14-year-old Estella spends her weekdays rock climbing after finishing Spanish and acupuncture lessons at home.
She left Shanghai’s public school system three years ago and now studies from her family’s living room.
Her parents have hired tutors in science, math, Spanish, and gym, and work with Estella to decide her schedule.
Instead of doing stressful exams at school, Estella prefers to focus on subjects she is interested in. She likes artificial intelligence combined with languages and wants to study many languages to prepare for her future career. She is also very interested in acupuncture. Her parents chose homeschooling after realizing that artificial intelligence is changing education and the job market.
Vocabulary:
• homeschooling (noun): studying at home instead of going to school
• public school system (noun): schools managed by the government
• tutor (noun): a private teacher
• schedule (noun): a plan of activities and times
• stressful (adjective): causing stress or pressure
• career (noun): a long-term job or profession
• job market (noun): available jobs and work opportunities
• artificial intelligence (AI) (noun): technology that can think or learn like humans