创新版大学英语预备级 第二单元 part three intensive reading flying with the dream.ppt

Flying with the Dream In 1959, when Jean Harper was in the third grade, her teacher gave the class an assignment to write a report on what they wanted to be when they grew up. Jeans father was a crop-duster pilot in the little farming community in Northern California where she was raised, and Jean was totally fascinated by airplanes and flying. She poured her heart into her report and included all of her dreams; she wanted to crop-dust, make parachute jumps, seed clouds and be an airline pilot. Her paper came back with an F on it. The teacher told her it was a fairy tale and that none of the occupations she listed were womens jobs. Jean was crushed and humiliated. As the years went by, Jean was beaten down by the discouragement and negativity she encountered whenever she talked about her career-Girls cant become airline pilots; never have, never will. Youre not smart enough, youre crazy. Thats impossible. - until finally Jean gave up. In her senior year of high school, her English teacher was Mrs. Dorothy Slaton. Mrs. Slaton refused to treat her students like children, instead expecting them to behave like the responsible adults they would have to be to succeed in the real world after graduation. Jean was scared of her at first but grew to respect her firmness and fairness. One day Mrs. Slaton gave the class an assignment. What do you think youll be doing 10 years from now? Jean thought about the assignment. Pilot? No way. Flight attendant? Im not pretty enough- theyd never accept me. Waitress? I could do that. That felt safe, so she wrote it down.　 Mrs. Slaton collected the papers and nothing more was said. Two weeks later, the teacher handed back the assignments, face down on each desk, and asked this question: If you had unlimited finances, unlimited access to the finest schools, unlimited talents and abilities, what would you do?“