我們爲學習而來 were all here t learn (第2/7頁)
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ItalkeditoverwithBenandLatonya，anditwassettled：IwouldenrollatOldDominionUniversity。ForsevenyearsIattendedclassesinthemorningsbeforework。WhenIgothomefromwork，Istudied。OndaysIhadnoclassestoattend，IworkedasateachingassistantforMrs。Cooer。
SometimesIwonderedwhetherIhadthestrengthtomakeit。WhenIgotmyfrstfailinggrade，Italkedaboutquitting。MyyoungersisterHelenrefusedtohearit。“Youwanttobeateacher，”shesaid。“Ifyousto，youllneverreachyourdream。”
Helenknewaboutnotgivingu—shedbeenfghtingdiabetes。Wheneitherofusgotdown，shewouldsay，“Youregoingtomakeit。Weregoingtomakeit。”
In1987，Helen，only24，diedofkidneyfailurerelatedtodiabetes。Itwasutometomakeitforbothofus。
OnMay8，1993，mydreamdayarrived—graduation。Gettingmycollegedegreeandstateteachinglicenseoffciallyqualifedmetobeateacher。
Iinterviewedwiththreeschools。AtColemanPlaceElementarySchool，rincialJeanneTomlinsonsaid，“Yourfacelookssofamiliar。”ShehadworkedatLarrymoremorethan10yearsearlier。Ihadcleanedherroom，andsherememberedme。
Still，Ihadnoconcreteoffers。ThecallcamewhenIhadjustsignedmy18thcontractasajanitorsassistant。ColemanPlacehadajobformeteachingffthgrade。
NotlongafterIstarted，somethinghaenedthatbroughttheastrushingback。Ihadwrittenasentencefullofgrammaticalerrorsontheblackboard。ThenIaskedstudentstocomeandcorrectthemistakes。
Onegirlgothalfwaythrough，becameconfusedandstoed。Astheotherchildrenlaughed，tearsrolleddownhercheeks。Igaveherahugandtoldhertogetadrinkofwater。Then，rememberingMrs。Cooer，Ifxedtherestoftheclasswithafrmlook。“Wereallheretolearn，”Isaid。
