求这篇文章的大意WhenIwastwelveyearsold,myfamilywerethefirstblackpeopletomoveintoanallwhitepartofGrandRapids,Michigan.Manyofournewneighborsweren'tverywelcoming.Someofthemsaidangrilythatweshouldreturntowhere
求这篇文章的大意
WhenIwastwelveyearsold,myfamilywerethefirstblackpeopletomoveintoanallwhitepartof
GrandRapids,Michigan.Manyofournewneighborsweren'tverywelcoming.Someofthemsaidangrily
thatweshouldreturntowherewecamefrom.Thechildrensometimesthrewstonesatmeordroveme
homefromschool.
Mostofmyteacherssimplytooknonoticeofme,butnotDorothyBean,myhistoryteacher.MissBean
wasangryathowbadlyIwasbeingtreated,butshedidn'tsaythistome.MissBeanshowedherrespect
formebyteachingmejustlikeanyoneelse.Insteadofbeingunnoticed,Iwasgivenachancetoshowthat
Iwasclever.MissBeanwasthefirstteacherwhoevermademethinkformyself.Shealwayswantedto
knowwhatIthoughtaboutdifficultquestions.WasThomasJeffersonrighttobuyLouisianafromFrance?
Why?Sheexpectedmetohavemyownidea.MissBeanwasteachingmethatthinkingforoneselfwasthe
realkeytoeducation.
Oneday,whenIwasnotpayingattentioninclass,MissBeansuddenlythrewaneraseratme.Theeraser
hitmerightonthehandandsentmypencilflying.Thewholeclasswereverysurprisedatfirst,thenstarted
laughing.Thiseventbecamefamousintheschooland,becauseithappenedtome,thestudentswantedto
gettoknowme.Sothat'sthestoryofhowDorothyBeanmademehertarget(靶子),andhowIbecame
justanotherkidinschool.
