常州市郊区新闸中学的周秀本老师搞初中语文教学改革已经四年。第一轮实验班的学生已经毕业升入高一级学校或走上社会。从他们那里反馈回来的评价是:“初中三年语文课,终生难忘。”何以“难忘”?不搞教改,老师讲课实在精彩,也会使学生难忘;加上初中这个年龄阶段的记忆力又特别强,对此时经历的事“难忘”,以至“终生”,那是完全可能的。但这个班学生对于语文课的“难忘”却不是由于这个原因。一个进工厂当了工人的同学殷华琴在谈及此事时揭示了它的奥秘。她说:“三年中所养成的自学习惯和掌握的学习方法, Zhou Xiuben, a teacher from Xinzha Middle School in the suburbs of Changzhou, has been engaged in teaching reforms in junior high school for four years. The students in the first round of the experimental class have graduated to a higher level school or embarked on a social life. The feedback given back from them is: “The junior high school language class will be unforgettable for the rest of the year.” Why is it “unforgettable?” Without teaching reforms, the teacher’s lectures will be wonderful and will make students unforgettable. The memory of junior middle school will be particularly memorable. It is entirely possible that the things experienced during this time are “unforgettable” and “lifelong”. However, this class is not “forgotten” for language classes for this reason. When one of the classmates who entered the factory as a worker, Yin Huaqin, revealed this mystery when he talked about the matter. She said: “The self-learning habits and learning methods developed during the three years,