Dream Job: Rocket Designer
• Humans have never been sent to Mars 1. scientists have dreamed of it for a long time.
• NASA is now building a rocket called Space Launch System with the help of Boeing which builds airplanes and spaceships.
What was Fletcher's life like growing up?
She was made to work out how much things 2. when her mum took her to the store. Then she showed a great interest in maths. She dreamed of being a mathematician, an inventor and a scientist.
What is aerospace engineering, and how did she become interested in it?
She took part in a school programme about airplanes and spaceships at 11 and made up her 3. to become an aerospace engineer. In high school, she studied reverse thrust. Thrust is a force which pushes the plane to move forward, and reverse thrust is a system 4. the direction of the plane. The engineer solved problems by making products and worked with airplanes and spaceships.
What challenge does she face and what she has done with them?
As a 25-year-old female African American, people often 5. if she can do her job well. She has worked hard to prove they are 6. with great confidence and courage.
What advice does she have for students who might be interested in such a career?
• Do research and be open in science, technology, engineering and maths.
• Don't limit yourself. The more you do, the more 7. you have.
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What does Fletcher work on at Boeing today?
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What can we learn from Fletcher's experience of turning her childhood interests into a successful career?
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新素养 自主学习 If you have a chance to learn by yourself, what might you do? Perhaps you choose to practise football skills; you would prefer to discuss something together; and you might just read. This is the most important thing of "unschooling". It is also known as "natural learning" or "independent learning".

For this kind of educational practice, people think differently. Here are their comments(评论).
Agree
Independent learning teaches children to be responsible for themselves. With no teacher around, children must manage themselves, and this is a really important skill for later life.
Unschooling allows children to learn what they are really interested in. If learning is enjoyable, it's more successful.
Very young children learn in a natural way. Without being taught, they know colours and voices, they learn smiling and walking. Why shouldn't people continue to learn like this?
Unschooling gives children more time for sport, volunteering and museum or park visits. They may meet different people who share their interests.
Disagree
Unschooling requires parents' support and attention. They need to create a learning space that excites children and remind them of their daily routines. Teachers can push children to learn what they don't enjoy but can be important later in life. Unschooling sounds too good to be true. It can be helpful when children are very young. But it puts too much pressure on children because they can learn difficult subjects easily only with teachers' help. Unschooling happens at home, so children could have less contact with others of their age. This means they could end up becoming shy.
When deciding how you are going to learn, it's necessary to think about which works. Choose what is suitable for you and what can have a positive influence on your growth.
1. What is the most important thing of unschooling?

2. Whose support and attention do children need when they experience unschooling?

3. How can children become successful in learning?

4. Why are children under too much pressure from unschooling?

5. 新考法 开放性设问 If possible, what kind of educational practice would you like to choose? Why?