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1、ChickenSoupfortheSoul-MorethanMathFromChickenSoupfortheSoul:TeacherTalesByMichaelSegalThehardestarithmetictomasteristhatwhichenablesustocountourblessings.~EricHoffer,ReflectionsOnTheHumanConditionShewasoneofmysecondgradeteachers.Shetaughtmemath,andatthatt
2、imeIthoughtshewasteachingmeeverythingthatIwouldeverneedtoknowaboutmath,andforthatmatteraboutlifeitself.Well,notreally,butMrs.PillarwasagreatteacherandIlearnedsomuchfromherwhenIwaseightyearsold.However,Iwillalwaysremainindebtedtoherforwhatshedidformemoreth
3、anadecadelater.Asasophomoreincollege,Iwasinvolvedinanearfatal"accident"whenIwalkedintoarobberyataconveniencestore.Oneofthethievesshotmeinthehead.Thethieves,aswellasmostpeople,thoughtthatIwasdeadorwouldsoonbedead.Obviously,theywerewrong.However,itwasasever
4、eanddifficultbattlegettingbackintothemainstreamoflife.Ihadtodropoutofcollege.EvenafterIwasdischargedfromthehospitalIenduredmanyhoursofintensivetherapyeachday.Ihadtorelearnpracticallyeverything,includingwalking,talking,andyes,evenmath.Tohelpmewiththattask,
5、Mrs.Pillarvolunteeredtocometothehospitalandlatertomyhouseonceaweek,toworkwithme.Atfirst,thematerialthatshepresentedappeared,tomostpeople,tobeverybasicmathskills.Then,astimeprogressed,andImadeprogress,my"homework"becameprogressivelymoredifficult.Irememberv
6、ividlyhowshewouldcometomyhomeonSundays,sitwithmeatthekitchentable,andthrowvariouscoinsonthetable.Shewouldaskmetoshowher38cents,17cents,63cents....Itwaschallenging—butshealsomadeitfun.Afterone-and-a-halfyearshadpassed,Ihadprogressedsufficientlybothphysical
7、lyandmentallytoreturntocollege.Oncethere,Icontinuedtherapyregularly,butIwasenrolledincollege.IwasbackattheUniversityofTexas.FouryearsafterIreturnedtocollege,Igraduatedatthetopofmyclass.Followingthat,Iwentontograduateschool.Astheyearswentby,Ialwayskeptinto
8、uchwithMrs.Pillar.OnedaymyparentsinformedmethatMrs.Pillarhadsufferedastrokeafteropen-heartsurgery.Nowitwasmyturntohelpher.WhenIwalkedintotheICU,Mrs.Pillarwasinahospitalbedandcouldnotspeak.Ithoughtthatthesituationwas
