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根据以下材料,回答题Text 3
DaffodilsbloomandchocolateeggsmeltasthelongEasterweekenddrawsnear.Alongsidesuchpleasuresisanother,equallyseasonal:theannualoutpouringfromtheteachingunions'con-ferences,
whosemassedpedagoguescanalwaysbereliedontoprovideafewnewsstoriestode-lighttheheadlinewriters.
Guaranteedarelamentationsaboutparentsandpupils,bothinferiortothoseofyesteryearinvarious,notalwaysconsistent,ways.Fairlystandardattemptstoblametherawmaterialsratherthan
inadequateworkmen,butthesemoansaregivenareadyhearingbecausetheyconfirmthefearsofmanyreaders(andnotafeweditors)thatthenation'smoralfibreisinshreds.
Alsolappeduparethecrazyconferencemotions,suchastheproposalin2007foracurricu-lumbasedonfancy"skills"ratherthanfusty"knowledge".Unionactivistsinmostwalksoflifearewellto
theleftofthosetheyrepresent,andteaching-unionloyalistsarenoexception.Butsuchstoriesresonatebecausetheyfitthewidespreadstereotypeofteachersassandal-wearing,Guardian-readinglefties.Itisonethathaslittleevidencetobackitup.TheGuardianisindeedtheprofession'sfavouritenewspaper,butnotbymiles.Andteachers,tendencytovoteLabour
isofrecentorigin,andmaynotlast.
Intherun-uptothe1979electionthatbroughtMargaretThatchertovictory,mostteacherstoldpollsterstheyintendedtovoteConservative.Whenin1987theydefected,disillusionedbylowspendingon
schools,theyturnedfirsttotheLiberal-SocialDemocraticPartyAlliance,thethirdparty,beforecomingroundtothecharmsofTonyBlair.In1997,fifty-ninepercentintendedtovoteLabour,nearlyfourtimesmorethanfanciedtheTories.ButfewerhavevotedLabourineachsubsequentelection.In2008,theTimesEducationSupplementfound
overwhelmingdisapprovalamongteachersofLabour'sschoolpoliciesandashiftinvotingintentions.
Teachingisinsomewaysanaturaljobfortheconservativelyinclined.Likethepolice,teach-ersseetoomuchofhumannaturetoremainstarry-eyed.Andeventhedoggedidealistsprivatelyadmitthattraditionalfight-wingpolicies,suchasphysicalpunishmentandacademicselection,wouldmaketheirjobseasier.
Butteachers'politicsarealsoshapedbythosewhotrainthemandbythenatureofthework.Botharechanging.Wh,ileteacherswerevotingToryin1979,educationacademicswereintoxicatedwith
child-centrededucationanddiscoverylearning,andwereturningoutnewteachersinthatmould.Theacademicsarestillprettyleft-leaning,butnearlyaquarterofnewteachersnowtraininschoolsratherthanuniversities,upfromahandfultenyearsago.Allarecomingtogripswithaverydifferentprofession:oneshapedbya
nationalcurriculumwithtestsandtargets.
Theteachingunions'conferencesholdtheattentionofthemediabecause A.theyproducedelightfulnewsstoriesaboutteachersandstudents.
B.theycoincidewiththecomingofthespringandEasterholiday.
C.teachers'qualityhasbecomeaconsistentpublicconcern.
D.teachers'complaintsareinagreementwiththepublicfearofmoraldecline.
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