2019年1月6日下午CAS时间，有两位嘉宾光临上海宏润博源学校大讲堂，他们分别是学生家长彭钢先生、赵慎大先生，坐上讲堂的还有我们亲爱的Chris校长。他们 分别就“高中时代所面对海外留学的挑战，专业和职业选择的影响”的话题与同学们座谈。

During the CAS session on the afternoon of June 6th SHBS parent representatives Steven Peng and Peter Zhao together with SHBS foreign principal Christopher Moses shared their life experience and wisdom on the topic “How your challenges of high schools can best inform your future choices?”

赵先生首先提到自己早年曾是班长、篮球队队长，哇，是“男神”;紧接着Chris校长却告知了我们一段从未听说的经历，他的中学时代家庭破裂，而他充满了迷惘，不知人生在何处!我们都沉默了。

Mr. Peter Zhao mentioned that he used to be the homeroom leader and the school basketball team captain and had good academic performance in high school. Principal Christopher Moses also frankly talked about his high school life: his father died and his grandfather who he was very close to got seriously ill; later his mom remarried but it turned out to be a bad decision. All these happened during his high school life he was lost at that time and did not know what to do with his life.

接下来更意外的是，赵先生也告诉我们，在一段骄傲的中学时代过去之后，他却经历了很困难的时期;接着，彭先生讲述了自己曾是尖子生，但是到了高中时由于竞争的激烈和对于环境的不适应性，导致成绩下滑，足足两年处在低迷而不能自拔状态。

Later Mr. Peter Zhao also mentioned the nosedive of his high school life after the glamourous period. Mr. Steven Peng mentioned that he was the top student in junior high school but sank into frustration and pressure when he could no longer retain the academic honor in senior high school because of fiercer competition.

在交流过程中三位长辈都强调了书籍的重要性。赵先生通过读书来转化自己的负面情绪，并且熟悉天下局势;Chris则是在痛苦时期选择了正确的方式，埋头在自己喜欢的科目，书本伴随着他度过了最艰难的时期;而彭先生把读书当作是一种爱好。尤其是赵先生提到，看到旁人有明显进步，于是鼓起勇气改变自己。

Their life experiences demonstrated the importance of reading. Through reading Mr. Peter Zhao knows more about the world; Through reading Mr. Christopher Moses diverted himself from agony and loss during the most difficult period in his life; through reading Mr. Steven Peng keeps a growth mindset and always believe he can do better.

家长们不怕“露怯”，更重要的是他们在困境中找到的那条“正确的出路”，其出发点和动能是那么简单，可亲，触手可效仿。爸爸们，Chris校长，“高大上”的权威人物，让同学们感觉朴素、可信，没什么大道理，却更添一份敬意。

The audience was deeply impressed by the candidness earnest and honesty of our three speakers. They showed our students the right way to face challenges. The three extraordinary men’s life stories are so relatable and yet awe-inspiring.

学生们受益匪浅，在回答沈志宏同学所提出的问题时，彭先生说：“每一个大学都有自己的特色和招生要求，而美国将近有三千多所大学，总有一所是适合你的!”

Students learned a lot from this sharing. In answering Ethan’s question Mr. Peng mentioned: “There are more than 3000 universities in the United states. Each of them has its own characteristics and requirements. There will be one that suits you.!”