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(1)TeachinghighschoolstudentsinapoormountainvillageinGansuProvincemaynotsoundlikefuntoyou.However,itchangedthelifeofYangLeifromBeijing.ThePekingUniversitygraduatefirstwentthereasavolunteeronaone-yearprogram.TheprogramwasstartedbytheMinistryofEducationandtheChineseYoungPioneers.Everyyeartheysend100volunteerstoteachinChina'sruralareas.
LifeinthemountainswasanewexperienceforYangLei.Hervillagewas2,000metersabovesealevel,andatfirstthethinairmadeherfeelsick.Thefoodwasverysimple-teachersateporridgethreetimesaday.Fortunately,YangLei'smotheragreedwithherdaughter'sdecision.Shesaidthatbothsheandherhusbandthoughtthiswasagoodidea.Youngpeopletodayneedtoexperiencedifferentthings,"shesaid.
Mostofthepupilsliveinschooldormitories.Theyworkveryhard.Theygetupat5amandreadbooksuntil11pm.Theylovehavingthevolunteerteachersthere."Thereisnodifferencebetweenyouandthem,"saysYangLei."Theysaythatwearelikebigbrothersorsisterstothem,andtheyfeellucky."
Someofthestudentsmaynotbeabletogotoseniorhighschoolorcollage.Familiesarepoorandthereoftenisn'tmoneyforeducation."Ican'tdoangthingaboutthat,"saysYangLei,"butIcanopenupmystudents'eyestotheoutsideworldandgivethemagoodstarinlife".Shesaidshelikesbeingagoodinfluenceinthechildren'slives.
YangLeienjoyedhertimeasavolunteerverymuch.Whenheryearwasover,shesaidthatshewouldreturntotheareaafterfinishingherstudies.ShenowworksasamathteacheratahighschoolinthecityofPingLiang,GansuProvince.
(2)Agenerationgaphasbecomeaseriousproblem.Ireadareportaboutitinthenewspaper.Somechildrenhavekilledthemselvesafterquarrelswithparents.Ithinkthisisbecausetheydon'thaveagoodtalkwitheachother.Parentsnowspendmoretimeintheoffice.Sotheydon'thavemuchtimetostaywiththeirchildren.Astimepasses,theybothfeelthattheydon'thavethesametopicstotalkabout.Iwanttotellparentstobemorewithyourchildren,gettoknowthemandunderstandthem.Asforchildren,showyourthoughts.Inthisway,youcanhabeabetterunderstandingofeachother.