老師(The Teacher)

　　在很多時候，老師的一點點鼓勵、一點點嘉許，就能對孩子的心理產(chǎn)生不可磨滅的影響。可以說，老師所決定的，絕對不僅僅是學(xué)生們少年時期的幾個無關(guān)緊要的分?jǐn)?shù)，而是孩子們的心理、未來和命運。

　　關(guān)注我愛英語網(wǎng)的讀者中，有為數(shù)不少的教師網(wǎng)友。也許日復(fù)一日單調(diào)的教學(xué)生活已經(jīng)磨滅了你的激情，但是請記住，在你的肩上還有一份責(zé)任：珍愛每一位學(xué)生。

　　Mrs. Thompson stood in front of her fifth-grade class on the first day of school. She looked at her pupils and said that she loved them all the same, that she would treat them all alike. But that was impossible because there in front of her was a little boy named Teddy.

　　Mrs. Thompson noticed that Teddy's clothes were dirty. Because Teddy was a sullen little boy, no one else seemed to enjoy him either.

　　Mrs. Thompson was required to review each child's records. When she opened Teddy's file she was surprised.

　　His first-grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is a bright, inquisitive boy. He is a joy to be around." His second-grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is an excellent student, well-liked by his classmates, but he is troubled because his mother has a terminal disease." His third-grade teacher wrote, "Teddy continues to work hard but his mother's death has been hard on him." Teddy's fourth-grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is withdrawn and doesn't show much interest in school."

　　By now Mrs. Thompson realized the problem. And Christmas was coming fast.

　　Her children brought her presents, all in beautiful ribbons and bright paper, except for Teddy. His present was clumsily wrapped in a brown paper bag. Mrs. Thompson opened it in the middle of the other presents. Some of the children started to laugh when she found a rhinestone bracelet with some of the stones missing and a bottle of perfume that was one-quarter full.

　　The girl's biggest weakness had become her biggest strength.

　　She stopped the children's laughter and exclaimed how pretty the bracelet was, putting it on, and dabbing some of the perfume on the other wrist. Teddy stayed behind just long enough to say, "Mrs. Thompson, today you smelled just like my mom used to."

　　On that very day, Mrs. Thompson quit teaching reading, and writing, and speaking. Instead, she began to teach children. She paid particular attention to one they called "Teddy." The more she encouraged him, the faster he responded. By the end of the year he had become one of the best students in the class and he had also become the "pet" of the teacher who had once vowed to love all of her children exactly the same.