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Homeschooling

A

I think we should home school our children when we decide to have kids.

B

What? Why?

A

Well, our public schools here are not very good and private school are just too expensive. I have been reading up on home schooling and it has a lot of advantages.

B

Like what? I think that by doing something like that we would be isolating our children from social interaction.

A

Well, first of all, I would be able to teach them everything they learn in school in a more relaxed and fun way. I also think that having a one-on-one class is much better since you can focus more on his or her strengths or weaknesses.

B

I think neither your parents or mine would agree to such an idea.

A

I will bring it up over Sunday brunch.

B

Good luck with that!

核心词汇

home schoolV

to educate kids at home by a parent or tutor

first of allP

firstly

read upV

to do research or instruct yourself on a topic

isolateV

to set apart from others; place alone

social interactionN

meeting, talking, doing activities with people

oneononeP

a meeting or class between two people

strengthsN

a quality that makes someone effective or useful

weaknessN

the quality or state of being weak

bring something upP

to mention or open for discussion

拓展词汇

GEDN

general education diploma which is the equivalent of a high school diploma

SATN

Scholastic Aptitude Test is a test which is taken throughout the US as an admission test to US colleges

tutorN

a person employed in the education of others, either individually or in groups.

recessN

a short period of free time between school classes.

quizN

a short quick test