Since February 1st, Xueersi Online School has launched free live classes synchronized with schools. Children from all over the country, from the northwestern Xinjiang to the southern Hainan Island, from the central Henan to the western Yunnan and Guizhou, have been able to watch the live classes, especially those in remote areas.

We have connected with four children from Anhui, Henan, and Xinjiang to hear their stories related to live classes. It is not hard to discover that in many remote areas, learning is still the only way to change fate, and they are still working hard on their way to school. Education sinking down is really meaningful.

What is heartening is that while knowledge is sinking down, thoughts, perspectives, and love are also sinking down, which makes the vibrant lives at the other end of the screen come to life.

Shi Xiang: A Precious Learning Opportunity

Shi Xiang's day starts at 6 a.m. While many children are still asleep, she has already had breakfast and started reviewing her lessons.

At 8 o'clock, she opens her phone on time to listen to the live classes from Xueersi Online School. She likes these online courses, the teachers explain clearly and vividly, and she understands many difficult problems that she didn't understand before. So, she listens to all the classes from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day.

For Shi Xiang, this opportunity is very precious. She is from Shixu Village, Caoxi Town, Sixian County, Anhui. There are only two children in her family, her father is disabled, and her mother supports the family by farming. She is in the ninth grade at Siyuan Experimental School in Sixian County, and will soon take the high school entrance exam. When the epidemic struck and the school's opening was postponed, Shi Xiang was worried about falling behind in her studies. Her mother wanted to enroll her in a tutoring class, but she thought it was too expensive and didn't agree. Not long ago, the school recommended the free live classes from Xueersi Online School, and both mother and daughter were very happy.

Influenced by her older sister, Shi Xiang's fifth-grade brother also started to take online courses. The hard work of the siblings is a great comfort to their mother. Despite the family's poverty, their mother has always attached great importance to their education. She considers herself to have little education and leads a difficult and tiring life, but even if life is hard, she wants to provide her children with an education. She hopes that her children will have a good diploma in the future and not be so tired even if they go out to work.

The seed of learning was sown in Shi Xiang's heart at an early age. She studies diligently every day as if she were "crazy," hoping to relieve some of her mother's burden. Several years ago, her father's illness and surgery cost a lot of money, making it difficult for the family. Shi Xiang hopes to go to high school, go to college, and change her family's future in the future. Her dream is to become a doctor and help more people like her father.

Fu Xue: A Novel Second Classroom

Fu Xue is from Changgou Village, Changgou Town, Sixian County, Anhui, and is a third-year student at Siyuan Experimental School in Sixian County. Her father has been working outside for many years and has been aware of the power of knowledge for a long time. He has been strict with her since she was in first grade, and she understood the importance of learning at a young age and gradually found pleasure in it.

After the outbreak of the Covid-19, her father was worried about her studies and tried various methods to help. The free live classes from Xueersi Online School were like a timely rain, dispelling her father's anxiety. Fu Xue is very interested and has taken 7 courses including Chinese, mathematics, physics, and chemistry on the online school. During lunch, she is afraid of missing out on learning and often eats while watching the live classes. The novel, lively, and interactive second classroom on the screen has ignited her enthusiasm for learning.

She likes it when the Chinese teacher explains the meaning of sentences, which is meaningful and has aroused her interest in reading. The teacher's tips for writing have also improved her composition skills. Originally, Fu Xue leaned towards liberal arts, but after taking the physics class at Xueersi Online School, she found the teacher's explanations very detailed, using examples that are easy to understand and relate to in everyday life... These courses have greatly benefited Fu Xue, and she has taken a lot of notes and hopes to continue.

Cheng Chuanhao: A Happy and Fulfilling Vacation

Cheng Chuanhao is a lively and active boy, but during this special vacation, he can only stay at home and can't go anywhere.

Although the school has been postponed, his studies have not been delayed. As a second-year student at Siyuan Experimental School in Song County, Henan, every day at 7:40 a.m., he and his classmates receive reminders from the teacher in the class group: Xueersi Online School live classes are about to start.

So, Cheng Chuanhao started a day of study. He mainly takes math and physics classes and enjoys the online courses very much. The teachers are humorous and often break down a lesson into several knowledge points, teaching in detail, and he can interact with the teachers. However, he has some difficulty understanding the English class, so he has to study while supplementing. His grades are within the top 100 in the school (there are five to six hundred students in each grade), and he has a small goal: to improve his grades from 510 points to 530 points.

During this vacation, he has learned a lot of knowledge and feels happy and fulfilled. During this time, the father and son have spent more time together. His father is a miner and only comes home on Sundays; now, the father and son have had a lot more communication staying at home. Seeing his son study diligently every day, his father is very pleased.

Ayimiar: Hoping to Attend Harvard When Grown Up

Ayimiar Nurlanbay comes from Jeminay, Jimsar County, and is a sixth-grade student at the Kuitun's School for Livestock. His father drives in Shanshi City, and his mother works in the village committee. They also have a young sister at home.

Due to the epidemic, she has come into contact with the free live classes from Xueersi Online School. This is her first time encountering online courses, and she is very happy about this opportunity. Starting from February 1st, she attends live classes for five to six hours every day at Xueersi Online School, studying Chinese, English, and the online school's master class.

The "rare" live classes have brought her a lot of joy: on the first day of class, the Chinese teacher explained the meaning and usage of a string of idioms, which enlightened her; the English teacher taught her many things she didn't know; and the master class analyzed a classic segment of "Journey to the West," allowing her to understand the meaning of the passage that she didn't before... Ayimiar is very happy that she can learn so much at home. She will soon be taking the entrance examination for middle school. Her grades in the previous semester were not very good, so she hopes to improve her grades quickly and receive admission to a good junior high school.

Through online courses, she has not only gained a lot in her studies but has also come into contact with many unfamiliar teachers. They have taught her knowledge and have become role models for her. Her English teacher graduated from Harvard University, and Ayimiar learned about this world-class institution from her teacher. She hopes that when she grows up, she can also go to Harvard. These things that are not present in reality have led her to have more ideas for the future, and she wants to turn these ideas into reality.