See Also:
Beginning of a FAMOUS Hero: The Frederick Douglass Story.
Life Lesson #84 – Develop a Love of Learning.
Every year, Mrs. Winifred has two basic groups of students in her class. The achievers, and the non-achievers. The strange thing about it is that the achievers are not necessarily smarter than the non-achievers. All of her students are fairly intelligent. As a rule, the achievers just work harder and take school more seriously than the non-achievers.
Last week, however, it was a couple of non-achievers who began to tease and make fun of a couple of students who were studying together for an upcoming test. They started calling them “Bookworms” which they soon shortened to just “Worms.”
That’s when Mrs. Winifred got involved. She said, “You know, you are just as smart as they are—you just make different choices. And isn’t it going to be interesting when they turn out to be doctors, or teachers, or civic leaders, or bankers, or airline executives, or successful business owners or whatever the case may be—and the two of you are still looking for a job you can hold down for a while? Will you be picking on them then? Or will you choose to join them now and become HEROES to your future selves and your future families, too?
Well, you know, it didn’t take long at all for those two to get the point. They not only stopped hurting the other students, they apologized and actually became a part of their study group!
– Jim Lord