Wang Jinyuan is an eight-grader at Chongzhou High School, Sichuan. But thanks to an online course, he is studying with his peers(同龄人) at Yucai Middle School in Chengdu.

    In every class, he and his classmates (watch) online course videos from Yucai Middle School. "It's like I have classes together with students at Yucai,"Wang said,

    Wang is not alone. Students from over 200 schools in Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou (do) the same thing now. They all use the online courses made by Yucai Middle School. The online course program (start) in 2007. The school records courses and offers them to other schools.

    The online courses give students new ideas. They (learn) a lot from their peers studying in the city for years. "I remember that a topic in English class was about volunteering," said Wan Linyi, 14."Students in Chengdu (share) a lot about their own experiences. But it was hard for me (talk) about it because I had little experience. It encouraged me to do more.

    "I will let my students discuss for themselves, rather than only watch. If necessary, I (show) them what their peers said in their discussion," said Wang's English teacher. Teachers further explain key points that students don't understand. Also, students can re-watch the videos after class.