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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.'

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