will come to those who don't expect to achieve their goals right away but know that they must have the strength, capacity and confidence to endure over the long term. If you're a little late with your goals, don't feel like a failure! Staystrong, be positive, and keep focused! Someday you will look back and wonder at the vast changes as you passed through the odyssey years.Language Points:1 Most of us know about the phases of life which we label to parallel different age groups and life stages: childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age. (Para. 1) Meaning: Most of us know about the different life stages that we describe according to different age groups: childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age.2 We think of infancy before childhood and middle age before old age, with each unique phase bringing its own peculiar set of challenges. (Para. 1)Meaning: We sequence the life stages of infancy, childhood, middle age and old age according to their natural order, with each particular life stage facing its own featured challenges.Sentence structure note:“with＋名词/代词＋现在分词”作独立主格结构“with＋名词/代词＋现在分词”构成独立主格结构，主要用作状语，可以表示伴随、方式、原因、时间等。
新视野第三册答案Unit 1Section A. The Expensive Fantasy of Lord Williams《读写教程III》: Ex. II, p. 91. Because this is a title bought with stolen money. The guy’s real name is Anthony Williams.2. It’s small, with a population of only 320.3. No. He looks like a Scottish noble, soft-spoken and wealthy.4. The truth is that the man with endless money and a friendly manner was not a lord at all but a government employee living out a fantasy that he was a Scottish noble and paying for it by stealing funds from Scottish Yard.5. He stole more than eight million pounds over eight years and poured about five million pounds into the village.6. Most of the stolen money was supposed to be used to pay spies and conduct secret activities against the Irish Republican Army.7. He used the money to buy an estate, a beautiful home, and a dozen noble titles. But most of all, he sunk his dishonest gains into the village, buying multiple cottages, a pub and a run-down hotel and turning them into very good-looking places.8. His ban k deposits were so large that they were noticed by the bank’s management. The bank then notified the police, who discovered that the criminal was one of their own.9. Because in the eyes of some villagers Williams is a helper, pouring most of his stolen money into the village and giving jobs to 43 people.10. He said in an interview after he was arrested: “I discovered this bloody huge amount of money.I went from the need to pay off a few debts to what can only be described as greed. There is no way to jus tify it.”《读写教程Ⅲ》: Ex. Ⅲ, p. 91. suspicion2. restored3. considerate4. inherited5. furnish6. justify7. substantial8. fantastic《读写教程Ⅲ》: Ex. Ⅳ, p. 101. To his embarrassment he discovered2. like that3. strike deals with4. live it out5. falls upon dark days6. nothing but7. captured the heart of the little boy with8. raise a glass to《读写教程Ⅲ》: Ex. Ⅴ, p. 101. economy2. business3. campaign4. poll5. survey6. research7. lessons8. study《读写教程III》: Ex. VI, p. 111. well-advised (明智的)2. narrow-minded (心胸狭窄的)3. wide-eyed (眼睛睁大的)4. soft-spoken (说话温和的)5. big-headed (妄自尊大的)6. single-minded (专心致志的)7. well-meant (用意良好的)8. quick-tempered (易怒的)《读写教程III》: Ex. VII, p. 111. air-conditioned2. handmade3. thunder-struck4. heart-felt5. data-based6. self-employed7. custom-built8. weather-beaten《读写教程Ⅲ》: Ex. VIII, p. 121. Well-meant as it was, the decision spoiled the peace talk in the Middle East.2. Hard as he tried, he failed to deceive the police commissioner in London in the end.3. Poor as he was, she gave up the idea to marry him.4. Friendly as he may seem, I won’t regard him as considerate.5. Suspicious as she was of him, she never came to the idea that the wealthy, soft-spoken, well-mannered man was a criminal.《读写教程Ⅲ》: Ex. Ⅸ., p. 121. Now (that) you have studied the above models and understood the meaning and usage of the expression “now that”, you know how to do the following exercises.2. Now (that) I’ve heard the music, I understand why you like it.3. Now that the hotel is beautifully restored, many travelers like to stay in it.4. Now that the criminal turned out to be one of their own, the London police commissioner publicly apologized for poorly supervising his department.5. Now that you have got an MA degree, you are qualified for a PhD program.《读写教程Ⅲ》: Ex. Ⅹ, p. 131. My thanks go to those who still stuck by me when I fell upon dark days.2. Now that he has published a popular novel which earns him a large amount of money, he is able to buy a new house and a car.3. The police said that their suspicions were aroused because the girl had other marks on her body.4. How can you talk to her like that? She is the one who brought you up and helped you finish school.5. Hard as the road for these students after school will be, their prospects are bright.6. In order to have enough money to run the business, he sold his newly-bought house at auction even at a substantial loss.7. He is fully justified in criticizing the police commissioner for poorly supervising his department.8. These ancient buildings which are under protection have been restored beautifully to attract foreigners.《读写教程III》: Ex. XI, p. 131. 周六晚，在“牢骚酒吧”，村民依旧乐意向“威廉斯勋爵”祝酒，尽管这个头衔现在只能引来阵阵笑声。
