My landlord Lambenda is a respectable elder，I have been living in bet365 voucher house since I returned to the United States，until bet365 voucher death。She admits it herself，When she knew that I might return to the United States to complete my studies，Just try every means to arrange for me to live in bet365 voucher house，Because she started knowing me，Just have a kind of love and trust in me，This kind of love and trust is of course two-way。I would like to include here a fragment from the preface I wrote for the Chinese version of bet365 voucher "Inquiry-Discussion Pedagogy"。

　A spring day in 1985，I got a call from bet365 voucher place in Boston，There is an unfamiliar voice on the other end of the phone line，The strong British accent reveals the liveliness of young people:

"My name is Lambunda，Already over 80 years old，Want to learn bet365 voucher，Are you willing to give me some advice？”

"Of course！”I am not only willing to teach，And I really want to get to know bet365 voucher 80-year-old scholar who is interested in China。

That phone call started a five-year friendship between me and Professor Lambenda。The first half of these 5 years，I am a Chinese teacher in Lambunda。Afterwards，I go back to China to work，She is busy collecting donations for Shandan Bailey School in the United States。She came to Beijing in the meantime，We met and talked one night at Professor Hu Mengyu’s house。In the last half year or so，I spend time with Lambenda day and night at Lambenda's house in Boston，Until the last moment of bet365 voucher life。

Lambanda is a serious and proactive student。After each basic Chinese practice，She always likes to tell a story about bet365 voucher pursuit of education in fluent Chinese: "I am from the UK...I am not satisfied with the education in the UK，Arrived in France，Not satisfied either...Arrived in Switzerland again，Finally arrived in the United States..." "Have you heard of the Gonghe Movement？”“Rewi Alley，I support his career。”“Both hand and brain？Use both hands and brain？…also my opinion。”Lambenda is not so much my student，Mo Ruo said I was bet365 voucher student。From bet365 voucher, I learned that teaching needs to take into account a relaxed and suitable learning environment and atmosphere，Understood the “Inquiry-Discussion Teaching Method”，Understanding the American left’s emotions towards China and views on the world，Understanding the lifelong pursuits of Lambenda and bet365 voucher friend Rewi Alley and other foreign friends in bet365 voucher later years。I have taught many students who learn Chinese，Most of them are college students and graduate students，All are younger than Lambunda，But teaching Lambunda is the easiest，Because she takes the initiative to learn，Because she has so many things to say in Chinese！

I remember，When I wrote this preface，bet365 voucher tears haven’t stopped yet。To the end，I wrote:

I once met some teachers，They are teachers in the classroom，Lampenda is a teacher in life，She doesn’t often teach bet365 voucher famous teaching methods to people，I like to ask people questions，If others have questions, please ask bet365 voucher，She won’t tell people “such and such”，But ask "one、二、三”，bet365 voucher questions are a bit sharp，Can open up ideas for others；Some questions are critical，Can make people feel that there is a bright future in the dark；The question came later，If you want to ask bet365 voucher questions, I won’t answer them。

I once met some scholars，They are scholars who pretend to make shocking statements，Some are based on novelty，Can still justify it，Self-contained。Lampenda talks about knowledge，Never like those scholars who start from theory and lead to theory，She always talks about the contributions of bet365 voucher predecessors first，Vygotsky’s cognitive process and Rewi Alley’s hand-brain use，Talk about your work and discoveries，Concise and to the point，Clearly organized，There is no surprising color at all。Many people think，If the theory is not difficult to understand，It is not profound，Lampenda still maintains his original appearance of simplicity and authenticity，Those who understand bet365 voucher theoretical principles often cannot help but think of them in life practice。

I have met many people，They are very good at talking about "being public-minded"。Although Lambunda doesn’t sing high notes of altruism，But bet365 voucher is 86 years old，Work more than ten hours a day，Not for personal profit，Not for the welfare of the children，Day after day、Year after year...so far，The relentless typing sound seems to be still on the roof。

Write here，I feel like I bet365 voucher have more to say，He continued writing:

In our lives，Some people met and then forgot；In our memory，Some people appear and disappear。But there are some people，Listened to their conversation，Can make people feel unforgettable；Brief interactions with them，Can benefit people for life。Professor Lambenda is no longer here，But all the memories bet365 voucher left us，Not gone，Like evergreen trees。

Close the computer，Lampenda seems to be standing in front of me alive again。This accomplished educator has always lived a very simple life。bet365 voucher kitchen is stocked with a variety of bottled beans—bet365 voucher staple food，bet365 voucher dining room table is piled high with newspapers and papers - it doubles as bet365 voucher desk。bet365 voucher old typewriter，Always makes an uninterrupted typing sound。Lambenda’s main entertainment or leisure activity is fertilizing in the courtyard、Growing vegetables，And happily let us share the fruits。She can also make the bright red roses into tea，As lipstick，Sometimes just tear off the excess petals and put them in your mouth。Look at me with surprised eyes，She will say: "Don't you know that these flowers are edible？”Weekly，My husband will accompany bet365 voucher to the market for shopping once，After coming back，She will express bet365 voucher gratitude politely。Sometimes she will patiently listen to me talk about my major，And often encourage me，bet365 voucher questions are always full of wisdom，It allows me to lead myself to a higher realm or deeper thinking when answering questions，Every time，I can see the smart light shining in bet365 voucher big gray eyes。

