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A Teacher's Lesson Part 2
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Mrs. Thompson took pains to open it in the middle of
the other presents. Some of the children started to laugh
when she found a rhinestone bracelet with some of the
stones missing, and a bottle that was one quarter full
of perfume. But she stifled the children's laughter when
she exclaimed how pretty the bracelet was, putting it
on, and dabbing some of the perfume on her wrist.
Teddy Stoddard stayed after school that day just long
enough to say, "Mrs. Thompson, today you smelled
just like my Mom used to." After the children left
she cried for at least an hour. On that very day, she
quit teaching reading, and writing, and arithmetic. Instead,
she began to teach children.
Mrs. Thompson paid 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 and, despite her lie that she would
love all the children the same, Teddy became one of her
"teacher's pets."
A year later, she found a note under her door, from Teddy,
telling her that she was still the best teacher he ever
had in his whole life. Six years went by before she got
another note from Teddy. He then wrote that he had finished
high school, third in his class, and she was still the
best teacher he ever had in his whole life.
Four years after that, she got another letter, saying
that while things had been tough at times, he'd stayed
in school, had stuck with it, and would soon graduate
from college with the highest of honors. He assured Mrs.
Thompson that she was still the best and favorite teacher
he ever had in his whole life.
Then four more years passed and yet another letter came.
This time he explained that after he got his bachelor's
degree, he decided to go a little further. 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 signed, Theodore F. Stoddard, M.D.
The story doesn't end there. You see, there was yet another
letter that spring. Teddy said he'd met this girl and
was going to be married. He explained that his father
had died 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. And guess what? She wore
that bracelet, the one with several rhinestones missing.
And she made sure she was wearing the perfume that Teddy
remembered his mother wearing on their last Christmas
together.
They hugged each other, and Dr. Stoddard whispered in
Mrs. Thompson's ear, "Thank you Mrs. Thompson for
believing in me. Thank you so much for making me feel
important and showing me that I could make a difference."
Mrs. Thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered back.
She said, "Teddy, you have it all wrong. You were
the one who taught me that I could make a difference.
I didn't know how to teach until I met you."
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