Helpingandlearning

　　Atourschool,wesometimeshaveaspecialdaytohelpothers.Lastyearwewenttoanoldpeople’shomeandsangsongsandperformedaplayforthem.Theoldpeoplewereveryhappy.Weshouldbeallowedtotaketimetodothingslikethatmoreoften.Forexample,weshouldvisitprimaryschoolsandhelpteachyoungstudents.IwanttobeateacherwhenI’molder,soitwouldbeagreatexperienceforme.Otherstudentswouldliketodootherjobs.Forexample,myfriendTinaGewantstowriteforanewspaper.Sheshouldbeallowedtovolunteeratthenewspaperofficeonceaweek.OnFridayafternoons,manystudentsaresleepyafteralongweekofclasses.SomestudentsshouldbeallowedtohaveFridayafternoonsofftovolunteerandhelpothers.

　　DearKnowledgeable,

　　Mybestfriend,Mei,hasaproblem.ThereisareallyimportantEnglishspeechcontestforourwholecitynextmonth.Ourclassmateswanthertorepresenttheclassintheschoolcontest.Everyoneissureshewillwin.It’sprobablytrue.MeiisverycleverandcanspeakEnglishreallywell.Infact,shealwayscomestopintheschoolexams.Theproblemisthatshe’sveryshy.Shedoesn’twanttoletherfriendsdown,butshe’sterrifiedofspeakinginfrontofotherpeople.

　　She’smyfriend,soshecantellmethatshe’sshy.Butshecan’ttelleveryonethat.Idon’tthinktheywouldbelieveher.Ican’tthinkofanygoodadvicetogiveher,butyoualwayscomeupwithgoodsolutionstopeople’sproblems.WhatdoyouthinkIshouldtellMei?WhatdoyouthinkIshouldtelltherestofthestudents?

　　Fran