As a new teacher at Doull Primary School in Denver, Kyle Schwartz thought of a simple way to get to know her third graders, most of whom came from 1 families. She asked them to complete the 2 “I wish my teacher knew…" and share something about themselves.

    Their 3answers gave the teacher a chance to understand her students' difficulties. "I wish my teacher knew I have no pencils to do my homework," 4 one child. "I wish my teacher knew sometimes my reading homework is not signed（签名）, because my mom is not 5 a lot,” wrote another. Some shared hope for the 6. " I wish my teacher knew that I want to go to college."

    "Some notes are really heartbreaking," Schwartz tells ABC News. "I care 7 about each of my students and I don't want them to be poor forever." She explains, " I hoped to know 8I could better support them. So I 9 to let them tell me what I needed to know. That was why I created the fill-in-the-blank exercise."

    10 the third graders were allowed to answer anonymously（匿名）, most wanted to include names. And some were even excited to read their notes out loud. 11 one shy girl who bravely said that she was lonely. "After she told the class, "I don't have friends to 12 me, I was worried what they would do." Schwartz tells Us Weekly. "However, I felt encouraged to see how much support the other kids offered 13. They invited her to play at break and sit with them at lunch. You see, 14 have an unusual ability to express empathy（同情）."

    "The results have been 15," says Schwartz. "It speaks to the importance of giving people a voice and really listening to them."

    Every morning my father buys a newspaper on his way to work. Every evening my mother looks through magazines at home. And every night, I look at the posters with photos of David Beckham and Yao Ming on my bedroom wall before I go to sleep. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

    Paper was first created about 2, 000 years ago, and has been made from silk, cotton, bamboo, and, since the 19th century, from wood. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}But in those days, books could only be produced one at a time by hand. As a result, they were expensive and rare. And because there weren't many books, few people learned to read.

    {#blank#}3{#/blank#}When printing was developed greatly at the beginning of the 11th century, books could be produced more quickly and cheaply. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}

    Today information can be received online, downloaded from the Internet rather than found in books, and information can be kept on CD-ROMs or machines such as MP3 players.

    Computers are already used in classrooms, and newspapers and magazines can already be read online. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}No, I don't think the poster about Yao Ming on my bedroom wall will ever be replaced by a two-metre-high computer!

Recently, I've found many old photos of Mom, Dad, David, me and my first dog Coco. They meant a lot to me. I wondered how to keep them forever. Luckily, my son used a new app to clear up and improve some of the old photos. Looking at them brought back so many loving and happy memories. I even used one as my computer screen saver(屏保).

It is a picture of me sitting in my favorite chair,across from the wood stove(炉子) next to a bookcase full of old books. I am wearing my special Snoopy shirt and hugging Coco. There is a big smile on my face and a joyful shining light in my eyes. It was how I spent a lot of my winter afternoons as a girl, hugging Coco and reading an old book.

It is surprising how 60 years later that girl still lives inside of me. I still love comfortable chairs, warm stoves, Snoopy clothes, hugging dogs and reading books on cold winter days. But when I look in the mirror now, all I see is a thin face, grey hair, and lots of wrinkles(皱纹). The only thing that hasn't completely changed is the eyes. They are hiding behind glasses now and full of wisdom(智慧) given by ages. But they still have that same joyful shining light.

Looking at the little girl smiling at me from the computer screen and that 66-year-old woman looking back at me in the mirror can be a little bit strange at times. They look so different. However, they are both me. We can't stop getting older, but we can remain both joyful and young at heart forever.

" Wake up, everybody." Robin shouted." It is time for us to find another rich guest to pay for our feast." Little John woke up slowly.

" You go west, and I go east. We try to find the richest man and bring him here!"

 Robin walked for miles and saw many people but none of them were rich. But when he was eating, he saw a knight.

 Robin said hello to him. The knight stopped, but said nothing. His face was full of sadness." You need a good feast to cheer you up!" said Robin."I have no reason to be happy," said the knight" My name is Robin Hood. Who are you?" For a moment, the knight's eyes grew wide. He knew all about Robin Hood's feasts."I am Sir Richard Lea," he said," but I have no money to give you for your feast." Robin asked," You are a knight, and knights are rich men."

 Sir Richard sighed." My son killed another knight by accident and I had to pay a huge fine. To get the money, I had to borrow from the Priory of Emmet. Now I must return that money to the Priory or lose my land and my castle." Robin felt sorry for the knight." Come with me and perhaps I can help you." he said. Sir Richard agreed and followed Robin back to Sherwood Forest.

 When they arrived at the camp, Robin told him to enjoy himself. Then Robin asked Little John." Did you find a rich guest?" Little John laughed." Yes, I did." and brought forward his guest and Robin recognized(认出) him at once. It was" The Bishop of Hereford!" Robin said." We meet again. Welcome to our feast." The bishop was furious(愤怒的), but he didn't say anything. He was too afraid of Robin.

 Just then Robin saw there was a box tightly held in his hands.

 Robin shot the box with his sword. The box hit the ground and thousands of gold coins fell out of it. Sir Richard came forward and Robin pointed to him," Do you know this man?" Robin asked the bishop" Yes," replied the bishop." Does he owe you money?"" He owes money to the Priory of Emmet and I am the bishop for the Priory."

 Robin said," Many people say you are the richest bishop in England." Robin started to count the coins and said,"I think you have plenty of money and you want to help Sir Richard." When there were five hundred gold coins in Robin's hands, he gave them to Sir Richard." Take this," he said," and pay your fine."

 Soon, Sir Richard left with the five hundred gold coins. He thanked Robin Hood and said," One day, I hope I can repay your great favour."

 After that, Robin freed the bishop. The bishop left the camp quietly without all his money but when he was far away and no one could hear him, he said:" One day, I am going to make Robin Hood very, very sorry for stealing all my money. Wait and see."

Every year before the Spring Festival, Zang Chaiyuan is really busy. The young pastry chef (面点师) from Shandong works from morning to night 1 people from across the country order her huabobo. Huabobo 2 of corn flour and has been a treat at many folk activities, such as celebrations and festivals. 

 This year, Zang's huabobo, in the shape of a rabbit dressed in a lion- dance costume, is one of3 products. Although Zang's parents were against4 decision, she stood her ground and opened her small huabobo shop in Yantai. "I loved huabobo in my 5 . My grandmother6 to make huabobo for me in all kinds of shapes, which were very beautiful, " Zang said. 

 Zang first learned the basic skills from7 experienced huabobo master and then practiced over and over again on her own. So more and more new products are brought out now. Her products have made their way to customers from cities including Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou. To let more people learn 8 huabobo, Zang has held training classes at her shops and shot a video recently. " Many people have shown great interest in picking up huabobo skills,9 women who have just become mothers, " she says. "I love traditional Chinese culture and I believe10 this art work is worth spreading. "