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1、TheDifferenceaTeacherCanMake她的关心改变了男孩的一生Steve,atwelve-year-oldboywithalcoholicparents,wasabouttobelostforever,bytheU.S.educationsystem.Remarkably,hecouldread,yet,inspiteofhisreadingskills,Stevewasfailing.Hehadbeenfailingsincefirstgrade,ashewaspassedonfromgradetograde.Stev
2、ewasabigboy,lookingmorelikeateenagerthanatwelveyearold,yet,Stevewentunnoticed...untilMissWhite.MissWhitewasasmiling,young,beautifulredhead,andStevewasinlove!Forthefirsttimeinhisyounglife,hecouldn'ttakehiseyesoffhisteacher;yet,stillhefailed.Heneverdidhishomework,andhewasal
3、waysintroublewithMissWhite.Hisheartwouldbreakunderhersharpwords,andwhenhewaspunishedforfailingtoturninhishomework,hefeltjustmiserable!Still,hedidnotstudy.Inthemiddleofthefirstsemesterofschool,theentireseventhgradewastestedforbasicskills.Stevehurriedthroughhistests,andcont
4、inuedtodreamofotherthings,asthedayworeon.Hisheartwasnotinschool,butinthewoods,whereheoftenescapedalone,tryingtoshutoutthesights,soundsandsmellsofhisalcoholichome.Noonecheckedonhimtoseeifhewassafe.Nooneknewhewasgone,becausenoonewassoberenoughtocare.Oddly,Stevenevermissedad
5、ayofschool.Oneday,MissWhite'simpatientvoicebrokeintohisdaydreams.“Steve!”Startled,heturnedtolookather.“Payattention!”StevelockedhisgazeonMissWhitewithadolescentadoration,asshebegantogooverthetestresultsfortheseventhgrade.“Youalldidprettywell,”shetoldtheclass,“exceptforone
6、boy,anditbreaksmyhearttotellyouthis,but...”Shehesitated,pinningStevetohisseatwithasharpstare,hereyessearchinghisface.“...Thesmartestboyintheseventhgradeisfailingmyclass!”ShejuststaredatSteve,astheclassspunaroundforagoodlook.Stevedroppedhiseyesandcarefullyexaminedhisfinger
7、tips.Afterthat,itwaswar!!Stevestillwouldn'dohishomework.Evenasthepunishmentsbecamemoresevere,heremainedstubborn.“Justtryit!ONEWEEK!”Hewasunmoved.“You'esmartenough!You'lseeachange!”Nothingfazedhim.“Giveyourselfachance!Don'giveuponyourlife!”Nothing.“Steve!Please!Icareabouty
8、ou!”Wow!Suddenly,Stevegotit!!Someonecaredabouthim?Someone,totallyunattainableandperfect,CAREDABO
