Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Chinese High School Students




The warmth of reception I have received from the students and staff at the #1 High School in Yiyang City, Hunan Province has been magnificent. The opportunity to visit with these young students has been an incredible experience. The students are bright, articulate and friendly. They are eager to talk with me in English and want to learn much about America. The school has 4,000 students, all of whom gathered to greet me at the opening day ceremony. I am overwhelmed by the outpouring of generosity. We have much to learn from each other and my hope is to establish a partnership between our schools. There are a number of school districts in Massachusetts that exchange students and teachers with China. I hope to do the same in North Reading. It would be interesting to hear from our students, teachers and parents about the potential for an exchange program? Will our students be interested in traveling to China? I know about 4,000 at the #1 High School in Yiyang who would like to visit North Reading.


1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Chinese students are eager to go to other places in the world.The world is a big family,and we all want to get in touch of our sisters and brothers in different countries.
"Will our students be interested in traveling to China?"Well,if the answer is yes,then I am here waiting for your visit.