【Papaasasonofadirt-poorfarmerleftschoolearlyandwenttoworkinafactoryforeducationwasfortherichthen.Sotheworldbecamehisschool.Withgreatinteresthereadeverythinghecouldlayhishandsonlistenedtothetownel】

　　Papaasasonofadirt-poorfarmerleftschoolearlyandwenttoworkinafactoryforeducationwasfortherichthen.Sotheworldbecamehisschool.Withgreatinteresthereadeverythinghecouldlayhishandsonlistenedtothetowneldersandlearnedabouttheworldbeyondhistinyhometown.“There’ssomuchtolearn”he’dsay.“Thoughwe’rebornstupidonlythestupidremainthatway.”Hewasdeterminedthatnoneofhischildrenwouldbedenied(拒绝)aneducation.

　　ThusPapainsistedthatwelearnatleastonenewthingeachday.ThoughaschildrenwethoughtthiswascrazyitwouldneverhaveoccurredtoustodenyPapaarequest.Anddinnertimeseemedperfectforsharingwhatwehadlearned.Wewouldtalkaboutthenewsoftheday;nomatterhowinsignificantitwasnevertakenlightly.Papawouldlistencarefullyandwasreadywithsomecommentalwaystothepoint.

　　Thencamethemoment—thetimetosharetheday’snewlearning.

　　Papaattheheadofthetablewouldpushbackhischairandpouraglassofredwinereadytolisten.

　　“Felice”he’dsay“tellmewhatyoulearnedtoday.”

　　“IlearnedthatthepopulationofNepalis...”

　　Silence.

　　Papawasthinkingaboutwhatwassaidasifthesalvation(拯救)oftheworldwoulddependuponit.“ThepopulationofNepal.Hmm.Well...”he’dsay.“Getthemap;let’sseewhereNepalis.”AndthewholefamilywentonasearchforNepal.

　　Thissameexperiencewasrepeateduntileachfamilymemberhadaturn.Dinnerendedonlyafterwehadaclearunderstandingofatleasthalfadozensuchfacts.

　　Aschildrenwethoughtverylittleabouttheseeducationalwonders.Ourfamilyhoweverwasgrowingtogethersharingexperiencesandparticipatinginoneanother’seducation.Andbylookingatuslisteningtousrespectingourinputaffirming(肯定)ourvaluegivingusasenseofdignityPapawasunquestionablyourmostinfluentialteacher.

　　LaterduringmytrainingasafutureteacherIstudiedwithsomeofthemostfamouseducators.Theywereimparting(传授)whatPapahadknownallalong—thevalueofcontinuallearning.Histechniquehasservedmewellallmylife.NotasingledayhasbeenwastedthoughIcannevertellwhenknowingthepopulationofNepalmightproveuseful.

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