Tomostofus，schoolmeansclasses，teachers，schedules，grades，andtests.ButforthechildrenatSudburyValleySchoolinMassachusetts，schoolisverydifferent.Firstly，therearenolessons.Allthechildren，agedbetween4and19

Tomostofus，schoolmeansclasses，teachers，schedules，grades，andtests.ButforthechildrenatSudburyValleySchoolinMassachusetts，schoolisverydifferent.

Firstly，therearenolessons.Allthechildren，agedbetween4and19，dowhatevertheywant.Therearenoteachers—only“staffmembers”．Theideabehindthisisthatyoudonotneedtomakechildrenlearn，becausechildrenwanttolearnanyway.“Youdonotneedtosaytoathreeyear­old，‘Goexploreyourenvironment.'Youcan'tstopthem！”saysDanielGreenberg，afounderoftheschool.“Butifyoumakechildrendowhatyouwantallday，theywilllosealltasteforlearning.”

AtSudburyValleySchool，youwillpermitchildrentotalk，read，paint，cook，workoncomputers，studyFrench，playthepiano，climbtreesorjustrunaround.Twoboysspentthreeyearsjustfishing!

TheotherwaythatSudburyValleySchoolisdifferentisthatthechildrencandecidetherules.Everyweek，thereisaschoolmeetingwherebothchildrenandstaffhaveonevoteeach—eventhefour­year­olds.Theydecidetheschoolrules，howtospendtheschoolbudget，andevenwhichstafftheywantanddonotwantanymore.

Whentheschoolfirstopenedin1968，peoplesaiditwouldneverwork.Buttoday，theschoolhas200students，and80%ofitsstudentsgoontocollege.Eventhetwoboyswhowentfishingallthetimehavesuccessfulcareerstoday.Oneofthemisamusicianandtheotherisacomputerscientist.

26．Whatisthemaintopicofthearticle?

A．Anunusualschool. B．Children'shobbies.

C．Aschoolwithoutrules. D．EducationintheUS.

27．Whatdoestheschoolbelieve?

A．TeacherscannotteachchildrenWell.

B.Childrenlearnbestwhentheydowhattheywanttodo.

C．Learningisforadults—childrenshouldonlyplay.

D．Childrenshouldonlylearnaboutonethingatatime.

28．WhatdoesDanielGreenbergsayaboutthree­year­olds?

A.Theylovelearning.

B．Theyareverynaughty.

C．Theywanttobeoutsideallthetime.

D．Theyaretooyoungtolearnanything.

29．Whohasthemostpowerintheschoolmeetings?

A．Theolderchildrenhavemorepowerthantheyoungerchildren.