Thechidrenbroughtmanypresentsfortheirteacher提问对manypresents提问速度就一晚上时间
Thechidrenbroughtmanypresentsfortheirteacher提问
对manypresents提问速度就一晚上时间
Thechidrenbroughtmanypresentsfortheirteacher提问对manypresents提问速度就一晚上时间
Thechidrenbroughtmanypresentsfortheirteacher提问
对manypresents提问速度就一晚上时间
Thereisastorymanyyearsagoofanelementaryteacher.HernamewasMrs.Thompson.Andasshestoodinfrontofher5thgradeclassontheveryfirstdayofschool,shetoldthechildrenalie.Likemostteachers,shelookedatherstudentsandsaidthatshelovedthemallthesame.Butthatwasimpossible,becausethereinthefrontrow,slumpedinhisseat,wasalittleboynamedTeddy.
Mrs.ThompsonhadwatchedTeddytheyearbeforeandnoticedthathedidn’tplaywellwiththeotherchildren,thathisclothesweremessyandthatheconstantlyneededabath.AndTeddycouldbeunpleasant.
AttheschoolwhereMrs.Thompsontaught,shewasrequiredtorevieweachchild’spastrecordsandsheputTeddy’soffuntillast.However,whenshereviewedhisfile,shewasinforasurprise.
Teddy’sfirstgradeteacherwrote,“Teddyisabrightchildwithareadylaugh.Hedoeshisworkneatlyandhasgoodmanners...heisajoytobearound.”
Hissecondgradeteacherwrote,“Teddyisanexcellentstudent,well-likedbyhisclassmates,butheistroubledbecausehismotherhasaterminalillnessandlifeathomemustbeastruggle.”
Histhirdgradeteacherwrote,“Hismother’sdeathhasbeenhardonhim.Hetriestodohisbestbuthisfatherdoesn’tshowmuchinterestandhishomelifewillsoonaffecthimifsomestepsaren’ttaken.”
Teddy’sfourthgradeteacherwrote,“Teddyiswithdrawnanddoesn’tshowmuchinterestinschool.Hedoesn’thavemanyfriendsandsometimessleepsinclass.”
Bynow,Mrs.Thompsonrealizedtheproblemandshewasashamedofherself.ShefeltevenworsewhenherstudentsbroughtherChristmaspresents,wrappedinbeautifulribbonsandbrightpaper,exceptforTeddy’s.Hispresentwasclumsilywrappedintheheavy,brownpaperthathegotfromagrocerybag.Mrs.Thompsontookpainstoopenitinthemiddleoftheotherpresents.Someofthechildrenstartedtolaughwhenshefoundarhinestonebraceletwithsomeofthestonesmissingandabottlethatwasonequarterfullofperfume.Shestifledthechildren’slaughterwhensheexclaimedhowprettythebraceletwas,puttingiton,anddabbingsomeoftheperfumeonherwrist.
Teddystayedafterschoolthatdayjustlongenoughtosay,“Mrs.Thompson,todayyousmelledjustlikemyMomusedto.”Afterthechildrenleftshecriedforatleastanhour.
Onthatveryday,shequitteachingreading,andwriting,andarithmetic.Instead,shebegantoteachchildren.
Mrs.ThompsonpaidparticularattentiontoTeddy.Assheworkedwithhim,hismindseemedtocomealive.Themoresheencouragedhim,thefasterheresponded.Bytheendoftheyear,Teddyhadbecomeoneofthesmartestchildrenintheclassand,despiteherliethatshewouldloveallthechildrensame,Teddybecameoneofher“teacher’spets.”
Ayearlater,shefoundanoteunderherdoor,fromTeddy,tellingherthatshewasstillthebestteacherheeverhadinhiswholelife.
SixyearswentbybeforeshegotanothernotefromTeddy.Hethenwrotethathehadfinishedhighschool,secondinhisclass,andshewasstillthebestteacherheeverhadinhiswholelife.
Fouryearsafterthat,shegotanotherletter,sayingthatwhilethingshadbeentoughattimes,he’dstayedinschool,hadstuckwithit,andwouldsoongraduatefromcollegewiththehighestofhonors.HeassuredMrs.Thompsonthatshewasstillthebestandfavoriteteacherheeverhadinhiswholelife.
Thenfourmoreyearsp