【推荐1】Do you know bamboo(竹子)? It’s always green in a year and it is everywhere in Bali. There are 1,450 kinds of bamboo around the world, but we only use seven kinds(种类) of them to make things. We can use bamboo to make things like beds, desks and chairs.

My father uses bamboo to build Green School in Bali. In Green School, all of the rooms are made of bamboo. There are a lot of bamboo things in the classrooms. Every classroom has a bamboo blackboard, some bamboo desks and bamboo chairs. But every classroom has no windows, doors or walls. It only has a bamboo roof(屋顶).

Green School is very nice. Students are from 40 countries(国家). They have math, English, art and music. In their free time, all students grow fruit and vegetables around the school. And they also keep pigs, sheep, chickens and ducks. A lot of food comes from their hands.

Come and have a look at our Green School. It’s a nice school.

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On a middle school playground, a group of boys and girls are dancing to pop music with smiles on their faces. The idea came from their PE teacher, Miss Wang, who is trying to encourage her students to exercise more. And she is not alone. Now, more and more PE teachers across the country are coming up with new and fun sports activities.

In 2021, the Chinese government came up with a plan called “double reduction” to reduce the pressure on students. The plan reduces the amounts of homework, exams, and after-school classes. It also focuses on sports and fitness to solve the health problems of students.

Under the latest government rules, students in primary and junior high schools will have daily PE classes during the next 10 years. They can choose from different sports, like football, basketball, running, rock climbing, and skateboarding.

Insufficient (不足的) exercise can lead to health problems for young people. In 2021, Zhao Wenhua, a health expert, discovered that almost 20% of Chinese students aged 6-17 were overweight or obese (过度肥胖的). Added to this, according to the Ministry of Education, myopia (近视) in primary, junior high, and senior high school students had increased by 11.7% from the end of 2019 to June 2020. These problems are believed to be connected to students not doing enough exercise.

With these things in mind, it’s important for not only schools but also parents to organize and guide children to take part in more sports activities. This will help avoid myopia and obesity as well as reducing the pressure on students.

【推荐3】Do students need homework?

Homework isn’t everyone’s favorite thing. But like it or not, it’s part of life for most students. Do students need homework? Here are four students’ opinions.