Mr. Grey had a nice shop in the main street of a small town. He sold diamond necklaces, watches, clocks and other such things. All went well for some years, and then Mr. Grey’ s shop was broken into at night twice in one month, and a lot of diamond necklaces were sto len each time. The police had still not managed to catch the thief three weeks later, So Mr. Grey decided that he would try to do some thing about it. He bought a camera, fixed it up in his shop so that it could photograph anyone who broke in at night, and he put some very cheap diamond necklaces in front of it for the thief.
A few nights later the thief did come again, but he did not touch any of the cheap diamond necklaces that Mr. Grey had put out for him. He took the camera. It was worth $ 15 000.
Mr. Grey had a nice shop in the main street of a small town. He sold diamond necklaces, watches, clocks and other such things. All went well for some years, and then Mr. Grey’ s shop was broken into at night twice in one month, and a lot of diamond necklaces were sto len each time. The police had still not managed to catch the thief three weeks later, So Mr. Grey decided that he would try to do some thing about it. He bought a camera, fixed it up in his shop so that it could photograph anyone who broke in at night, and he put some very cheap diamond necklaces in front of it for the thief.
A few nights later the thief did come again, but he did not touch any of the cheap diamond necklaces that Mr. Grey had put out for him. He took the camera. It was worth $ 15 000.
| Jack went to a barber’s shop and had
his hair cut, but he was not happy with the result(结果). When his friend Bob saw
him, he laughed and said, "What has happened to your hair, Jack" Jack said, "I tried a new barber’s shop today, because I wasn’t quite satisfied with my old one, but this one seems even worse." Bob agreed. "Yes, I think you’re right, Jack. Now I’ll tell you what to do when you go into a barber’s shop next time: look at all the barber’s hair, find out whose hair looks worst, and then go straight to him." "Why shall I go to him" Jack asked. "Who cut that man’s hair" answered Bob. "Just think it. He couldn’t cut it himself, could he Another barber cut it. So you know he can’t be the worst barber." |
Until recently, the main villains of the piece had seemed to be the teachers’ unions, who have opposed any sort of reform or accountability. Now they face competition from an unexpectedly destructive force: the court. Fifty years ago, it was the judges who forced the schools to desegregate through Brown v. Board of Education (1954). Now the courts have moved from broad principles to micromanagement, telling schools how much money to spend and where - right down to the correct computer or textbook.
Twenty four states are currently Stuck in various court cases to do with financing school systems, and another 21 have only recently settled various suits. Most will start again soon. Only five states have avoided litigation entirely.
Nothing exemplifies the power of the courts better than an 11-year-old case that is due to be settled (sort of) in New York City, the home of America’s biggest school system with 1. lm students and a budget nearing $13 billion.
A. the courts’ intervention of the school micromanagement is undesirable
B. it is inappropriate for the courts to shift from 15rinciples to daily management
C. teachers used to support the school reform and assume the responsibility
D. schools were usually at a loss how and where to spend their money
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