The beginning of reform and opening up，Lampenda visited China in 1979 as an expert from the United Nations Children’s Fund，Meet Rewi Alley who has a similar pursuit as bet365 voucher，And deeply attracted by it。From now on，Lambenda spent the rest of bet365 voucher life closely linked to Rewi Alley’s career in China。Every time the two old people make phone calls across the ocean，Lambenda, who is over eighty years old, will bring excitement into harder work。Indeed，During the Anti-Japanese War, Rewi Alley was committed to cultivating students in Gansu using the method of "using both hands and brain"，How this coincides with Lambenda’s “inquiry-research teaching method”！The sky has eyes，Let these two old men fight tenaciously for more than half a century on opposite sides of the earth for their common beliefs and similar pursuits，In the last ten years of my life, I had an unexpected meeting and the opportunity to cooperate across the sea。

Lambenda is worried about China’s education。She said to me more than once，The education methods of “full classroom teaching” and excessive pursuit of scores certainly have some truth in China with a large population，But it is very detrimental to the development of Chinese children’s intelligence。She said repeatedly，Ability is the source of true knowledge，A tool to challenge outdated authority。She said，A very young child without adult intervention，Ability to draw many relevant classifications through games、Complex rules such as addition, subtraction and even multiplication and division，If you use concepts (such as multiplication tables) too early to interfere with the training of this ability，Then what the child learns is only the conclusion rather than the process and method of reaching the conclusion。Children’s way of thinking from conclusions will kill their spirit of exploration、Weaken their creative abilities，It may even affect their way of dealing with others and social concepts，Making society less and less dynamic。Lampenda told me happily，She met some teachers in China’s primary and secondary science education circles who gave bet365 voucher reason to be hopeful about China，such as teachers Hu Mengyu and Liu Mogeng，There are many other teachers，They don’t stick to the rules，But work hard to explore for the cause of China’s natural education。

After Lambenda’s death，We learned，The old man said in his will，“bet365 voucher death cannot force bet365 voucher two Chinese student tenants to move，Let them finish their degree with peace of mind”。So，The old man’s lawyer and heirs arranged to transfer the old man’s old brick house to us in a way that we can afford。This is the small red brick house that Teacher Lu Xueyi and Li Peilin saw when they came to the United States to visit us，This is also the place where we received Mr. Chen Lemin and Mr. Zizhongjun。After Lambunda left，This small red brick house has become a place frequently visited by local Chinese students。Very delicious tomatoes are grown in Lambunda’s vegetable plot，Guests will go straight to the vegetable patch and eat tomatoes before ringing our doorbell。In that small building, we have also received several groups of Chinese students or their spouses who had family conflicts due to excessive academic and social pressure，So it has become the “social studio” and “conflict mediation office” for Chinese international students，There used to be a place where the children of Chinese international students - the "little international students" often gathered。The "Lambunda Cottage" no longer exists，New owner of house knocks down brick house，Built a big house for rent。

My doctoral thesis is about "The Social Policy of the British Hong Kong Government"，Mainly to study why the social welfare system established by the British government in Hong Kong, China is different from the system in the UK，How Hong Kong’s current system was established？So read the British Colonial Office archives，Mainly looking for correspondence between the British Hong Kong government and the British Colonial Office on how to deal with social issues in Hong Kong from CO129 and CO537 files，The time span is 1841-1940。To better understand how the UK handles matters related to social welfare in a society dominated by bet365 voucher，I also went to Guangdong to look for some county chronicles from the late Qing Dynasty，Found some prototypes of the bet365 voucher’s own social protection organizations，For example Shecang、Yi Cang、nursing home、Hometown Association, etc.。The hometown association plays a key role in the organization and resettlement of overseas bet365 voucher immigrants。The British Hong Kong government did not directly support the hometown associations in Hong Kong，But by sealing the title of "Justice of the Peace" etc.，Encourage bet365 voucher businessmen to participate in the management of social welfare affairs in the field of public health in their personal capacity。For the British rulers who came from afar，Tropical plague is a huge security risk，To ensure colonial rule in Hong Kong，We must first solve the public health problem，Stop the epidemic。The British Hong Kong government does not want to invest too much in this，So we must rely on the bet365 voucher community to provide health and medical services，So fundamentally speaking，There is nothing altruistic or public welfare in the social policies of the British Hong Kong government。

　The disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991，For the American historical community，This is an earth-shattering event，Professors from the History Department of Brandeis University went to the Soviet Union to search for historical archives。My doctoral thesis defense will have to wait until they return to China，So it was postponed until January 1992。Professor "Waishi" told me，Be prepared to summarize your doctoral thesis in one sentence，If this is not possible，It means the topic of the paper is not clear，Failed to meet the defense standards。He also said，Don’t be nervous，Because each respondent is the first expert on his or bet365 voucher own paper。Later, my student’s doctoral thesis defense，I also reminded them in advance。

　(This article is excerpted from "Zhou Hong: Between "Tea" and "Coffee"", one of the "Everyone Elegant Affairs" series published by bet365 voucher Science Literature Publishing House，With deletions)