一Goodcommunicationisthekeytosuccesswhenlearningonline.YoushouldtaketheopportunitytogettoknowyourteacherandclassmatesthroughemailandbyparticipatinginInternetdiscussions.Thiswillleadtoamorepositiveandrewardinglearningexperience.It'struethatlearningthetechnologyneededtotakepartinaclasscanattimesbefrustrating.Forexample,youmayneedtoaskhowtopostyourassignmentontheWeb.But,don'tworry!Ifyouhaveaproblem,askforhelp.There'snosuchthingasastupidquestion,sothereisnoneedtobeintimidatedorembarrassed.SharinginsightsandanswersfreelyiswhatmakestheInternetsuchagreatmediumforlearning.OnlineclassroomteacherMikeRobertswasaskedaboutwhathethoughtthegreatestbenefitofonlinelearningis."Asateacher,IneedthestudentstoaskquestionssothatIknowwhatareasofmylessonsneedfurtherexplanation.That'swhatisgreataboutteachingandlearningovertheInternet.Inanordinaryclassroom,timeislimited,sostudentsseemtoasktheminimumamountofquestionspossible.Butinthevirtualaskingmefortheinformationthattheyneed.Theyalsosharealotofvaluableideaswitheachotherinawaythatyoudon'tusuallyseeinaregularclassroom."二Ihavetowritetoyouaboutthewayyoudress.Iwasalittleintimidatedtocommentinperson,soIamwritinginstead.Ihopethisdoesn'tupsetyou,butsomethinghastobedone.Imustappealtoyoustartdressinglikeamom.Youruniquesenseoffashionismorelikeasister'sthanamother's.Personally,it'sembarrassingtohaveamomwhodressesyoungerthanIdo.YouwearT-shirtswithtornjeansandyournoseispierced.Myfriendssayit'sstrange,butIthinkthey'rebeingalittletoonegative.It'smostlikelybecausetheirboyfriendsthinkyouarepretty.Still,ifyouwantmetohaveanyfriendsinthiscommunity,itisvitalthatyouremovetheringfromyounoseandstartdressingliketheothermoms.Don'tyourpeersevershowanyconcern?Don'tyourememberhowhorriblebeingateenagercanbe?IfeelawfulbecauseIthinkpeopleofmyagewouldrathertalktoyouthantome.Lastweekattheshoppingcenter,Ihadtheabsolutelyworstexperienceofmylife.Theyoungmanwhotookourmoneyaskedifyouweremyoldersister.IthoughthewouldlikelyaskyououtifIhadn'tsaid"Thanks,mom"toyou.Itwasdisgusting.三Somepeoplejustcan'tkeepfromgiving.Thatwasthewayitwaswithmyneighbour.Despitebeingcrippled,shewasveryactive.Infact,sheseemedtodomoreforthecommunityeverydaythanIeverdoinayear'stime.Iwasalwaysamazedatthepaceshekept.OnMondaysandFridays,sheworkedatacollegegivingstudentsguidanceonwhatcareertochoose.OnTuesdaysandThursdaysshehelpedoutatachurchthatgaveaidtopeoplewithouthomes.Andontheweekends,shetaughtlocalkidswhoneededextrahelpwiththeirschoolwork.Andmostimportantly,shealwayshadapositiveattitude.Idon'trememberoncehearinghercomplainabouthertroubles.Thestressesofeverydaylifeneverseemedtobotherher.Instead,shelookedforeveryoccasionshecouldfindtospreadhergoodhumoraround.IrememberwhenIhadjustlostmyjob.Shetookadayofffromworktospendtimewithmeandlistentomytrifles.Sheneveroncebecameimpatientwithmycomplaints.SheneveractedliketherewasanythinginthisworldmoreimportantthanwhatIhadtosay.WhatIregretnowisnothavingeverreallydoneanythingforher.Isupposesheneverneededit.四"So,howaboutyourinterview?""Thewholethingwasbadfromthebeginning.Ienteredtheroomwithconfidenceandgavethewomanastronghandshake.ShesaidIsqueezedtoohardandhurther.Ihadarealhardtimecommunicatingwithherafterthat.""Whatdoyoumean?""Well,itwasprettyapparentthatIfailedtopersuadehertohireme.Itriedtomakeeyecontactwithher,butshekeptlookingaway,whichmademethinkshewasn'tveryfocusedorintere...