6．However important we may regard school life to be，there is no denying the fact that children spend more time at home than in the classroom．Therefore，the great influence of parents cannot be ignored or discounted by the teacher．They can become strong allies of the school personnel or they can consciously or unconsciously hinder and frustrate curricular objectives．
Administrators have been aware of the need to keep parents informed of the newer methods used in schools．Many principles have conducted workshops explaining such matters as the reading readiness program，manuscript writing and developmental mathematics．Moreover，the classroom teacher，with the permission of the supervisors，can also play an important role in enlightening parents．The informal tea and the many interviews carried on during the year，as well as new ways of reporting pupils'progress，can significantly aid in achieving a harmonious interplay between school and home．
To illustrate，suppose that a father has been drilling Junior in arithmetic processes night after night．In a friendly interview，the teacher can help the parent sublimate （升华） his natural paternal interest into productive channels．He might be persuaded to let Junior participate in discussing the family budget，buying the food，using a standard or measuring cup at home，setting the clock，calculating mileage on a trip and engaging in scores of other activities that have a mathematical basis．
If the father follows the advice，it is reasonable to assume that he will soon realize his son is making satisfactory progress in mathematics，and at the same time，enjoying the work．Too often，however，teachers'conferences with parents are devoted to petty （不重要的） accounts of children's misdeeds，complaints about laziness and poor work habits，and suggestion for penalties and rewards at home．
What is needed is a more creative approach in which the teacher，as a professional adviser，plants ideas in parents'minds for the best utilization of the many hours that the child spends out of the classroom．
In this way，the school and the home join forces in fostering the fullest development of youngsters'capacities．
（Note：Answer the questions or complete the statements with NO MORE THAN 14WORDS）
78．Why do parents also have great influence on children？Because their children spend more time with them than with the teacher．
79．Through which ways can the teacher play an important role in enlightening parents？Through informal tea，interviews and reporting pupil's progress．
80．According to the teacher，that parent should let the boyengage in activities that have a mathematical basis if he wants to sublimate his natural paternal interest into productive channels in teaching his son arithmetic．
81．A more creative approach is needed forthe best utilization of the many hoursof children out of classroom．
分析 不管我们把学校生活看得多重要，不可否认儿童呆在家里的时间比在课堂上更多．因此家长对孩子的影响是不能忽视的．那么家长应该怎么做呢？这篇文章给了我们答案．
解答 78．答案 Because their children spend more time with them than with the teacher．
细节题．根据文章第一段However important we may regard school life to be，there is no denying the fact that children spend more time at home than in the classroom．说明孩子和父母一起的时间要远远多于在学校的时间．
79．答案 Through informal tea，interviews and reporting pupil's progress．
细节题．根据第二段5，6行The informal tea and the many interviews carried on during the year，as well as new ways of reporting pupils'progress，说明通过informal tea，interviews and reporting pupil's progress．老师与父母进行交流．
80．答案 engage in activities that have a mathematical basis
细节题．根据第三段3，4，5，6行He might be persuaded to let Junior participate in discussing the family budget，buying the food，using a standard or measuring cup at home，setting the clock，calculating mileage on a trip and engaging in scores of other activities that have a mathematical basis．说明要让孩子参加各种活动．
81．答案 the best utilization of the many hours
细节题．根据文章倒数3，4，5行What is needed is a more creative approach in which the teacher，as a professional adviser，plants ideas in parents'minds for the best utilization of the many hours that the child spends out of the classroom．可以概括总结出答案．
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