NPR 팟캐스트 영어회화 영어스터디 DAY 1
NPR Podcast
Education
1. Teens are losing interest in school, and say they hear about college 'a lot'
*disclosure 밝혀진 사실, 드러난 내용
*skin in the game 자신의 이익을 걸고 행동하다, 책임감을 가지고 참여하다
- a stake; something at risk, especially with regard to money and investments We've got skin in the game.
+) They have no skin in the game.
+) The federal government already has billions of dollars of skin in the game.
Gen Z teens are feeling less engaged by school.
*divide (사람들의 집단을 구분하는) 차이점
One thing that caught my eye is a big engagement divide between teens who say they plan to go to college and those who don't.
But more than 4 in 10 Gen Z students say they don't have college plans, and they are a lot less optimistic.
*lay out 설계하다, 계획하다
*lay out a path 명확한 길을 제시하다, 계획을 세워주다
They feel challenged in class in a good way.
*aspiration 염원, 포부
What are they hearing the most about?
We're not talking to them about apprenticeships.
*borne out of ~에서 비롯되다, ~로부터 나오다
I should say this mismatch was largely borne out of good intentions.
+) The rumor was borne out of jealousy.
+) Her success was borne of hard work and dedication.
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Teens are losing interest in school, and say they hear about college 'a lot'
A new poll finds Gen Z teens are optimistic about the future but feeling less engaged at school.
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2. Education
Indiana's cellphone ban means less school drama. But students miss their headphones
High school students have thoughts about bans against cellphones at schools.
So how is that playing out in the classroom?
*for the most part 대개, 보통
I feel like it's not really fair for the most part.
Even if I don't want to accept that, it's good for us.
Zip them up, please.
In response to this problem, a handful of states have passed laws that aim to restrict the use of cellphones in schools.
I'm overall very happy about it.
It makes my job easier to know that the law is behind me.
They can't be on their phone during class.
I won't say that I needed, like, somebody else to tell me to get off my phone.
*have that thought in the back of my mind 염두에 두다, 마음속에 새겨두다
I will say that it's going to help me a great deal to have that thought in the back of my mind.
It's up to schools to come up with their own discipline procedures.
Now he wouldn't risk it.
*mixed bag 잡동사니
Headphones are a mixed bag.
This law will benefit more than it will hurt.
*downtime 한가한[휴식] 시간, (기계, 특히 컴퓨터가) 작동하지 않는 시간 (→uptime)
When students had downtime, their heads were buried in their phones, and it was quiet.
It just becomes a lot more lively, interactive environment.
She hopes it stays that way.
Indiana's cellphone ban means less school drama. But students miss their headphones
Weeks into a new school year, students miss being able to listen to music, but teachers say the cellphone ban is making their jobs easier.
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