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TEXT III
Important reasons for teaching kindness in schools
Most people have heard the phrase random acts of kindness, which refers to a selfless act of giving
resulting in the happiness of another person. Terms like this are increasing in popularity around the
world, as more people identify a deficiency in their lives that can only be fulfilled by altruism.
It seems we just can't get enough of those addictive feel good emotions and with good reason.
5 Scientific studies have shown that kindness has a great number of physical and emotional benefits,
and that children require a healthy dose of the warm and fuzzies in order to flourish as health, happy,
well-rounded individuals.
Patty O'Grady, PhD, is an expert in the area of neuroscience, emotional learning, and positive
psychology with special attention to the educational arena. She believes that kindness changes the brain
10 by the experience of kindness. Children and adolescents do not learn kindness by only thinking about it and
talking about it. Kindness is best learned by feeling it so that they can reproduce it. Kindness is an emotion that
students feel and empathy is a strength that they share.
A great number of benefits have been reported to support the theory of teaching kindness in schools:
1. Happy Children
15 Science explains that the good feelings we experience when being kind are produced by endorphins
that activate areas of the brain that are associated with pleasure, social connection and trust, and it's
proven that these feelings of joyfulness are contagious, encouraging more kind behaviour by the giver
and recipient.
2. Increased Peer Acceptance
20 Research on the subject has determined that kindness increases our ability to form meaningful
connections with others. Studies show that kind, happy children enjoy greater peer acceptance
because they are well-liked and that better than average mental health is reported in classrooms that
practice more inclusive behaviour due to an even distribution of popularity.
3. Improved Health and Less Stress
25 It's widely documented that being kind can trigger a release of the hormone oxytocin which has a
number of physical and mental health benefits as it can significantly increase a person's level of
happiness and reduce stress. More recently though, it's been found it plays a significant role in the
cardiovascular system, helping protect the heart by lowering blood pressure and reducing free
radicals and inflammation, which incidentally speed up the aging process.
30 4. Greater Sense of Belonging and Improved Self Esteem
Studies show that people experience a 'helpers high' when they do a good deed, a rush of endorphins
that creates a lasting sense of pride, wellbeing and an enriched sense of belonging. Even small acts of
kindness are reported to heighten our sense of wellbeing, increase energy and give a wonderful
feeling of optimism and self worth.
35 5. Increased Feelings of Gratitude
When children are part of projects that help others less fortunate than themselves, it provides them
with a real sense of perspective and helps them appreciate the good things in their own lives.
6. Better Concentration and Improved Results
As it increases serotonin, which plays an important part in learning, memory, mood, sleep, health and
40 digestion, kindness is a key ingredient that helps children feel good. Having a positive outlook allows
them greater attentions spans and enables more creative thinking to produce better results at school.
7. Less Bullying
Two Penn State Harrisburg faculty researchers, Shanetia Clark and Barbara Marinak say, unlike
previous generations, today's adolescents are victimizing each other at alarming rates. They argue adolescent
45 bullying and youth violence can be confronted through in-school programs that integrate kindness the
antithesis of victimization.
Many traditional anti-bullying programs focus on the negative actions that cause children anxiety and
often with little impact. Teaching kindness and compassion in schools, not only fosters the positive
behaviour that creates warm and inclusive school environments, but helps children feel that they
50 belong. It's documented that the effects of bullying can be significantly reduced by integrating
kindness based programs in schools.
8. Reduced Depression
Dr. Wayne Dyer, internationally renowned author and speaker, says research has discovered that an
act of kindness increases levels of serotonin (a natural chemical responsible for improving mood) in
55 the brain. It's also found that serotonin levels are increased in both the giver and receiver of an act of
kindness, as well as anyone who witnesses that kindness, making it a wonderful natural
antidepressant.
Maurice Elias, a professor at Rutgers University Psychology Department says that as a citizen,
grandparent, father, and professional, it is clear to me that the mission of schools must include teaching kindness.
60 Without it, communities, families, schools, and classrooms become places of incivility where lasting learning is
unlikely to take place.
We need to be prepared to teach kindness, because it can be delayed due to maltreatment early in life. It can be
smothered under the weight of poverty, and it can be derailed by victimization later in life. Yet despite these and
other travails, the receipt of kindness and the ability to show kindness through service are both growth enhancing
65 and soul cleansing.
Kindness can be taught, and it is a defining aspect of civilized human life. It belongs in every home, school,
neighborhood, and society.
It's become quite clear that modern education must encompass more than just academics, that in order
for children to develop into happy, confident, well-rounded individuals, matters of the heart must be
70 taken seriously and nurtured as a matter of priority.
Disponível em: <http://edarticle.com/8-important-reasons-for-teaching-kindness-in-schools/>. Acesso em: 15 set. 2016.
Which word is a noun according to the context?
Find the sentence with a wrong use of a noun.
Read text III and answer questions 60 to 70:
Text III
The use of music and songs in the EFL classroom
There are quite a lot of positive sides of learning English via
the medium music. First of all it is a very positive way of
learning English. Music is a part of our everyday life and
especially young people are very familiar with music. If the
5 teacher provides the possibility of a positive access to a new
topic, the kids will learn the new things easier and with more
fun and readiness. I am sure that the one or the other pupil
turns out to be a little “music-expert”. This can strengthen the
self-consciousness of students who are not so good at other
10 areas because now they have the opportunity to show what
they know about a special artist or band. Another pro of
teaching language by using songs and music is that it is
something different for the students – it is an alternation to
the common methods of language learning, because it is not
15 only interested in input. Learning with music speaks more than
other language-learning-methods to the audio-channel of the
learner, which has the positive effect of training listening and
comprehending language which is modified in terms of
intonation, pronunciation and articulation. Music in the
20 classroom can also be arranged in corporation with teachers of
other subjects, so that kids have the opportunity to use and
practise the new knowledge in more than one subject.
Teachers of English could not only work together with teachers
of music, but also with teachers of German, religion, ethics and
25 history. There is a variety of different thematic blocks which
can be taught with the help of songs, for example cultural or
social studies, to name only two areas.
However, using music and songs as a method of language
teaching can also have negative effects. Not every student likes
30 singing, acting or working with music and songs. Some find it
embarrassing and childish, especially older students. If the
majority of a class consists of students who feel like that about
working with music and songs in the classroom, the teacher
should be aware of the problem that it will be hard to motivate
35 the pupils. It can also be that some pupils protest and even
refuse to do several activities given by the teacher. […] Another
problem for teachers is the question of the right choice of
songs. Nowadays the kids are crazy about music which is called
“Death Metal”, “Hip Hop” or “Acid House”. So, many teachers
40 think that it is hard to fill the pupils of today with enthusiasm
by using Oldies.
Despite the fact that there are more positive effects of
learning a second language with songs and music than negative
ones, most teachers look at this method with mixed emotions.
45 Some are of the opinion that this is no real teaching and a
waste of time with some senseless activities. This is not true, of
course. Out of my own pupil-experience I can say that I have
learned quite a lot with the help of songs. I have acquired not
only a plenty of new words and vocabulary, but also several
50 idioms and many ways to express feelings.
(From http://www.grin.com/en/e-book/122444/the-use-of-music-and-songs-in-theefl-classroom)
Many in “many ways” (line 50) can only be used before the plural of