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Play Fill in the Blanks Game
BREAKING THE RULES
Imagine a school where there are no ( 1 ) classrooms , no curriculum , no ( 2 ) ____________________ and no principal . There are no ( 3 ) ____________________ to send home to parents , no homework and no ( 4 ) tests to take at the end of term . At this school , students don't have to study unless they want to . Sounds impossible ? Well , this is the reality for around 50 students who ( 5 ) ____________________ the Harrisburg Circle School in Pennsylvania , USA . Here , students are responsible for organising their own time and the teachers don't give ( 6 ) lessons unless students request them . So , if someone feels like learning French , ( 7 ) biology , or ( 8 ) ____________________ , they can . If not , they can read a book , play a video game , cook , play the guitar or just hang out with friends . They can go outside whenever they want , although they can't leave the school grounds without ( 9 ) ____________________ .
Students do have responsibilities , however . In the ( 10 ) morning every student has to sign up for a task , such as cleaning the floor , which they must do by the end of the day . Also , everyone has to attend the weekly school meetings , where all the ( 11 ) ____________________ about running the school are made .
There is a ? law book' , which contains all the school rules about ( 12 ) behaviour , safety , and using school equipment . ( 13 ) Punishments for those who have ( 14 ) ____________________ the rules are decided in the weekly school meetings .
Some people question whether a school like this can provide a good ( 15 ) ____________________ . But many of the school's students go on to get ( 16 ) degrees from colleges and universities all over the country , and abroad . Others go directly into the world of work . One ex - student who now runs a ( 17 ) successful T - shirt company said ? At this school I had to work things out for myself , and I could do it in my own time and in my own way . That ( 18 ) ____________________ me how to get what I want from life . ' What more can you ask from a school ?