<h5><div style="text-align: center;">Affiliated Middle School---The Place Where My Dream Set Sail </div><div style="text-align: center;">zhangxiong</div> The Spring of 2001 saw my coming to our newly-built school, and I was lucky enough to be the first teacher with the selection of 18 referees. It was then that the situation of education was rising in Xinzhou city. Two other excellent senior high schools had been set up one or two years earlier than our school. In the field of high school education, there was unprecedented competition. Our high-quality school set sail with the heavy stress. The 13 vanguards lived up to the responsibility, shoulders burdened with mission and duty.</h5><h5> The then party secretary of Xinzhou teachers university, Mr.Wang, had a wise eye for talents, and a distinguished school principal, Mr. Tian, emerged to take up the position. Under the leadership of them, 13 capable pioneers opened up a new prospect, sharing the joys and sorrows with each other.</h5><h5> The 13 pioneers recruited students, picking out the promising students from door to door, and going deep into the alleys to interview students and their parents. The girl teachers burned their beautiful cheeks under the direct sunshine, the male teachers suffering from being misunderstood and even blamed. What a difficult thing it is to persuade examinees to choose a new comer! Behind the careful promise is hard work. Only by our great efforts and sincere love were we able to succeed. Much to our pride, we made it, and we did make it. The reason why we were successful lay in the fact that we treated our students as offspring, brothers or sisters, and we loved our school like our own homes. Our affiliated middle school gained a wide reputation by its excellent style of studying, strict and humanized school spirt, as well as rigorous teaching style. In such an ideal campus, students learnt something important in life, gained happiness and achieved their dreams.</h5><h5> It was the common practice to return money found to its real owner. And it was universally accepted for teachers and students to donate money to help students in need. I, together with my respected old brother Juntang , was on duty for free on May Day, National Day, winter and summer holidays. Both of us had no regrets, and others made no complaints about voluntary jobs. I looked after the newly- purchased equipment alone lying on the floor, not fearing mosquitoes bites and mice attacks. What was frequent was that I frequently worked more than I could handle. Faced by with the difficulties we got rid of them by diligence, full confidence and optimistic attitudes. <br> When the results of the first entrance examination were announced, both college and senior entrance examinations, our school was a hit. The Junior department ranked the first place in the whole Xinzhou city, the Senior department ranking second according to six weight assessment indicators. From then on, the affiliated middle school has taken off. <br> On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of our school, I wish our school will be better and better!<br>作者简介:<br>张雄, 男,中小学正高级教师,大学本科学历。从教三十余年,先后被评为山西省模范教师,全国第二届外语教学能手,全国第二届外语教师名师,全国优秀名师工作室主持人,山西省学科带头人,山西省学科培训专家,山西省“千师万题“评估专家,忻州市名师,忻州市教育局党组联系的优秀专家,忻州市学科专家和试题命制专家,“三晋联盟”教学大赛主评等荣誉称号。受聘担任山西省思维教育研究会副会长,山西省外语教学专业委员会理事。发表省级以上论文四十余篇,主持或参研省级以上课题六项,主编或参编省级以上出版社编辑出版的教学类书籍十七部。</h5>