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第12章淘气的天使WhyITecah(2)
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Iknowmystudents.Massesofawkwardseventhgradersswarmthehallsofmyruralmiddleschooleachday,haulingbackpacksoveroalkingandshufflingaloilehallwayfloorfromclasstoclass.Iwatchthemlikeageneralfrommypost,mydoor,ahefactthatIcalleae.Iks,theirstories.Dorasloudisshy,andIknowitisbecauseshespehiced,soshewohebruher’sangryhand.Jaypitchlikeatenthgrader,andallthegirlsswoonwhenheandhisblondhairstrutby,butIkreallyevenlikebaseballthatmuchheplaysbecausehisdadwantshimtoaooscaredtoaskoutthegirlhelikes.Thekidsthihisjusttheclass,butIknowofhisdreamstobeeanastronautandI’vereendedhimforspaceystudentsbecauseIamtheirwritirustmewiththeirstoriesandsoIamgiventheprivilegeofhavibondwitheadeveryoeachmystudentsaboutthepowerofwords,andItrytoletthemfindreleaseahr.Welearntotrusteachotherinwritingclassbecausewelearnhowharditistowriteopenlyaly,asharingyourwordstakesce.Iseeceeverydayinmy,andIamalwaysamazedatthewordsthatystudes.Onesuchexampleetookplagauthor’schair,asharitheendofourwriter’sworkshopinwhitsvoluosharewhattheyhavewritten.
Wehadaheschool,Al.Alwassmalland,withhisdimpleddbabyface,helookedyouhanhisclassmates.InfaAlwasfirstiheclasstwoweeksearlier,osaid,“You’rehgrade.You’reababy.”
Tothat,AlquiAlBillslington,andIamihgrade.”
Despitehisobvie,Alhadbeenwithusforonlyashortwhileandwasstilltryingtofitin.SoIwasalittlesurprisedwheeeredtauthor’schair.Ihadohoseteaents,whenIsmiledandnoddedforhimtoread,whileinsideIsaidasileheotherstudentswouldheerheread.Theroomfellsilent,aoread.“IfIhadowouldbetomeetmydad...”
Hestartedoutloudanddheldtheattentionofmyusuallyrestlessseventhgradersashereadonforwhatseemedlikefifteeoldofhowhehadneverknownhisfather,whohadleftthefamilywhenAl>
&heiailslestobetheonlymasugage,ofhavingtomowthelawnandfixbrokenpipes.Herevealedtousthethoughtsthatraindtlyaboutwherehisfathermightbeahaveleft.Myeyessedtheroomffacesofseventh-gradekidsereproojumpataweakrytocrackajoke,buttherewereherewereneyesesturesinsinuatingbattayseveswerelisteening.TheireyeswereonAl,andtheywereabshiswordslikespowasfull.Aluedon,tellingofnight,amansoimportanttohim,yetsounreal.Icouldhearhisvshakyashereadsuateawords,andIsawatearrolldownoneofhisdimpledcheeks.IlookedtotheaudieearsonJessica’sfathefacesofafewothersseatedquietly,ietinghimdothis,Ithought.Theyareallowinghimtosharesomethingheperhapshasneversharedbefore,ajudginghimhiIfeltalumpinmyownthroat.Alfirugglingnowtoreadhislastsentence.“IfIhadowouldbetomeetmydad,soIwouldn’t...”
Histearswererollingnow,andsowereours,“...soIwouldoyeyesijustwwhathelookslike.”
Withoutanye,theclassstoodupandapplauded.Alsmiledfromeartoearastheyallrushedhimwithhugs.Iwasfloored.ThisiswhyIteach.IteachbecauseIamallowedtolearoriesbehindthefaces.IteachbecauseIwatchkidsgrowandlaughandleareachbecauseofstudentslikeAl.
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