Han Jing went to school at 7:00 am. Because she was not outgoing, she felt a little (anxiety). She wanted to make more (friend) but was worried no one would talk to her. The first class was maths, was difficult. The teacher was kind and friendly. He made his students laugh telling a (fun) story in class. In the afternoon, Han Jing (have) her chemistry class in the science lab but was disturbed(打扰) by a guy who talked to her the whole class. She couldn't concentrate on the experiment so she really wanted this classmate (be) quiet and leave her . After the first day, Han Jing didn't feel (frighten) but felt more (confidence) than she felt in the morning. She believed tomorrow would be great.
To most of us, school means classes, teachers, schedules, grades, and tests. But for the children at Sudbury Valley School in Massachusetts, school is very different.
Firstly, there are no lessons. All the children, aged between 4 and 19,do whatever they want. There are no teachers—only "staff members". The idea behind this is that you do not need to make children learn, because children want to learn anyway. "You do not need to say to a three-year-old, 'Go explore your environment.' You can't stop them!" says Daniel Greenberg, a founder of the school. "But if you make children do what you want all day,they will lose all taste for learning."
At Sudbury Valley School, you will permit children to talk, read, paint, cook, work on computers, study French, play the piano, climb trees or just run around. Two boys spent three years just fishing!
The other way that Sudbury Valley School is different is that the children can decide the rules. Every week,there is a school meeting where both children and staff have one vote each—even the four-year-olds. They decide the school rules, how to spend the school budget, and even which staff they want and do not want any more.
When the school first opened in 1968, people said it would never work. But today, the school has 200 students,and 80% of its students go on to college. Even the two boys who went fishing all the time have successful careers today. One of them is a musician and the other is a computer scientist.
Dear Jack,
My name is Li Ming, (一个来自中国的交换生). It is the first time for me (到国外学习). The beautiful campus (已经给……留下了好印象) me.
I am an active and outgoing person (对……感到好奇) everything around me. I have (注册)many classes, among which I like physics best. (除此之外), I like to read short stories in my spare time.
At the beginning, I (对……感到焦虑的) the study and life abroad. But with hard work, I have improved my study and made lots of friends. Therefore, I (对自己有信心) and believe (我的所有目标将会被实现).
(期待你的回复).
Yours,Li Ming