For a person like me who follows international news every day, it’s very difficult to focus on something positive. The news, as a whole, has its assault bias towards negative news, and so positive ones are now to be found. Looking at the big picture, the best news in the last few years was of course the end of the pandemic, which really crushed the spirit of everyone all over the world. As for another, let me see, well, recently this year, recently in the whole city, the piece of news definitely caught me by surprise. I heard this information through social media during the summer break, and then once I came back to work it got confirmed by my colleague. I was quite surprised and at first, I did not believe it. I felt it felt so real. So, I know that we were good and that we’ve been having an increasing number of students achieve their international education dreams, but I never thought that we could take a lead and become the number one international curriculum school in the city and one of the top in the whole Wangdao province. Well, after hearing the news over a few times and getting them confirmed, it did make sense. As a whole, we are able to place and that was something I was quite proud of for a while now. Once more, we try to deliver lessons not only in the modern and innovative way, but we do it with patience and love for each subject. I guess actions take louder than words and the result was an excellent performance of our students and other school itself. I still shocked by news, but it definitely made my dear and I wish our success continues on the forcible future.
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For a person like me who follows international news every day, it's very difficult to focus on something positive. The news, as a whole, has a strong bias towards negative stories, and so positive ones are hard to find. Looking at the big picture, the best news in the last few years was, of course, the end of the pandemic, which really crushed the spirit of everyone all over the world. As for another piece of good news, let me see, well, recently this year, a piece of news definitely caught me by surprise. I heard this information through social media during the summer break, and then once I came back to work, it got confirmed by my colleague. I was quite surprised, and at first, I did not believe it. It felt so real. I know that we were doing well and that we've been having an increasing number of students achieve their international education dreams, but I never thought that we could take the lead and become the number one international curriculum school in the city and one of the top in the whole Wangdao province. Well, after hearing the news a few times and getting it confirmed, it did make sense. As a whole, we are able to place students, and that was something I was quite proud of for a while now. Once more, we try to deliver lessons not only in a modern and innovative way, but we do it with patience and love for each subject. I guess actions speak louder than words, and the result was an excellent performance of our students and the school itself. I am still shocked by the news, but it definitely made my day, and I wish our success continues in the foreseeable future.
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