U11. No matter how experienced a speaker you are, and how well you have prepared your speech, you will have difficulty making a speech at such a noisy reception.2. Just as all his sister’s friends cared about him, Jimmy cared about them.3. Car manufacturers stamp a vehicle identification number at several places on new cars to help track down stolen vehicles.4. If you dare tell on me when the teacher gets back I won’t say a word to you any more.5. Some elderly people prefer to live on their own while the great majority choose to live with their children.6. Here is something that needs to be reckoned with: how to get the necessary finances to establish the company.U21. The defendant, a woman of only 30, kept insisting on her own innocence.2. All tings considered, dates, beans and some leafy green vegetables are the best sources of iron.3. No beverages are served with meals because they interfere with digestion.4. Taking the popularity of the region into consideration, it is advisable to book hotels in advance.5. If you have a feeling of wanting to throw up after taking this drug, stop taking it immediately and consult your doctors as soon as possible.6. Summing up the discussion, he said both parties should consider the most effective way to solve the problem.U31. In his thinking, as in his behavior, he is very traditional.2. Once the teachers agree to accept the new teaching program, they have to face the strain it puts on them.3. In the long run, it is worthwhile to pursue one’s study after graduating from university instead of going to work directly.4. As the school operates on the Character First principle, moral values and academic achievements are stressed equally.5. It is said that the meeting, which is scheduled to be held this month, will be put off till next month.6. The school sees its job as preparing its students for life by cultivating a comprehensive set of principles that can benefit all of them.U41. Everything considered, this city is the world’s most exciting city.2. Though with no approval from his parents, he went ahead with his plan to study abroad.3. The bridge was named after the hero who gave his life for the cause of people.4. It is said that the painter used his mother as the model in the painting whose face represented suffering yet strength.5. The writer instantly rose to fame in 1950 with the publication of a novel inspired by his experience with a girl on a farm.6. One story says that “US”was short for “Uncle Sam”whose real name was Sam Wilson, who had once worked with a man who had signed a contract with the government to provide meat to the US Army.U51. Not until he saw his mother lying in bed, dying, did he realize how much he loved her.2. Taking into account of his recent physical condition, I think he has done quite well in the exam.3. Mrs. Clark lies in bed motionless, and I wondered briefly if she is still alive.4. The building was darkened except for a single light burning in a third-storey window.5. These soldiers have received very strict training and are well equipped to fulfill the new task.6. He reached for the phone, picked it up, and dialed the hotel’s number.U61. We should try our best to forecast earthquakes so that destruction of property caused by them could be prevented as much as possible.2. A farmer noticed large schools of fish swimming near the surface of the water, which, he said, indicated the possible occurrence of an earthquake.3. Keep an English-English dictionary handy, and when you cannot understand a word with accuracy, you may refer to it any time.4. If necessary, people who live in the area where an earthquake is about to occur may sleep in tents.5. A master’s degree does make a great difference to a student who wants to get a job.6. In addition to the knowledge about earthquakes, the book tells us how to prepare for them.U71. An interesting question therefore remains as to how far Microsoft can go with Gates as its CEO.2. There’s/It’s no use complaining since nothing ever changes as the result of a complaint. What’s important is to take measures to prevent similar events from happiness.3. Learn to accept the fact that some people you thought were friends turn out to be enemies.4. As you would expect from the book’s title, there are many references to what kind of man Gates is.5. The prosperity of the company stems from hardworking and thrifty of the entire staff.6. He said nothing at all on the subject of the play which was put on for the first time Saturday night.U81. It sounds like a good idea, but what if it’s a trick?2. Cities and towns in this area suffered a lot from the earthquake with Jiujiang and Ruichang among the worst-hit.3. He complained that they should not have got involved in it in the first place.4. For Mary’s sake, I can lend you my car to get around your transport problem.5. In theory it’s feasible to clone a child to harvest organs, but in practice it would be psychologicallyharmful to the child.6. He published an article under the name of Braver which stresses the idea that the process of cloninganimals would work for humans as well.U91. Word came yesterday that they were killed while trying to reach the summit.2. Under no circumstances shall I