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Sudbury Valley School

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 anymore.

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.

Question: What impresses you most about this valley school?

Good Study Habits

Good students always have good study habits. Those good study habits can help you achieve high grades. Work hard to develop any study habit you haven‟t got yet. It won‟t be only an important personal achievement but it‟ll also be a great satisfaction for your parents. Here are some helpful study habits.

Try not to do too much study at a time. If you try to do too much study at a time, you’ll get tired and your study won‟t be very effective（有效的）. Space the work you have to do over shorter periods of time. Taking short breaks will restore your energy.

Try to study at the same time each day. Study at the same time each day and establish a routine, just like sleeping and eating. When a scheduled study time comes up during the day, you‟ll be mentally prepared to study.

Set specific goals. Goals will help you stay focused and monitor your progress. You must be very clear about what you want to accomplish during your study time.

Review your notes before beginning an assignment. Reviewing your notes can help you make sure you‟re doing an assignment correctly. Besides, your notes may include information that will help you complete an assignment.

Tell your friends not to call you during your study time. If your friends call you during your study time, you will be interrupted. So turn off your cell phone when you study.

Review your schoolwork over the weekend. This will help you be ready to go on Monday morning when another school week begins.

Question: Which study habit do you think is the most important what study habit do you think you lack?

High School

In America, after middle school comes high school which includes grades 9 through 12. Students are required to take certain subjects like English, social studies, math, science, and physical education. In addition, they choose among elective subjects, to complete their high school education. Electives include subjects in technology, music, art, and foreign languages.

Each student in the school has their own locker for books and personal items. This convenience saves students from carrying textbooks, and allows students a small space they can decorate with posters and favorite objects.

Cheating in any form is strictly prohibited in American schools. And I fact, high school students usually don‟t cheat, A student caught in plagiarism(抄袭), forgery（伪造）, or copying another student faces severe discipline（惩罚）, even expulsion（开除）.

School Activities

Each school holds certain yearly activities for the entire school body, such as homecoming（返校节）, prom （舞会）night , holiday celebrations, etc.

Sports

Most high schools have at least one sports team that competes in local events, and all students are