老师改变了他的一生史蒂夫已经12岁了，他的父母都是酒鬼，他几乎都要辍学了。然而，他阅读能力不错，但他总是考试不及格。从一年级开始，一直这样。史蒂夫长得很健壮，看上去比12岁的孩子要大。但他一直都被人忽略，直到有一天怀特老师的到来。Steve,atwelve-year-oldboywithalcoholicparents,wasabouttobelostforever,bytheU.S.educationsystem.Remarkably,hecouldread,yet,inspiteofhisreadingskills,Stevewasfailing.Hehadbeenfailingsincefirstgrade,ashewaspassedonfromgradetograde.Stevewasabigboy,lookingmorelikeateenagerthanatwelveyearold,yet,Stevewentunnoticed...untilMissWhite.MissWhitewasasmiling,young,beautifulredhead,andStevewasinlove!Forthefirsttimeinhisyounglife,hecouldn’ttakehiseyesoffhisteacher;yet,stillhefailed.Heneverdidhishomework,andhewasalwaysintroublewithMissWhite.Hisheartwouldbreakunderhersharpwords,andwhenhewaspunishedforfailingtoturninhishomework,hefeltjustmiserable!Still,hedidnotstudy.Inthemiddleofthefirstsemesterofschool,theentireseventhgradewastestedforbasicskills.Stevehurriedthroughhistests,andcontinuedtodreamofotherthings,asthedayworeon.Hisheartwasnotinschool,butinthewoods,whereheoftenescapedalone,tryingtoshutoutthesights,soundsandsmellsofhisalcoholichome.Noonecheckedonhimtoseeifhewassafe.Nooneknewhewasgone,becausenoonewassoberenoughtocare.Oddly,Stevenevermissedadayofschool.Oneday,MissWhite’simpatientvoicebrokeintohisdaydreams.“Steve!!”Startled,heturnedtolookather.“Payattention!”StevelockedhisgazeonMissWhitewithadolescentadoration,asshebegantogooverthetestresultsfortheseventhgrade.“Youalldidprettywell,”shetoldtheclass,“exceptforoneboy,anditbreaksmyhearttotellyouthis,but...”Shehesitated,pinningStevetohisseatwithasharpstare,hereyessearchinghisface.“...Thesmartestboyintheseventhgradeisfailingmyclass!”ShejuststaredatSteve,astheclassspunaroundforagoodlook.Stevedroppedhiseyesandcarefullyexaminedhisfingertips.Afterthat,itwaswar!!Stevestillwouldn’tdohishomework.Evenasthepunishmentsbecamemoresevere,heremainedstubborn.“Justtryit!ONEWEEK!”Hewasunmoved.“You’resmartenough!You’llseeachange!”Nothingfazedhim.“Giveyourselfachance!Don’tgiveuponyourlife!”Nothing.“Steve!Please!Icareaboutyou!”Wow!Suddenly,Stevegotit!!Someonecaredabouthim?Someone,totallyunattainableandperfect,CAREDABOUTHIM??!!Stevewenthomefromschool,thoughtful,thatafternoon.Walkingintothehouse,hetookonelookaround.Bothparentswerepassedout,invariousstagesofundress,andthestenchwasoverpowering!He,quickly,gathereduphiscampinggear,ajarofpeanutbutter,aloafofbread,abottleofwater,andthistime...hisschoolbooks.Grimfacedanddetermined,heheadedforthewoods.ThefollowingMondayhearrivedatschoolontime,andhewaitedforMissWhitetoentertheclassroom.Shewalkedin,allsparkleandsmiles!God,shewasbeautiful!Heyearnedforhersmiletoturnonhim.Itdidnot.MissWhite,immediately,gaveaquizontheweekendhomework.Stevehurriedthroughthetest,andwasthefirsttohandinhispaper.Withalookofsurprise,MissWhitetookhispaper.Obviouslypuzzled,shebegantolookitover.Stevewalkedbacktohisdesk,hisheartpoundingwithinhischest.Ashesatdown,hecouldn’tresistanotherlookatthelovelywoman.MissWhite’sfacewasintotalshock!SheglancedupatSteve,thendown,thenup.Suddenly,herfacebrokeintoaradiantsmile.Thesmartestboyintheseventhgradehadjustpassedhisfirsttest!FromthatmomentnothingwasthesameforSteve.Lifeathomeremainedthesame,butlifestillchanged.Hediscoveredthatnotonlycouldhelearn,buthewasgoodatit!Hediscoveredthathecouldunderstandandretainknowledge,andthathecouldtranslatethethingshelearnedintohisownlife.Stevebegantoexcel!Andhecontinuedthiscoursethroughouthisschoollife.Afterhigh-schoolSteveenlistedintheNavy,andhehadasuccessfulmilitarycareer.Duringthattime,hemettheloveofhislife,heraisedafamily,andhegraduatedfromcollegeMagnaCumLaude.DuringhisNavalcareer,heinspiredmanyyoungpeople,whowithouthim,mightnothavebelievedinthemselves.StevebeganasecondcareeraftertheNavy,andhecontinuestoinspireothers,asanadjunctprofessorinanearbycollegeMissWhiteleftagreatlegacy.Shesavedoneboywhohaschangedmanylives.Yousee,it’ssimple,really.Achangetookplacewithintheheartofoneboy,allbecauseofoneteacher,whocared.
