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改变人生的高中英语教师演讲稿LadiesandgentlemenesteemedcolleaguesandstudentsIstandbeforeyoutodaytosharemystoryandoffersomeadviceonhowateachercanchangesomeone’slife.Iknowthatallofyouhereinthisroomhavebeentouchedbyateacheratsomepointinyourlifeandthat’swhyyou’reheretoday.ButI’mheretotellyouthatthepowerofagoodteacherisimmeasurable.Iwasatroubledchild.Igrewupinabrokenhomewithafatherwhostruggledwithaddictionandamotherwhostruggledjusttokeepusafloat.IwasangryandlostandIdidn’treallyseemuchofafutureformyself.ButwhenIwasinhighschoolImetateacherwhochangedeverythingforme.HernamewasMrs.JohnsonandshetaughtEnglish.Shewastoughbutfair.Shewasdemandingbutencouraging.AndshesawsomethinginmethatIdidn’tevenseeinmyself.Shepushedmetoreadmorewritemoreandquestionmore.ShegavemeasenseofpurposeandareasontobelievethatIcouldbesomebody.Ididn’trealizeitatthetimebutMrs.Johnsonwaschangingmylife.Shewasteachingmemorethanjustgrammarandliterature–shewasteachingmeaboutmyself.Shewasteachingmeaboutthepowerofwordsandthepowerofconnection.ShewasteachingmethatImatteredandthatmyvoicewasimportant.Iwentontograduatefromhighschoolandthencollege.ImajoredinEnglishbecauseofMrs.Johnson.Iwantedtobelikehertoinspireotheryoungpeoplethewayshehadinspiredme.AndwhenIgraduatedIbecameateacher.NowhereIamstandingbeforeyoutoday.AndIwantyoutoknowthatIknowwhatit’sliketobelost.Iknowwhatit’sliketofeellikeyoudon’tmatter.ButIalsoknowthatonepersoncanmakeallthedifference.Oneperson–ateacher–canchangeyourlife.Sotoalltheteachersoutthereletmesaythis:neverunderestimatethepowerofyourroleinastudent’slife.Youaremorethanjustaninstructor–youareamentoraguideandacounselor.Youhavetheabilitytoshapesomeone’sfuturetosetthemonapaththatwillleadthemtotheirdreams.Andtoallthestudentsoutthereletmesaythis:neverunderestimatethepowerofyourownvoice.Youhavesomethingtosayanditmatters.Yourwordshavethepowertoconnectwithotherstoinspirechangeandtomakeadifference.IwanttoleaveyouwithaquotefromMayaAngelouarenownedauthorandpoet.Sheoncewrote“I’velearnedthatpeoplewillforgetwhatyousaidpeoplewillforgetwhatyoudidbutpeoplewillneverforgethowyoumadethemfeel.”Solet’salltrytomakeeachotherfeelappreciatedvaluedandimportant.Let’sharnessthepowerofwordsandconnectionstolifteachotherupandchangeeachotherslives.Thankyou.第PAGE页共NUMPAGES页。