MINE!!
Ideal_Rock
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I know this is not an actual around the world.. or maybe... it is?
I got this in my email.... I cried and cried and cried....
>>> > > ONE OF THE BEST , TRUE STORIES I''VE EVER HEARD!!!!!!
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > > As she stood in front of her 5th grade class
> on
> >>> > > the very first day of school, she told the
> >>> > > children an untruth. Like most teachers, she
> >>> > > looked at her students and said that she
> loved
> >>> > > them all the same. However, that was
> >>> > > impossible, because there in the front row,
> >>> > > slumped in his seat, was a little boy named
> >>> > > Teddy Stoddard.
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > > Mrs. Thompson had watched Teddy the year
> before
> >>> > > and noticed that he did not play well with
> the
> >>> > > other children, that his clothes were messy
> and
> >>> > > that he constantly needed a bath. In
> addition,
> >>> > > Teddy could be unpleasant. It got to the
> >>> > > point where Mrs. Thompson would actually
> take
> >>> > > delight in marking his papers with a broad
> red
> >>> > > pen, making bold X''s and then putting a big
> "F"
> >>> > > at the top of his papers.
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > > At the school where Mrs. Thompson taught,
> she
> >>> > > was required to review each child''s past
> >>> > > records and she put Teddy''s off until last.
> >>> > > However, when she reviewed his file, she
> was
> >>> > > in for a surprise.
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > > Teddy''s first grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is
> a
> >>> > > bright child with a ready laugh. He does his
> >>> > > work neatly and has good manners... he is a
> joy
> >>> > > to be around.."
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > > His second grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is an
> >>> > > excellent student, well liked by his
> >>> > > classmates, but he is troubled because his
> >>> > > mother has a terminal illness and life at
> home
> >>> > > must be a struggle."
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > > His third grade teacher wrote, "His mother''s
> >>> > > death has been hard on him. He tries to do
> his
> >>> > > best, but his father doesn''t show much
> >>> > > interest, and his home life will soon affect
> >>> > > him if some steps aren''t taken."
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > > Teddy''s fourth grade teacher wrote, "Teddy
> is
> >>> > > withdrawn and doesn''t show much interest in
> >>> > > school. He doesn''t have many friends and he
> >>> > > sometimes sleeps in class."
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > > By now, Mrs. Thompson realized the problem
> and
> >>> > > she was ashamed of herself. She felt even
> >>> > > worse when her students brought her
> Christmas
> >>> > > presents, wrapped in beautiful ribbons and
> >>> > > bright paper, except for Teddy''s. His
> present
> >>> > > was clumsily wrapped in the heavy, brown
> paper
> >>> > > that he got from a grocery bag. 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, 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 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 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 had 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,
> >>> > > MD.
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > > The story does not end there. You see, there
> >>> > > was yet another letter that spring. Teddy
> said
> >>> > > he had 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 at the
> wedding
> >>> > > in the place 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.
> >>> > > Moreover, 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."
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > > (For you that don''t know, Teddy Stoddard is
> the
> >>> > > Dr. at Iowa Methodist in Des Moines that has
> >>> > > the Stoddard Cancer Wing.)
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > > Random acts of kindness, I think they call
> it!
> >>> > >
I got this in my email.... I cried and cried and cried....
>>> > > ONE OF THE BEST , TRUE STORIES I''VE EVER HEARD!!!!!!
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > > As she stood in front of her 5th grade class
> on
> >>> > > the very first day of school, she told the
> >>> > > children an untruth. Like most teachers, she
> >>> > > looked at her students and said that she
> loved
> >>> > > them all the same. However, that was
> >>> > > impossible, because there in the front row,
> >>> > > slumped in his seat, was a little boy named
> >>> > > Teddy Stoddard.
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > > Mrs. Thompson had watched Teddy the year
> before
> >>> > > and noticed that he did not play well with
> the
> >>> > > other children, that his clothes were messy
> and
> >>> > > that he constantly needed a bath. In
> addition,
> >>> > > Teddy could be unpleasant. It got to the
> >>> > > point where Mrs. Thompson would actually
> take
> >>> > > delight in marking his papers with a broad
> red
> >>> > > pen, making bold X''s and then putting a big
> "F"
> >>> > > at the top of his papers.
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > > At the school where Mrs. Thompson taught,
> she
> >>> > > was required to review each child''s past
> >>> > > records and she put Teddy''s off until last.
> >>> > > However, when she reviewed his file, she
> was
> >>> > > in for a surprise.
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > > Teddy''s first grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is
> a
> >>> > > bright child with a ready laugh. He does his
> >>> > > work neatly and has good manners... he is a
> joy
> >>> > > to be around.."
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > > His second grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is an
> >>> > > excellent student, well liked by his
> >>> > > classmates, but he is troubled because his
> >>> > > mother has a terminal illness and life at
> home
> >>> > > must be a struggle."
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > > His third grade teacher wrote, "His mother''s
> >>> > > death has been hard on him. He tries to do
> his
> >>> > > best, but his father doesn''t show much
> >>> > > interest, and his home life will soon affect
> >>> > > him if some steps aren''t taken."
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > > Teddy''s fourth grade teacher wrote, "Teddy
> is
> >>> > > withdrawn and doesn''t show much interest in
> >>> > > school. He doesn''t have many friends and he
> >>> > > sometimes sleeps in class."
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > > By now, Mrs. Thompson realized the problem
> and
> >>> > > she was ashamed of herself. She felt even
> >>> > > worse when her students brought her
> Christmas
> >>> > > presents, wrapped in beautiful ribbons and
> >>> > > bright paper, except for Teddy''s. His
> present
> >>> > > was clumsily wrapped in the heavy, brown
> paper
> >>> > > that he got from a grocery bag. 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, 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 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 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 had 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,
> >>> > > MD.
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > > The story does not end there. You see, there
> >>> > > was yet another letter that spring. Teddy
> said
> >>> > > he had 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 at the
> wedding
> >>> > > in the place 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.
> >>> > > Moreover, 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."
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > > (For you that don''t know, Teddy Stoddard is
> the
> >>> > > Dr. at Iowa Methodist in Des Moines that has
> >>> > > the Stoddard Cancer Wing.)
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > > Random acts of kindness, I think they call
> it!
> >>> > >
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