英语翻译Since the nineteenth century there has been a growing be

英语翻译
Since the nineteenth century there has been a growing belief that the
schools can be used for a wide range of practical purposes including the solving
of social problems that were once considered a more appropriate concern for the
family or the church.Education was first used as a tool for social engineering
in attempts to “Americanize” immigrants and to “civilize” Indian children.Since
then we have continued to lay new burdens on the schools .In the sixties the
“war on poverty” placed great emphasis on education in the belief that the
culture of the poor not their lack of money was the source of their problem.If
drug problem spreads we immediately start drug-education programs.When the
teenage pregnancy rate goes up the schools are expected to reduce it through
effective sex education.And when young drivers cause too many accidents we rely
on the schools to teach them to drive safely .There is little evidence that
these and similar programs have had much effect and a good deal of evidence that
they have not but our faith in education as cure-all万能药 persists anyway.Other
societies of course have used the schools to change attitudes and behavior but
they have done so together with sweeping changes in other social institutions at
the same time.The faith that the schools alone can bring about social change is
distinctively American and there seems to be very littleproof for this
faith.

19世纪以来,越来越多的人相信学校能够帮助解决很多实际问题,包括一些曾被认为是家庭或者教会出现的社会问题.教育第一次被当成是移民美国化或者开化印度儿童的社会工程的工具.从那以后,我们不断的给学校增加新的责任和担当.在60年代的"贫穷战争"高度强调不是物质的贫困而是教育文化的贫困才是导致贫穷的根源.如果吸毒问题蔓延,我们立即采取反吸毒计划.如果青春期怀孕率提升,那么要求学校通过有效的性教育来降低发生的机率.如果年轻驾驶人制造了许多交通问题,我们则期待学校宣传如何安全驾驶.没有太多证据表明这些类似的措施影响很大,但是确有大量证据显示我们对教育的信心就像万能药.其他的社会也会通过学校来改变一些态度和行为,但是与此同时,他们也改变了社会本身的某些制度和习惯.单独通过学校带来社会改变的信仰在美国是不同的,这方面没有太多证明可以论证.