Susan was a shy but clever girt. She1 thick glasses, which were often made fun of by her classmates. The   2 thing was that Lewis had started calling her “Four Eyes”, and the nickname had become very 3. Now everyone knew her as “Suzy Four Eyes”.

    One day, the class went to visit some famous caves. When walking to the caves, Lewis put his right4in a hole and slipped(滑倒). While5 , he caught Susan, who was walking next to him, and they both fell into the hole.

They 6 in a dark cave. There was only a ray of light coming from the cave roof. Susan and Lewis shouted for help,7 no one came. Sitting together in the cold, dark cave, they 8 a long night.

    The next morning, they still hadn't been9. Lewis continued shouting for help,10 to look for a way out. But nothing was found.

    Hours later, Susan noticed that the light was 11into the hole in a straight line. Quickly, she gathered some leaves.12her glasses as a magnifying glass(放大镜), she focused the 13onto the leaves until a little flame came out. Lewis watched all this with 14and excitement.

    15the light from fire, they began to explore the cave.
    16, they found a way out and Lewis gave Susan his sincere thanks. Now he17 having named Susan “Four Eyes”,18after seeing that it was her glasses that had 19them both. Lewis told everyone20had happened and said, “I couldn't have been with a better friend than Laser Light Suzy!”And from that day there was no longer any Four Eyes at their school, but Laser(激光)Light Suzy instead.

    When I was in primary school, I had a big argument with a boy in my class. I can't remember what it was about, 1 I have never forgotten the 2 I learned that day.

    I was 3 that I was right and he was wrong. However, he strongly believed that I was wrong and he was right. The 4 decided to teach us a lesson. She came up with a good idea. She5 both of us to the 6 of the class and 7 him on one side of her grey desk and me on 8, In the middle of the desk was a large, round object. I could 9 see that it was black. She asked the boy 10 color the object was. "White," he answered in a loud voice.

    I couldn't believe that the object was whites 11 it was certainly black! One more 12 started between the boy and me, this time about the13 of the object.

    The teacher told me to go stand where the boy was standing and told him to come stand where I had been. We changed 14, and then she asked me what the color of the object was. I 15 answer, "White." It was then that I knew what was wrong. It was an object with two 16 colored sides, and from his side it was white. 17 from my side was it black.

    My teacher taught me a very important 1esson that day: You must 18 in other person's position (位置) and look at the 19 through their eyes in order to20 understand their ideas.

    I often show my students inspiring videos to start their day. I never know which ones will make a huge impact, 1 I know they always reach the kids on some level. I recently showed my kids a video, where the 2 was “I am enough.”

    When the 3 was over, I had each child say out loud, “I am enough.” It was 4 to see their backs straighten and their faces 5 as they declared this for themselves.

    I posted about this on my Facebook page and how 6 I felt to get to work with such openhearted, amazing kids. A friend of mine 7 the post, watched the video, and felt moved. So moved, 8, that a few days later I went to my mailbox and9 a beautiful ring stamped with “I am enough.” It was such an unbelievable gift of kindness and I 10 how this simple video was going.

    The following day I was leaving my classroom, and I 11 my warm-up white board had been changed. Instead of the instructions I had for the following morning, one of my students had written, “I am enough. You are enough. ”I 12 the addition of “You are enough” 13 it shows they are not only thinking about their value but the value of others. How 14 is that?

    I also received an email from one of the 15 of my students. She told me she found a picture of hearts and the 16, “I am enough, you are enough'' on her daughter's desk. I couldn't 17 this simple saying was reaching so 18 and so far. It made my heart filled with 19 thinking how blessed I am to get to 20 with these kind little souls every day.

    Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures as a 1 part of the learning process. But all too often as parents and teachers we 2 this same right to our children. When I see a child 3 from this kind of pressure, I think of Donnie.

    Donnie was my youngest third-grader. His 4 of failure kept him from classroom games that other children enjoyed. He 5 answered questions — he was afraid he might be wrong. I tried my best to build his 6. But nothing changed until midterm, when Mary Anne, a student teacher, was assigned to our classroom. She was young and pretty, and she loved children. My pupils, Donnie included, all 7 her very much.

    One morning, we were working on math problems at the chalkboard. Donnie had 8 the problems with pains-taking tidiness. Pleased with his progress, I 9 the children with Mary Anne and went for art materials. When I returned, Donnie was in 10. He'd missed the third problem.

    My student teacher looked at me in despair.  Suddenly her face 11. From the desk we shared, she got a container filled with pencils.

    "Look, Donnie," she said, kneeling beside him and gently 12 the tear-stained (弄脏的) face from his arms. "I've got something to 13 you." She removed the pencils, one at a time, and placed them on his desk.

    "See these 14, Donnie," she continued. "They belong to Mrs. Lindstrom and me. See how the erasers are 15? That's because we make mistakes too. But we erase the mistakes and try again. That's what you 16 learn to do, too."

    She kissed him and stood up. "Here," she said, "I'll leave one of these pencils on 17 desk so you'll remember that everybody makes mistakes, 18 teachers." Donnie looked up with love in his eyes and a smile.

    The 19 became Donnie's prized possession. That, together with Mary Anne's frequent encouragement, gradually 20 him that it's all right to make mistakes — as long as you erase them and try again.

    “None of us get out of life alive, so be brave and be thankful for all the opportunities (机会)you have.” Those were 1 words said by 18-year-old Jake Bailey, a cancer patient.

    Bailey was in the leading position of the Students' Union. The young man had planned to2 at his high school's end-of-year ceremony (典礼)on schedule. 3, just the week before, he received shocking 4. After several weeks of not feeling well, tests showed that he had a fast-growing form of cancer. Doctors said, without 5, he would only have weeks to live, so they didn't 6 him to take part in the event. But Bailey put on his school uniform along with his 7 face and left his hospital bed to give the inspiring speech to his 8. Without doubt, his surprise appearance 9 everyone at the ceremony. Sitting in the wheelchair, he began to 10 his ideas. He expressed that a strong-willed person would not easily 11, no matter how hard life was.

    At the speech, Bailey encouraged his schoolmates to 12 their time. "The future is truly in our hands. 13 about having impractical long-term dreams. Let's be 14to short-term goals ," He15. "We don't know where we might end up, or when we will end up, so work with pride on what is 16 us."

    When the senior 17 his speech with the school's 18, "Altiora Peto," which means "I fight for higher things", the entire room burst into cheers.19, Bailey's message was heard loud and clear. Bailey then closed his eyes and 20 the words "Thank you".