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材料一：随着年龄的增长，中学生的身心也在迅速变化。他们与社会交往增多，对家庭的依附性减少，要求独立，摆脱成人控制的思想情绪日益上升。因此，他们不满足于家长、教师及其他成年人对事物现象的描绘和解释，不轻信家长、教师和书本上的现成结论，喜欢独立探索事物的根源，喜欢怀疑、辩论，敢于发表自己的见解。

材料二：教育承载着民族的希望和未来。2017年各省份高考改革方案已经陆续公布，中考、小升初改革方案也在陆续推进。这意味着新一轮课程改革正一步步推进和走向完善。伴随着新课程改革，也要求我们的教师在课堂教学中不断探索适应不同年龄学生的心理和生理特点的多媒体教学与学科课程相结合的方法，更新教学理念，创设情境，趣化教学过程，互动愉快学习，开发学生的创造潜能。

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Monthly Talks at London Canal Museum

    Our monthly talks start at 19:30 on the first Thursday of each month except August. Admission is at normal charges and you don't need to book. They end around 21:00.

November 7th

    The Canal Pioneers, by Chris Lewis. James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers. He was also a major player in training others in the art of canal planning and building. Chris Lewis will explain how Brindley made such a positive contribution to the education of that group of early “civil engineers”.

December 5th

    Ice for the Metropolis, by Malcolm Tucker. Well before the arrival of freezers, there was a demand for ice for food preservation and catering, Malcolm will explain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building ice wells, and how London's ice trade

February 6th

    An Update on the Cotsword Canals, by Liz Payne. The Stroudwater Canal is moving towards reopening. The Thames and Severn Canal will take a little longer. We will have a report on the present state of play.

March 6th

    Eyots and Aits-Thames Islands, by Miranda Vickers. The Thames had many islands. Miranda has undertaken a review of all of them. She will tell us about those of greatest interest.

Online bookings:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/book

More into:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/whatson

London Canal Museum

12-13 New Wharf Road, London NI 9RT

www.canalmuseum.org.uk   www.canalmuseum.mobi

Tel:020 77130836