風沙渡——拒絕平庸（2011年高考滿分作文)

 最近在http://www.betterworldbooks.com/ 买了些书，有考试辅导书，课本等，价格便宜，服务好。不收邮寄费，还额外有20%地球日的折价，折价今天是最后一天。

昨天第一批书邮寄到了，一看，质量还真不错，买旧书既省钱，又有利环保，所以这里大力推荐！

 我女儿现在上七年级，目前学习钢琴和小提琴。她两年前以优异成绩考过CM钢琴 七级后，转而参加英国皇家音乐学院 （ABRSM）的考试晋级系统，目前正在准备ABRSM的八级考试。

前不久她成功的辅导了一个学生准备CM 5 级考试，帮助应试学生取得了优秀的成绩，这使她信心大增，决定招收学生，辅导考级，将所有收入捐献给她热衷参与的Free the Children (www.freethechildren.com), 用于帮助贫困国家的孩子们建学校，改善饮水和生活环境，摒弃童工剥削等。她特别恳请我为他在Bayecho上 为她宣传。

欢迎有意得家长回帖或通过悄悄话与我联系。

辅导范围：up to CM7 or ABRSM5

教材：Basicsof Keyboard Theory Level 1-7 by Julie Mcintosh Johnson, J. Johnson Music Publications  (forCM)

 or Music Theory in Pratice Grade 1-5 (for ABRSM) Publisher:  Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music

Fee:  $10/hour for individual coaching, or $5/hour for group lesson (with 2 or more students of the same level), program length can be need based, fees will be collected per lesson, without prerequisite of committment to the entire program.

Lesson time:  negotiable

Teaching method: 按以上教科书教学，为学生改作业，两次模拟考试。（she also told me to write that she’s flexible to adjust teaching style to parents’ request)

Additional sponsorship and bonus is welcome if you are happy with her coaching, all proceeds go to Free the Children.

还在寻找暑期营，并希望发展孩子社会活动能力的家长们，可以考虑Free the Children (www.freethechildren.com) 的Take Action Academy。

我女儿去年参加了一周的Camp, 学到了很多东西，并在之后一直参与Free the Children的Changer Maker 活动及Training.  通过这些活动，孩子们的眼界放宽，关心贫困国家的孩子的教育，想方设法为他们该站生活环境和建学校集资。

以下是Take Action Academy 的具体介绍。

Take Action Academy – June 19-25, 2011 – Menlo College, Atherton

Are you looking for a fun and meaningful summer experience that will empower your child to become a leader of local and global social change? Do you know a young person who is interested in earning volunteer service hours, building on their leadership skills, and networking with other socially-conscious youth? Or is there a kid in your life who’s concerned about issues such as poverty, homelessness, child labor, or global warming?

The California Take Action Academy is a week-long social justice and leadership overnight camp hosted at Menlo College in Atherton, CA for youth ages 10 and up.  Throughout the week, we encourage youth to think critically about contemporary social issues, and equip them with the tools they need in order to serve as leaders of social change in their communities at home and abroad.

Activities include:

• Interactive workshops
• Dynamic guest speakers
• Public speaking training
• Action-planning sessions
• Volunteering in the community

Deadline for registration: May 1^st

Discounts offered: Group Discount, groups of 5 will receive 5% off each person’s tuition, groups of 7 receive 7% off, up to 25 participants.

To sign up please go to http://www.metowe.com/leadership/take-action/california or contact Sarah Koff, Manager of Youth Programming at sarah.koff@freethechildren.com or 650-815-1880. 

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvK6I70QeHY

 Just finished the above book.  Though not written as a parenting guide, I found it offering a best parenting model than any.  My 7th grader read of both Amy Chua and the above and she told me that she so highly admires Condoleezza’s parents…  I highly recommend this book and would love to hear comments after your reading….  就先抛砖引玉吧。