mention to anyone that I have turned down the invitation to her wedding.3. It made the headlines that the president’s wife threatened her husband with public exposure.4. That wealthy lady’s repeated demand for a premarital agreement greatly harmed her prospective husband’s self-esteem and ended up in his refusal to get married.5. Make no mistake about it, some women would insist on the right to get a divorce if their husbands did not earn as much as they expected.6. The casual discovery of the fingerprint shed some light on the murder he had been looking into.U101.1 went to the library and read whatever I could find about the causes of the mysterious disappearances of the ships and planes in the Bermuda Triangle.2. Continue treating friends like this, and you will lose them all.3. They must know their product thoroughly and know how to promote sales by word of mouth, telephone or letter.4. It suddenly dawned on me that money couldn't make up for all that he had suffered in the past five years.5. Some people refer to translation as science while others take it as art.6. Instead of imposing personal views upon others, we should promote democracy.。
,. Unit3 SectionA The Hyde School operates on the principle that if you teach students the merit of such values as truth, courage, integrity, leadership, curiosity and concern, then academic achievement naturally follows. Hyde School founder Joseph Gauld claims success with the program at the $18,000-a-year high school in Bath, Maine, which has received considerable publicity for its work with troubled youngsters. "We don't see ourselves as a school for a type of kid," says Malcolm Gauld, Joseph's son, who graduated from Hyde and is now headmaster. "We see ourselves as preparing kids for a way of life — by cultivating a comprehensive set of principles that can affect all kids." Now, Joe Gauld is trying to spread his controversial Character First idea to public, inner-city schools willing to use the tax dollars spent on the traditional program for the new approach. The first Hyde public school program opened in September 1992. Within months the program was suspended. Teachers protested the program's demands and the strain associated with more intense work. This fall, the Hyde Foundation is scheduled to begin a preliminary public school program in Baltimore. Teachers will be trained to later work throughout the entire Baltimore system. Other US school managers are eyeing the program, too. Last fall, the Hyde Foundation opened a magnet program within a public high school in the suburbs of New Haven, Connecticut,,. over parents' protests. The community feared the school would attract inner-city minority and troubled students. As in Maine the quest for truth is also widespread at the school in Connecticut. In one English class, the 11 students spend the last five minutes in an energetic exchange evaluating their class performance for the day on a 1-10 scale. "I get a 10." "I challenge that. You didn't do either your grammar or your spelling homework." "OK, a seven." "You ought to get a six." "Wait, I put my best effort forth here." "Yeah, but you didn't ask questions today." Explaining his approach to education, Joe Gauld says the conventional education system cannot be reformed. He notes "no amount of change" with the horse and carriage "will produce an automobile". The Hyde School assumes "every human being has a unique potential" that is based on character, not intelligence or wealth. Conscience and hard work are valued. Success is measured by growth, not academic achievement. Students are required to take responsibility for each other. To avoid the controversy of other character programs used in US schools, Gauld says the concept of doing your best has nothing to do with forcing the students to accept a partic,. ular set of morals or religious values. The Hyde curriculum is similar to conventional schools that provide preparation for college, complete with English, history, math and science. But all students are required to take performing arts and sports, and provide a community service. For each course, students get a grade for academic achievement and for "best effort". At Bath, 97% of the graduates attend four-year colleges. Commitment among parents is a key ingredient in the Hyde mixture. For the student to gain admission, parents also must agree to accept and demonstrate the school's philosophies and outlook.The parents agree in writing to meet monthly in one of 20 regional groups, go to a yearly three-day regional retreat, and spend at least three times a year in workshops, discussion groups and seminars at Bath. Parents of Maine students have an attendance rate of 95% in the many sessions. Joe and Malcolm Gauld both say children tend to do their utmost when they see their parents making similar efforts. The biggest obstacle for many parents, they say, is to realize their own weaknesses. The process for public school parents is still being worked out, with a lot more difficulty because it is difficult to convince parents that it is worthwhile for them to participate. Of the 100 students enrolled in New Haven, about 30% of the parents attend special meetings. The low attendance is in spite of commitments they made at the outset of the program when Hyde
