It was her laughing that drew my attention. Note taking really wasn’t all that funny.
Walking over to the offender (someone that does something wrong), I asked for the
36 . Frozen, she refused to give it to me. I waited, all attention in the classroom on the quiet
37 between teacher and student. When she finally
38 it over she whispered, “Okay, but I didn’t draw it.”
It was a hand-drawn
39 of me, teeth blackened and the words “I’m stupid” coming out of my mouth.
I managed to fold it up calmly. My mind,
40 , was working angrily as I struggled not to
41 . I figured I knew the two students who were most likely to draw the picture. It would do them some
42 to teach them a lesson, and maybe it was high time that I did it!
Thankfully, I was able to keep myself
43 .
When there were about six minutes remaining, I showed the class the picture. They were all silent as I told them how
44 this was for me. I told them there must be a reason
45 and now was their chance to write down anything they needed to tell me. Then I let them write silently while I sniffled(抽鼻子) in the back of the classroom.
As I
46 the notes later, many of them said something like, “I’ve got nothing against you,” or “I’m sorry you were hurt.” A number of them said, “You give us too much homework.” Some kids said, “We’re
47 of you.” But two notes, from the girls who I
48 were behind the picture, had a list of issues. I was too
49 , too strict…
Reading those notes, I realized that over the course of this year, instead of
50 my students, I had begun commanding them to
51 . Where I thought I was driving them to success I was
52 driving them away.
I had some apologizing to do. But the next day in the classroom, one boy and one girl each handed me a card. The one
53 by all the boys expressed sincere regret for the ugly joke. The one from the girls asked for
54 .
This was a lesson for both the kids and me. Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the
55 .
| 小題1: | | A．help | B．a(chǎn)dvice | C．reason | D．note |
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| 小題2: | | A．conversation | B．match | C．a(chǎn)rgument | D．battle |
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| 小題3: | | A．took | B．handed | C．turned | D．thought |
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| 小題4: | | A．statue | B．card | C．poster | D．picture |
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| 小題5: | | A．however | B．otherwise | C．therefore | D．besides |
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| 小題6: | | A．leave | B．explain | C．a(chǎn)rgue | D．cry |
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| 小題7: | | A．favor | B．harm | C．good | D．punishment |
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| 小題8: | | A．controlled | B．a(chǎn)mused | C．uninterested | D．relaxed |
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| 小題9: | | A．meaningful | B．hurtful | C．regretful | D．forgetful |
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| 小題10: | | A．a(chǎn)side | B．behind | C．below | D．a(chǎn)bove |
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| 小題11: | | A．read | B．finished | C．wrote | D．collected |
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| 小題12: | | A．proud | B．fond | C．a(chǎn)fraid | D．a(chǎn)shamed |
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| 小題13: | | A．figured | B．promised | C．concluded | D．doubted |
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| 小題14: | | A．talkative | B．thoughtful | C．kind | D．mean |
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| 小題15: | | A．forcing | B．teaching | C．comforting | D．encouraging |
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| 小題16: | | A．a(chǎn)chieve | B．a(chǎn)pologize | C．fail | D．a(chǎn)ppreciate |
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| 小題17: | | A．normally | B．a(chǎn)ctually | C．immediately | D．generally |
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| 小題18: | | A．signed | B．offered | C．drawn | D．bought |
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| 小題19: | | A．thankfulness | B．pity | C．forgiveness | D．communication |
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| 小題20: | | A．friendship | B．future | C．knowledge | D．education |
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a little bit to rememberthat most people have been in the 37 you’re in—hurting several people’s feelings．What makes the difference is what you do next． 38 can go along way toward h
ealing(治愈) hurt or angry feelings．It takes 39 to step up and admit what you did was 40 ．Try saying，
r kids during busy time is often a father’s problem. Men tend to focus on one thing extremely well for long periods, but this can lead to trouble. Shifting(移開) from work to your family life isn't always the easiest thing to do. And if you don’t show your kids that you’re thinking about them, they may think that you are not.
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