Early in my teaching career，I heard countless excuses - most of them made up，many of them amusing - for why students didn't have their homework.And，yes， "the dog ate it " was one of them.As time passed，I grew tired of hearing "I don't have my homework because...".So I quit accepting any excuse.
When I was transferred to an inner-city middle school，I took my no-nonsense attitude with me. "No excuses，no extensions!" I warned my eighth graders on the first day of school.I collected homework at the beginning of each class.When a student didn't have it，I never asked why.Instead，I sighed loudly，shook my head in dramatic disgust and with the student looking on - recorded a zero in the grade book.I soon gained the reputation I thought I wanted.
Then，one afternoon，shortly after the dismissal bell rang，Anthony approached me. "Could I talk to you a minute？" he asked shyly，not taking his eyes off the floor. "I know you don't accept any explanation，but I don't want you to think I'm a slacker（偷懒的人）because I come to school without mine so often."
Anthony looked up at me for the first time，and I could see that his lower lip was quivering. "It's just that...well，my dad moved out，and my mom waits tables at night，so I have to take care of my little brothers.Sometimes they cry a lot，and it makes it hard to concentrate."
I put my hand on Anthony's thin shoulder. "Why are you just now telling me..？" I stopped in mid-sentence.I knew why.So I changed the question. "Would it help if you stay here after school and work on it before you go home？"
He swallowed hard and nodded.
Paragraph 1 The next day，I made an announcement to all my students.
Paragraph 2 Having read their stories，I learned more about these kids.
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【答案】Paragraph 1：The next day，I made an announcement to all my students.I told them that I'd be offering an after-school study hall.Anthony was the first to show up.Several days later，Terrell joined him，followed by twins Sandy and Randy.Before long，I had a room full of eighth graders to work on their lessons.I never asked why any of them were there，but I soon had a large collection of"I don't have my homework because.."stories.All were very real.None were amusing.
Paragraph 2：Having read their stories，I learmed more about these kids.The things I learned that year weren't taught in the education classes.I discovered not all kids come from homes that are safe and warm.Not all kids have a quiet bedroom with a desk and study light.Some don't have a home where a parent is even around.And some kids do go to bed hungrily.Most importantly，I learned that"I'll listen" works better than"No excuses".
Paragraph 2：Having read their stories，I learmed more about these kids.The things I learned that year weren't taught in the education classes.I discovered not all kids come from homes that are safe and warm.Not all kids have a quiet bedroom with a desk and study light.Some don't have a home where a parent is even around.And some kids do go to bed hungrily.Most importantly，I learned that"I'll listen" works better than"No excuses".
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