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  The dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life. One man, a CEO1, decided to explain the problem with education. He argued, “What’s a kid going to learn from someone who decided his best option2 in life was to become a teacher?” He reminded the other dinner guests what they say about teachers:“Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach.” To stress his point3, he said to another guest: “You’re a teacher, Susan. Be honest4. What do you make?” Susan, who had a reputation for honesty and frankness replied:5
  “You want to know what I make?
  I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could.
  I make kids sit through 40 minutes of study hall in absolute silence.6
  You want to know what I make?
  I make kids wonder.
  I make them question.
  I make them criticize7.
  I make them apologize and mean it.
  I make them write.
  I make them read, read, read.
  I make them understand that if you have the brains8, and follow your heart, and if someone ever tries to judge you by what you make, must pay no attention because they just didn’t learn.”
  Susan paused and then continued, “You want to know what I make? I MAKE A DIFFERENCE. What do you make?”
  单词卡片
  1. CEO: chief executive officer的缩写,首席执行官,行政主管。
  2. option: 选择。
  3. stress one’s point: 强调某人的观点(或想法)。
  4. honest: 诚实的。下文出现的honesty是其名词形式。
  5. reputation: 名声,声誉;frankness: 直率,坦白。
  6. sit through: 坐着直到……结束;study hall: 〈美〉学校的自习室。
  7. criticize: 批评,评价。
  8. brains: 〈喻〉智慧,智力天赋。常作复数。
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