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Leaving Microsoft to Change the World
In 1998 John Wood worked for Microsoft in Australia. He was a busy, successful man. Then he went on vacation to Nepal and visited a school in a Himalayan village, this changed his life. He helped the school and decided to change the World! He started the charity 'Room to Read'
64 pages, Paperback
Published September 2, 2011
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July 8, 2013
PENGUIN READERS level3
5/28 10min, 6/3 65min
Books, Dream, School, Nepal, Promise, Difficulty, Face
Q. Do you have a dream? If so, how did you find it? And what do you do in order to come true your dream?
A. Yes. I have a dream to be an elementary school teacher. Last year, I went to a special school as internship, and when I communicated with elementary school students, I enjoyed talking to them. Therefore, I'm interested in teaching at elementary school. And now, I go to Nagakute Minami Elementary School every Friday. It is very fun and children are really cute♥ So, this motivates me very much. Even if I have to face a lot of difficulty, I wanna be a teacher!
We read the beginning of this book. I was really impressed with a sentence, 'His next sentence changed my life forever. "Maybe, sir, one day you will come back with books."' (page 4) When I looked at this, I remembered the sentence that changed my life. When I was working at a cram school, I had a student who was a boy and in the fifth grade of elementary school. He was very cute and honest, so I took care of him very hard. One day, he said to me, "Your class is always interesting for me. Thank you for nice class." This words changed me. This was a first opportunity to think of my future. Therefore, I want everyone to read this book!
6/30 20min, 7/1 40min
Books, Vietnam, Nepal, 9/11, Project, Erin, Big
Q. When you were child, what did you want to be?
A. When I was young, I was interested in animals and sweet. So, I wanted to work at zoo or pet shop or cake shop!! I had a lot of dreams!
I read this book long time no see, so I reread from the beginning!
This book motivates me a lot !!
In my future, I also want to do what I like. I think those who can do that are very lucky. I want to follow the main character:-)
7/2 10min, 7/3 10min, 7/4 10min, 7/5 10min, 7/8 20min
busy, no, vacation, life, Cambodia, scholarship, tsunami
Q. When you apply for a job, what is most important term?
A. My most important term is the content of the job and atmosphere at the workplace!
Even if I can receive a lot of money, I cannot continue the job unless I like the job very much!
Finally, I read this book!!!
I think our dreams come true if we do not give up!:-)
I really respect people who can do whatever they want because it is difficult to do whatever we want and earn money.
I mean we have to do various things that we do not want to do in order to get money!!!
5/28 10min, 6/3 65min
Books, Dream, School, Nepal, Promise, Difficulty, Face
Q. Do you have a dream? If so, how did you find it? And what do you do in order to come true your dream?
A. Yes. I have a dream to be an elementary school teacher. Last year, I went to a special school as internship, and when I communicated with elementary school students, I enjoyed talking to them. Therefore, I'm interested in teaching at elementary school. And now, I go to Nagakute Minami Elementary School every Friday. It is very fun and children are really cute♥ So, this motivates me very much. Even if I have to face a lot of difficulty, I wanna be a teacher!
We read the beginning of this book. I was really impressed with a sentence, 'His next sentence changed my life forever. "Maybe, sir, one day you will come back with books."' (page 4) When I looked at this, I remembered the sentence that changed my life. When I was working at a cram school, I had a student who was a boy and in the fifth grade of elementary school. He was very cute and honest, so I took care of him very hard. One day, he said to me, "Your class is always interesting for me. Thank you for nice class." This words changed me. This was a first opportunity to think of my future. Therefore, I want everyone to read this book!
6/30 20min, 7/1 40min
Books, Vietnam, Nepal, 9/11, Project, Erin, Big
Q. When you were child, what did you want to be?
A. When I was young, I was interested in animals and sweet. So, I wanted to work at zoo or pet shop or cake shop!! I had a lot of dreams!
I read this book long time no see, so I reread from the beginning!
This book motivates me a lot !!
