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HewasinthefirstthirdgradeclassItaughtatSaintMary'sSchoolinMorris,Minn.All34ofmystudentsweredeartome,butMarkEklundwasoneinamillion.Veryneatinappearance,hehadthathappy-to-be-aliveattitudethatmadeevenhisoccasionalmischievousnessdelightful.我在明尼苏达州莫里斯的圣玛丽学校教书，他在我教的第一个三年级的班上。全班34个学生每一个都讨我喜欢，但马克·埃克隆却是独一无二的。他外表干干净净，是个乐天派，所以即便是他偶尔的调皮捣蛋，也依然讨人喜欢。Markoftentalkedincessantly.Ihadtoremindhimagainandagainthattalkingwithoutpermissionwasnotacceptable.Whatimpressedmesomuch,though,washissincereresponseeverytimeIhadtocorrecthimformisbehaving."Thankyouforcorrectingme,Sister!"Ididn'tknowwhattomakeofitatfirst,butbeforelongIbecameaccustomedtohearingitmanytimesaday.马克常常说个不停。我不得不一而再、再而三地提醒他，未经允许不能讲话。不过，令我印象深刻的是，每当我不得已指出他的过错的时候，他都非常诚恳地对我说：“谢谢你指出我的问题，修女！”起初，我不知该作何反应，但很快，我便习惯了一天听到这句话好多遍。OnemorningmypatiencewasgrowingthinwhenMarktalkedoncetoooften,andthenImadeanovice-teacher'smistake.Ilookedathimandsaid,"Ifyousayonemoreword,Iamgoingtotapeyourmouthshut!"一天早上，马克又一次讲个不停，我终于不耐烦了，于是犯了个新老师才会犯的错误。我盯着他说：“再说一个字，我就拿胶带把你的嘴封上！”Itwasn'ttensecondslaterwhenChuck,anotherstudent,blurtedout,"Markistalkingagain."Ihadn'taskedanyofthestudentstohelpmewatchMark,butsinceIhadstatedthepunishmentinfrontoftheclass,Ihadtoactonit.结果不到十秒钟，另一个学生查克就脱口而出：“马克又在讲话了。”我并没有让任何同学帮我盯着马克，不过既然我已经当着全班的面说过他再说话就要罚他，我得说话算话。Irememberthesceneasifithadoccurredthismorning.Iwalkedtomydesk,verydeliberatelyopenedmydrawerandtookoutarollofmaskingtape.Withoutsayingaword,IproceededtoMark'sdesk,toreofftwopiecesoftapeandmadeabigXwiththemoverhismouth.Ithenreturnedtothefrontoftheroom.AsIglancedatMarktoseehowhewasdoing,hewinkedatme.WhenIwalkedbacktoMark'sdeskandremovedthetape,hisfirstwordswere,"Thankyouforcorrectingme,Sister."接下来的一幕我至今仍记忆犹新，仿佛就发生在今天早上。我走到讲桌前，不慌不忙拉打开抽屉，拿出一卷胶带，然后一言不发地走到马克桌前，撕下两截胶带，在他嘴上贴了个大大的“X”，然后转身走回教室前面。我瞟了瞟马克看他有什么反应，结果看到他朝我眨了眨眼睛。而当我回到马克桌前给他撕下胶带时，他说的第一句话便是：“谢谢你指出我的问题，修女。”OneFriday,Iaskedthestudentstolistthenamesoftheotherstudentsintheroomontwosheetsofpaper,leavingaspacebetweeneachname.ThenItoldthemtothinkofthenicestthingtheycouldsayabouteachoftheirclassmatesandwriteitdown.Ittooktheremainderoftheclassperiodtofinishtheassignment,andasthestudentslefttheroom,eachonehandedmethepaper.在一个星期五，我让同学们把班上除自己之外其他同学的名字写在两张纸上，名字与名字间留点空隙。然后我让他们想想每位同学最好的地方是什么，并把这也写下来。大家用那堂课剩余的时间完成了这项任务，到下课离开教室的时候他们把各自的两张纸交给了我。ThatSaturday,Iwrotedownthenameofeachstudentonaseparatesheetofpaper,andIlistedwhateveryoneelsehadsaidaboutthatindividual.OnMondayIgaveeachstudenthisorherlist.Beforelong,theentireclasswassmiling."Really?"Iheardthewhispers."Ineverknewthatmeantanythingtoanyone!""Ididn'tknowotherslikedmesomuch!"ThenMarksaid,"Thankyouforteachingme,Sister."星期六的时候，我分别把每位同学的名字各写在一张纸上，然后把其他同学对他的评价列在上面。到了星期一...