Denis felt a bit ashamed. That evening, instead of just copying the answers, he used the GDZ to check his work after he tried it himself. He looked up the words he didn't know and practiced saying them out loud.
Denis froze. He hadn't actually read the story; he had only copied it. "Um... some... big birds?" he guessed.
Denis stood up, his heart pounding. He looked at his notebook, but as he started to read, he realized he didn't actually know how to pronounce half the words he had copied.
The class giggled. Ms. Petrova nodded. "The text you wrote says you saw a historic castle and a waterfall, Denis."
After class, Ms. Petrova called Denis to her desk. She didn't scold him. Instead, she said, "GDZ is like a map, Denis. It’s helpful if you’re lost, but if you let the map drive the car, you’ll never learn how to get anywhere yourself."
Denis felt a bit ashamed. That evening, instead of just copying the answers, he used the GDZ to check his work after he tried it himself. He looked up the words he didn't know and practiced saying them out loud.
Denis froze. He hadn't actually read the story; he had only copied it. "Um... some... big birds?" he guessed.
Denis stood up, his heart pounding. He looked at his notebook, but as he started to read, he realized he didn't actually know how to pronounce half the words he had copied.
The class giggled. Ms. Petrova nodded. "The text you wrote says you saw a historic castle and a waterfall, Denis."
After class, Ms. Petrova called Denis to her desk. She didn't scold him. Instead, she said, "GDZ is like a map, Denis. It’s helpful if you’re lost, but if you let the map drive the car, you’ll never learn how to get anywhere yourself."
