CONTENTS 1
1．A Good Teacher a Good Luck 1
2．High Jumps 4
3．Dealing with Peer Pressure 7
4．The Man & the Opportunity 10
5．Teachers and Actors 13
6．Unpopular Subjects? 16
7．Women Outperform Men at University，Say Academics 19
8．Lessons in Class 24
9．An Odd Student 33
10．Learning to Keep Your Cool during Tests 39
11．Working for the Future 44
12．Run，Patti，Run! 50
13．The Teacher Who Has a Deep Impact on My Life 55
14．Big Kid Sleep-away Camp 59
15．My Way of Learning English 62
16．Fall from University Grace 68
17．College Rivalry 73
18．Successful English Learning 78
19．The Personal Qualities of a Teacher 83
20．THe Myth of College 88
21．University Education Does Not Come Cheap 94
22．Good Advice for Love's Losers 99
23．US Student Choices of Winter Break 103
24．Parents at School 107
25．A Proverbial English Teacher—Bill 111
26．Advice That Can Help You Succeed on Campus 114
27．An Important Aspect of College Life 120
28．Is This the End for the SAT? 123
29．My Advice to Students：Get a Sound，Broad Education 128
30．Seven Skills for Qualified Employees in 21st Century 134
31．Shocking Halloween Taught Lasting Lesson 138
32．A Speech at Yale University Delivered by Larry Ellison 144
33．The Rose 149
34．The Wind Beneath Her Wings 154
35．Never Told Him He Couldn't Do It 161
36．What True Education Should Do 164
37．Classroom Full of Flowers 168
38．Growing up with Cherubism 177
39．“Nobody Wants to Cheat” 181
40．Best Graduate Schools 186
41．Qualities Employers Seek 190
42． Applying to the US Graduate School 194
43．Examinations Exert a Pernicious Influence on Education 199
44．The Breakfast Club 204
45．A Humble Gift 209
46．A Story about Friendship 213
47．What History Means to Me 218
48．Living Proof 223
49．Reaching the Top of the Mountain 228
50．Once a Week，Write a Heartfelt Letter 231