After thirty years in the classroom, I have come to realize that teacher’s behavior can    31    a world of difference for a child. This is one such    32   .

While I was attending(参加) a party being held at a high school one evening, I looked around and noticed a young girl who looked    33   . I thought she had been a student of mine. I    34    to remember her name, but I couldn’t. I felt so frustrated(沮丧的), as I have always been able to remember former(以前的) students.

Her eyes    35    mine and she threw her arms around me and said,“Mrs. Smith, it’s me, Sarah, and I’m still writing!”The memories came back. You see, Sarah was    36    a student in my classroom. Sarah’s mother and father had left her. She was sent to live with her grandparents the year I met her. Sarah was    37   , often in trouble and often in the office.

It was during one of those office visits that I first met her. She was writing. I introduced myself to her and asked her what she was writing. Sarah shared her story with me. I knew it was healing(康复) for her to put her thoughts on    38   . Every morning before school she would come into my classroom and we would work on her writing skills.

Our conversation that evening was filled with    39   . She expected to go to college. Driving home, I could not help but realize the impact(影响) for both good and bad that teachers have upon their students. Taking the time to connect with a child has the power to change that child’s life. That’s why I    40   .

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