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I watched my dad scowl as he listened to the voice coming through the
telephone receiver.I heard him say,"Yes,Miss Beisner,"and"I understand what you'
re saying,Miss Beisner.I appreciate you sharing this information.We'll see what we
can do about the situation.Thank you for calling.Goodbye."
Miss Beisner was my first-grade teacher,and I loved her.I thought she felt the
same about me,but now I was beginning to wonder.The tone of Dad's voice,the
redness in his cheeks,and his repeated clenching.And unclenching of fists made it
pretty clear.This was not a warm and fuzzy good news-from-the-teacher call.
As I was deciding whether I should lock myself in my bedroom for the rest of my
life or run away from home,Dad hung up the phone."Jacquie,come here and sit
down.We need to talk.”
Uh-oh.When Dad said,"We need to talk,"it meant he needed to talk,and I
needed to listen.
I shuffled(拖着脚走)over to the well-worn brown chair in the comer of the
living room,plopped down,and waited to hear the nature of my crime.
Dad told me that Miss Beisner thought I was bright but not working up to my
ability.She said I had strong verbal skills but weak study habits.Translation:I never
closed my mouth,and I seldom opened a book.Apparently,my failure to memorize
the addition facts,or even attempt to,was more than she was willing to put up with
Hence,the telephone call.
Dad ended our one-way conversation with a verbal outline for his plan of attack.
Bubbles,our Toy Manchester Terrier,was going to teach me math.Silently,I thought,
No way is any dumb dog going to teach me how to add,not even our beloved
Bubbles.Out loud,I said,"How?"
Dad summoned Bubbles from her bed near the stove and commanded her to sit.
"Bubbles,"Dad said,"how much is five plus three?"Bubbles let out eight loud,crisp
barks.
I was incredulous(满腹狐疑的).I couldn't understand how a dog could add,.and
I was more than a little embarrassed by the fact that the family dog was smarter than
me.
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