简介:Rick,freshoutofaccountingschool,wenttoaninterviewforagoodpayingjob.Thecompanybossaskedvariousquestionsabouthimandhiseducation,butthenaskedhim,"Whatisthreetimesseven?"
简介:NatsumeSōseki(1867-1916)sufferedfromcyclicmentaldepressionsthroughhislife,anditwaswhenhewasinthestateofthemostterribleonethathestartedhiscareerasawriterbywritingIAmaCat(1905-1906).TherearesomeevidencebyhiswifeandfriendsthatSōseki’sconditionofdiseasedramaticallyimprovedduringitsserializationonamagazine,andthewriterhimselfadmitedhumorouslyintheprefaceofotherworkthatitwashisdepressionandmaniathatenabledhimtoproduceIAmaCatandotherearlyworks.Thispaperaimsatdescribingtheprocesshowhisactofnarratinghadtherapeuticeffectsonhisstateofmindfocusingontheconstructionofcomplicitousrelationshipbetweenanimpliedauthorandreadersintheworkbytheuniquefunctionsofthefirst-‘person’narrator:ACat.Amongothers,IwillconsidertheinfluenceofLaurenceSterne’sTristramShandy(1759-1767),whichSōsekiintroducedtoJapanforthefirsttime,bydiscussingthefrequentuseofmetalepsisthatthetwoworkshaveincommon.
简介:学校变革是教育改革的突破口与落脚点。大学与中小学在政府的支持保障或促成下进行合作的U-G-S模式具有重要意义,然而其局限也很明显:投入多、见效慢,理论研究者与实践者交流不畅。U-G-S-S模式承继了U-G-S模式的优势,并进行了突破:强调参与学校变革行动的中小学的数量为两所及以上,且学校教育质量是异质的,既有城市优质学校,也有城郊薄弱学校或乡村学校;U-G-S-S四方主体平等互动、各司其职。个案研究表明,U-G-S-S模式可以通过制度建构、任务驱动和文化营造促进各参与学校的整体发展,促进城乡义务教育均衡发展。U-G-S-S模式成功的三个主要要素:文化异质交融、知识多维共享、理论实践有机结合。