Textbook uses pop singer to inspire students

陕西西安外国语大学 杨艳鑫

大家希望在课本上看到自己的偶像吗？这个已经不是白日梦了！作为联合国儿童基金会青年教育使者，王源在第七届联合国经济与社会理事会青年论坛上演讲的照片出现在某初中政治教材上，快来看看吧！

题材文章词数偶像与教育3 2 3 难度 ★★体裁建议用时说明文6′

难词扫障

1.plenaryn.全体会议

2.counciln.会议；理事会

3.ideologyn.意识形态

4.amassv.积累

5.skyrocketv.飞涨；猛增

6.inflatedadj.膨胀的

The name of Wang， 18， a member of the popular Chinese band TFBOYS and also UNICEF Special Advocate for Education，appeared in a textbook on education in politicsforninth graders.According to a photo posted by a Sina Weibo user，it is an essay calledOpen China needs me，which mentioned the singer.The photo shows Wang speaking in English before the closingplenaryof the 2017 Economic and SocialCouncilYouth Forum in New York in January.

“Using recent， popular examples like Wang'saddressis a good way of makingideologyand morality education moreaccessibleto middle school students，” Shi Wenxue， a Beijingbased culture critic， toldGlobal Timeson Wednesday，adding education experts who edit the textbookstookWang's positive influencein-to consideration.

In November 2017，Wang was named one of 30 Most Influential Teens byTimemagazine.On Sina Weibo，Wang hasamassedmore than 68 million followers. “In 2016，hissingle Because I met youwas watched more than 300 million times and reposted more than 400 million times，” reports said.

Parents and teachers interviewed on Wednesday agreed with the method.A parent of a middle school student in Beijing said，“Children have their own idols.As long as these idols have a positive impact on them，parents will notdisruptit.”A middle school teacher in Taiyuan has a similar view， noting “Taking a positive idol as a role model can help students pay more attention in class and improve teaching quality.”

However，some netizens pointed out Wang is only an entertainment star who shouldn't be given such great credit.Too much praise and honor may make this 18-year-old young boy's confidenceskyrocket， and even getinflated，which is not good for his future development.They argue the speech was not written by the idol himself，therefore he does notdeservethe praise.

Reading Check

Which idol would you like to see in your textbook？ Why？

Language Study

Ⅰ.Important vocabulary in the text

1.addressn.演讲

2.accessibleadj.可理解的

3.take sth into consideration考虑某事

4.singlen.单曲

5.disruptv.使中断；破坏

6.deservev.值得

Ⅱ.Difficult sentences

1.用最近流行的例子，比如王的演讲，是一个很好的方式，使思想道德教育更容易为中学生所理解。

Using recent，popular examples like Wang's address is _______ideology and morality education _______middle school students.

2.只要这些偶像对孩子有积极的影响，父母就不会破坏它。

As long as these idols _______them，parents will not disrupt it.

3.然而，一些网友指出，王只是一个娱乐明星，不应该得到如此高的评价。

However，some netizens _______Wang is only an entertainment star who shouldn't be given _______.