In my future, I also want to do what I like. I think those who can do that are very lucky. I want to follow the main character:-)
7/2 10min, 7/3 10min, 7/4 10min, 7/5 10min, 7/8 20min
busy, no, vacation, life, Cambodia, scholarship, tsunami
Q. When you apply for a job, what is most important term?
A. My most important term is the content of the job and atmosphere at the workplace!
Even if I can receive a lot of money, I cannot continue the job unless I like the job very much!
Finally, I read this book!!!
I think our dreams come true if we do not give up!:-)
I really respect people who can do whatever they want because it is difficult to do whatever we want and earn money.
I mean we have to do various things that we do not want to do in order to get money!!!
January 20, 2017
An entrepreneur’s odyssey to educate the world’s children
Tuve la gran oportunidad de toparme con esta lectura en Business English, en mi primer año de carrera, allá por 2011.
Me conmueve leer algo así, que traspasa la barrera de las palabras, que emociona y relata aventuras y desgracias pero sobre todo HECHOS REALES.
No hay palabras que describan la gran labor que John Wood ha hecho en países como Nepal, educando y dando oportunidad a miles de chiquillos, en su gran mayoría niñas, de tener libros, colegios, librerías y programas de formación.
Leer es libertad, cultura, poder.
Leer te da vida, esperanza, conocimientos.
Leer te despierta inquietudes.
No concibo mi vida sin libros, ellos me han salvado en numerosas ocasiones y ver como personas como John deciden aparcar la manera en que han construido su vida hasta el momento y emprender esta aventura con un fin tan noble, social y necesario como es, no solamente inculcar y educar, sino poner al alcance medios y ofrecer oportunidades a niños y niñas que en definitiva representan nuestro futuro.
Tuve la gran oportunidad de toparme con esta lectura en Business English, en mi primer año de carrera, allá por 2011.
Me conmueve leer algo así, que traspasa la barrera de las palabras, que emociona y relata aventuras y desgracias pero sobre todo HECHOS REALES.
No hay palabras que describan la gran labor que John Wood ha hecho en países como Nepal, educando y dando oportunidad a miles de chiquillos, en su gran mayoría niñas, de tener libros, colegios, librerías y programas de formación.
Leer es libertad, cultura, poder.
Leer te da vida, esperanza, conocimientos.
Leer te despierta inquietudes.
No concibo mi vida sin libros, ellos me han salvado en numerosas ocasiones y ver como personas como John deciden aparcar la manera en que han construido su vida hasta el momento y emprender esta aventura con un fin tan noble, social y necesario como es, no solamente inculcar y educar, sino poner al alcance medios y ofrecer oportunidades a niños y niñas que en definitiva representan nuestro futuro.
December 9, 2012
-Penguin Readers level3
-Time:11/16=30minutes,11/17=40minutes,11/18=20minutes
-7-word summary:man/books/children/Nepal/boy/computer/help
-Discussion questions:
1.Have you ever volunteered for foreign countries?
Yes,I have given my satchel to Afghan children.
2.Do you like reading books?
To be honest,I don't like it. But it's important,so I try to read books.
-Time:11/16=30minutes,11/17=40minutes,11/18=20minutes
-7-word summary:man/books/children/Nepal/boy/computer/help
-Discussion questions:
1.Have you ever volunteered for foreign countries?
Yes,I have given my satchel to Afghan children.
2.Do you like reading books?
To be honest,I don't like it. But it's important,so I try to read books.
May 1, 2012
I have attended a number of events for Room to Read (Beers for Books) and the scope of this charity has always impressed me. The reader version gave only a slight idea of how John Wood went about setting up this organization and it would nice to read the full version.
September 11, 2012
This is a great story, but I think some of the sections cut out from the original should have been left in. Still inspirational, just missing some of the emotion.
January 8, 2014
This book was exciting to read from the perspective of successes in the developing world and with funders, but I felt like it was a bit too focused on the fundraising successes.
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