Is it time to forgive Lance Armstrong ?

Is it time to forgive Lance Armstrong ? Do you think his remorse is real ? Read this article by Tarsicio Sánchez from 1ºBach. and give us your opinion. If you have any other information about his cycling career or about his personal life , please, add it up and let us know in a comment. We thank you very much indeed, Tarsi, for sharing this with us. It’s a great article !!!

“We all know Lance Armstrong. When I was young, I always heard my father saying: “This man is a monster. He beats all.”And I always thought he was Superman or something similar.To me, he was like a star, I wanted to be like him, to win all races and be the number one.

Lance had won seven tours, the most important cycling race, and he was considered the most important cycle racer in history. When he was ill with cancer, he was an example of overcoming. He created an international foundation to help people with the same disease. Everybody loved Lance Armstrong. He was the perfect man and everybody should be like him.

All of it until last June, when all which had believed in was simply false.

After checking your compositions

After checking your compositions I would like to give you some advice for the following ones.

Firstly, punctuation is very important. It can change the meaning of a sentence or let another one incomplete .

Second, check grammar mistakes.

And last,would you like to write great compositions ? Then, apart from checking grammar mistakes, following a good structure and correct punctuation, make your composition unique, personal, singular using adjectives, adverbs and others   expressions to enrich what you are writing, to “colour” it.

Brockwood Park School

Brockwood Park School is a boarding school set in beautiful countryside for students aged 14 to 20. It was founded by the philosopher and educator Jiddu Krishnamurti  (1895-1986) in 1969. The intentions of the school include giving students an appreciation of the natural world , our and responsability in it. Physical , psychological and spiritual health are among his aims.

Each school day begins before breakfast at 7.45 am with the morning meeting. All students and staff sit quietly together for ten minutes to encourage sself-reflection. Sometimes, someone plays music or read apoem. The intention of morning meeting is to begin the day quietly together.

The school admits a maximum of 60 stutents, which creats a relaxed family meeting.

The first Agreement of the school is that all staff and students are vegetarian. Another Agreement is that students must follow a balanced educational programme which they and the school consider reasonable. There are clases every morning and afternoon, and in the early evenings therre are also classes, meetings and other activities.

Important dates for 2º Bach. C

Please, remember the important dates for this second term:

 

February 5th : Text “Internet Music Piracy”

February 19th: Text “Global Warming in the Arctic”

February 21st: PAEG Exam .

March 7th: Grammar and vocab. test.

Albany Free School

Albany Free School is based on freedom and democratic priciples, with students and staff taking decisions together at a weekly meeting. But unlike many similar schools, this one is also open to children of the poor. It has children aged 2 to 14, and nobody is rejected for financial reasons. It is located in a racially and socio-economically mixed neighbourhood of Central New York.

In some ways, Albany Free School is like a normal school with books, computers and other equipment. Some rooms even have blackboards or desks. In other ways it is very different. It does not have a curriculum or any compulsory classes. Classroom sessions are informal and last only as long as children remain interested. Learning happens best when children want to learn. There are no tests either.

There is no typical day at the school. Every day develops according to spontaneous ideas or outing to world events. The school runs a small farm on the block , where students learn the basics of working with animals and growing flowers , herbs and vegetables. Older students take part in a wide training programme, working with actors, magicians, chefs, carpenters, midwives (=matronas), lawyers, vets, archaeologists, computer programmers and even pilots.