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How Hard Can It Be?

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The image shows a classroom setting with a teacher and young students. The teacher, wearing a dark-colored uniform, stands at the front of the class, facing the students who are seated on wooden benches. The teacher is positioned beside a chalkboard that features a detailed drawing of a rocket, surrounded by various mathematical equations and diagrams written in chalk. The classroom has wooden walls, and there is a window on the left allowing natural light to enter. The children, who are dressed in various colored attire, appear attentive, looking towards the teacher and the board. On the right side of the chalkboard, papers and photographs are pinned to the wall.


Dear Jae-kyu,

We learned about rockets today in school! REAL ones! Like the ones that fly all the way into space! The teacher drew this huge picture on the board with arrows and numbers and something about "air" and "thrust" and I think "dynamics"? I dunno, it was a lot of words.

The other kids nodded like they understood, but I think they were just pretending. Because honestly? I had no idea what was going on. I was just sitting there thinking, I can’t even tie my shoes properly, and now I’m supposed to know how to build a rocket?

But I DID draw my own rocket! Mine had bird wings so it could go faster. The teacher didn’t like it, but I think it’s genius. Maybe one day, I’ll build a real one, and he’ll see that I was right!

Wanna meet this weekend? I’ll tell you everything I think I learned (which is not much), and we can try to make our own rocket! How hard can it be?

Your future rocket scientist friend,
Jun-hyuk

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