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阅读理解。
Tyler was a troublesome student. He sat in the back row. Every time I
asked him to answer questions, he'd reply with a flip（轻率的）answer.
If he got it wrong, he would get very angry.
Usually kids could sit quietly in class. However, Tyler was just loud.
One day, Tyler was talking while I was teaching. I said to him, "Tyler,
why not join in our discussion instead of having one of your own?" He got
up from his chair, pushed it over, and shouted something I can't remember. I
sent him to the office and he received a week's out- of-school punishment.
The week was a wonderful time for me, but when it came to an end, I began
to feel worried. So I came up with a plan. On the day of his return, I told him
I wanted to start over with him. If he felt like he was going to lose control
in class, he could step outside the door for a moment.
From then on, Tyler was a changed student in my classroom. In fact he was
a smart child and he even stopped a fight between two students one day. And he
never used the privilege(特权) to leave the class for a
moment. I believe that just letting him decide for himself made all the
difference.
When the year was over, he wrote me a thank- you note about how good the
year had been for him. I still have it today and find it very moving to reread
when I get stressed about teaching.
