我們為學習而來 were all here t learn (第1/6頁)
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“Sixteen，”Isaid。Ihaveforgottenthemathquestionmysecond-gradeteacher，JoyceCooer，askedthatday，butIwillneverforgetmyanswer。Assoonasthenumberleftmymouth，thewholeclassatSmallwoodElementarySchoolinNorfolk，Virginia，startedlaughing。Ifeltlikethestuidestersonintheworld。
Mrs。Cooerfxedthemwithasternlook。Thenshesaid，“Wereallheretolearn。”
Anothertime，Mrs。Cooeraskedustowriteareortaboutwhatwehoedtodowithourlives。Iwrote，“IwanttobeateacherlikeMrs。Cooer。”
Shewroteonmyreort，“Youwouldmakeanoutstandingteacherbecauseyouaredeterminedandyoutryhard。”Iwastocarrythosewordsinmyheartforthenext27years。
AfterIgraduatedfromhighschoolin1976，Imarriedawonderfulman，Ben，amechanic。Beforelong，Latonyawasborn。
Weneededeverydimejusttogetby。Collegeandteachingwasoutofthequestion。Idid，however，winduwithajobinaschool—asajanitorsassistant。Icleaned17classroomsatLarrymoreElmentarySchooleachday，includingMrs。Cooers。ShehadtransferredtoLarrymoreafterSmallwoodcloseddown。
