As Mrs. Thompson, an elementary teacher, stood in fornt of her 5th grade class on the first day of school, she told the children a lie. Like most teachers, she looked at her students and said that she loved them all the same.
But that was impossible, because there in the fornt row, slumped in his seat, was a little boy named Teddy stoddard. Mrs. Thompson noticed that Taddy didn't play well with the ather children, that his clothes were messy. And Teddy could be so unpleasant that she would find pleasure to give a big "F" on his papers.
At the school where Mrs. Thompson taught, she was required to review each child's past records and she found that Teddy was a bright child, but became. withdraw ather his mother's death.
By now, Mrs. Thompson realized the problem. She began to play particular attention to Teddy. As she worked with him, his mind seemed to come alive. The more she encouraged him, the faster he responded. By the end of the year, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class.
Years past after Teddy's graduation, Mrs. Thompson got a letter, saying that Teddy would soon graduate from collage with the hightest of honors. Then four more years passed and yet another letter came. The letter explained that she was still the best and favorite teacher he ever had. But now his name was a little longer–the letter was ligned, Theodore F, stoddard, M,D.
There was yet another letter that spring. Teddy said he'd met this girl and was going to be marride. He explained that his faster had dide a couple of years ago and he was wondering if Mrs. Thompson might agree to sit in the place at the wedding that was usually reserved for the mother of the groom. Of course, Mrs. Thompson did.
At the wedding, they hugged each, and Dr. stoddard wishpered in Mrs. Thompson's ear, "Thank you Mrs. Thompson for believing in me. Thank so much for making me feel important and showing me that I could make a difference."
Mrs. Thompson, with tears in her eyes, wishpered back. She said, "Teddy, you have it all wrong. You was the one who tauught me that I could make a difference. I didn't know how to teach untill I met you."
开学第一天，当汤姆森太太站在她五年级学生面前的时候，她对孩子们撒了一个谎：像其他很多老师一样，她看看她的学生，然后对他们说，她会平等地爱每一个孩子。
但是，这是不可能的。就在第一排的椅子上，坐着一个垂头丧气，名叫特迪·斯托达的小男孩。汤姆森太太注意到特迪与其他孩子合不来，因为他的衣服是脏的。特迪如此不讨人喜欢，汤姆森太太在特迪的试卷上写上一个大大的“F”时甚至会有一种快感。
在汤姆森工作的学校里，要求老师了解熟悉每一个学生过去的情况，她从档案里发现特迪是一个聪明的孩子，但是自从他妈妈死后便变得孤僻。
现在，汤姆森太太意识到了这个问题。她开始特别关注特迪。当她单独辅导他时，特迪的思维似乎活跃了起来。她越是鼓励他，他的反应就越快。这一年后，特迪变成了全班最聪明的学生之一。
特迪毕业后几年过去了，汤姆森太太收到了一封来信，信上说，特迪不久将以最优异的成绩自大学毕业。四年过去了，随之又寄来了另一封信。信中解释到她仍然是他所遇到过最好的，最令人喜爱的老师。但是现在他的名字变得有一点长——信中署名：西奥多·斯托达德医学博士。
那年春天又寄来一封信。特迪写到他遇到了这个女孩，并将要和她结婚。他解释到他的父亲在几年前已经去世了，我想知道汤姆森太太是否同意在他婚礼上坐在为新郎的母亲保留的位置。当然，汤姆森太太同意了。
在婚礼上他们相互拥抱，特迪在汤姆森太太耳边轻声说道：“谢谢你，汤姆森太太，谢谢你相信我。很感谢你让我感受到了自身的重要，告诉我自己可以做一些改变。”
汤姆森太太，眼含着泪水，低声回应：“特迪，你完全弄错了，是你教我懂得可以去做出一些改变。直到遇见你，我才懂得如何去教学。”
2019年2月13日摘 阴历 已亥年 正月初九 星期三 多云转阴 16℃~24℃
