Every school has a notice board. Let's see what is on the notice board of an American school.

When he was small, Hill was a famous bad boy.

At the age of 9, his father married his stepmother(继母). His father introduced Hill to his stepmother as he said, "This is Hill, my son. He is the worst boy in town."

To Hill's surprise, his stepmother went up to him with a smile, held up his head and looked at him carefully. She then turned around to tell her husband, "You're wrong. He is not the worst boy, but the cleverest and creative boy. Only he doesn't find a place to show himself."

His stepmother's words warmed his heart, his eyes were full of tears. With this he and his stepmother became good friends. And this became the drive(动力) of his life, making him create 28 successful golden rules.

Before his stepmother came, no one found him a smart boy, and his father and neighbors ought he was a bad boy. However, his stepmother's words changed his life.

When Hill was 14 years old, his step mother bought him a used typewriter(打字机) and said to him, "I believe you will become a writer." Hill accepted his stepmother's gift and hope, and started writing things to a local newspaper.

His stepmother’s words made him a rich man and famous writer in the United States and one of the most important persons in the 20th century.

Praise will be necessary, especially for children. A sincere(真诚) praise may be better than 10,000 bad words.

Einstein said, “The biggest challenge between people is how they spend their spare time. Control your spare time, and you control your life!” In order to learn about how students spend their spare time after school, Sunshine Middle School did a survey among 1,500 students and here is the result.

After getting the result, the school teacher and some parents get much more worries about the teenagers’ study, for lots of students waste their spare time on computer games. Also, there are only about 165 students choosing to kill their time by reading. That really shocks the school headmaster. He is always thinking about helping the students develop reading habits, so he wants to put “reading” into their daily schedule (安排). As for playing sports, about 20% students prefer to exercise outside rather than stay at home or go to after-school classes. According to the survey, the ones who go to after-school classes actually don’t top the list. Instead, those who enjoy reading and doing sports normally get much better grades. The percentage (百分比) of helping with housework reminds the school to call on the parents not to do much for their kids. Being responsible (有责任心的) for the family is a great way to shape their character.