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實中園地 The Newsletter of NEHS 108年第24卷第7期

I’ve learned a ton throughout the days I’ve spent in 邱于寧 / 國中部
Cupertino. This trip has opened my eyes in many ways,
either it’s the cultural difference or the different styles of a 今年我獲得了一個非常特別的機會，可以到
local American middle school. 美國做一週的交換學生。我親自體驗了美國學校
American schools start pretty late. High schoolers go
to school at 9:30! As for middle school students, every day 的生活、參訪許多公司及著名的大學、住在寄宿
is different. They have a “late start” on Wednesdays, and 家庭中、參與萬聖節，這些活動都非常有趣而且
an “early start” on Thursdays. They even have a “brunch
break”! Students can choose if they want a zeroth period or 別有意義，讓我更深入的認識並了解美國文化，
not, so they each have different schedules. Unlike Taiwan, 也從中獲得極大的收穫和美好的回憶。
where everyone learns from the same textbook, students
in the U.S. take different courses depending on their level. 其中，對我而言最難忘的體驗是去美國學
For example, you are poor at math, but is excellent at 校上課的三天。台灣和美國的學校有非常大的不
science. You would take courses in the easier math class, 同，每天上下學的時間、學校上課的方式及活
and have advanced science. This way, students are able to
learn more, and not forced to learn something they know 動、一天的作息甚至教室的佈置都非常不一樣。
again or study something they clearly cannot understand. 他們擁有自己的課表，上課方式非常有趣且活
Here in the U.S., teachers teach using Chromebooks.
Almost everything done in class requires a Chromebook. 潑，我在學校過得非常開心自由。我覺得美國的
They do quizzes, finish their home/schoolwork, and do 學校讓「上學」變得有趣，他們試著讓學校成為
projects online.
I like the teaching methods in America better than 一個可以盡情揮灑自己長處、做自己喜歡的事的
the ones here in Taiwan. Students in the U.S. have more 地方，他們希望學生去思考、去幫助別人、學習
freedom, no exams, less homework, less stress, yet they
still can achieve the same level as Taiwanese students. I 與他人合作、表達自己的想法，讓學生對學習抱
think the main difference is that Americans know that they 有熱忱和信心，而非一味的考試唸書。
would have to take responsibility for their own actions and
they have self-discipline. If American students don’t pass 這三天的交換學生是整趟旅程中影響我最深
their course, they won’t be able to graduate. If they don’t 的部分，它改變了我的想法和觀念，拓展我的眼
pay attention in class, they won’t be able to get in a good
high school. 界，也給了我一個學習的好機會。這次的美國參
This trip to Cupertino taught me a lot of things. 訪對我來說是一次非常難忘的成長經驗，謝謝所
Adapting to a foreign culture and learning from it, 有讓我能擁有這次機會的人，未來我會更努力地
discovering different ways of getting things done, being
independent, expressing my opinions, and discipline, 去朝自己的夢想邁進的!
etcetera. I’m very grateful to be able to have these amazing
experiences, and share them with you.

My friends that came Library in Miller Middle School
together in NEHS and IBSH.
We had a lot of fun. We’re in the USA!

We’re visiting Intel Our days in Miller Middle School City tour in San Francisco

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