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When I was a teenager (青少年) growing up in France, I wanted to leave school and have my own life (过自己的生活). The only way I could do this was to work in the local (当地的) paper factory (造纸厂) in my town, or get married (结婚). I was very nervous (紧张) when I told my father I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “No! You are going to college (上大学).” I was very surprised (吃惊的) when he said, “OK. Let’s go to the paper factory.”

Two days later (两天后), he took me to the factory. I imagined (想象) everyone to be friends, working together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I guessed (猜) I had watched too many movies as a teenager.

When we arrived at the factory gate, my father spoke to the guard (门卫) and one minute later we were inside. I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers and listening to the noise. It was terrible (可怕的; 糟糕的). I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”

He asked me, “What do you think of the factory?”

“Too bad,” I answered.

“And marriage (结婚；婚姻) is even worse!” he said.

I went back to school the next day (第二天) thinking about studying hard so that I could get into a good college. I enjoyed studying English so I decided to major in (主修) languages (语言) at college.

Thanks to (归功于) my father and our visit to the paper factory, I now work at the United Nations (联合国) and my father is very proud of me (为我自豪). I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!

读后感：

孩子有时会很叛逆，很多家长也因此而痛苦不已。这位父亲的做法值得广大家长学习和借鉴！

话题讨论：

What would you do if your child wanted to leave school?

如果你的孩子不愿意上学了，你会怎么做？

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