Thatyearinthelocalschooltherewasanewmathteacheraswellassomenewpupils.Oneofthenewkidswasthestupidestchildthatanyonehadeverseen.Itmadenodifferencehowquicklyorhowslowlytheytriedexplainingnumberstohim;hewouldalwaysendupsayingsomethingenormouslystupid.Liketwoplustwowasfiveseventimesthreewastwenty-sevenoratrianglehadthirtycorners...
Beforethisboyarrivedmathlessonshadbeenthemostboringofall.Nowtheyweregreatfun.Encouragedbythenewteacherthechildrenwouldlistentothepiecesofnonsensespoutedbythenewkidandtheywouldhavetocorrecthismistakes.
Wheneverthenewteacheraskedquestionsthestupidkidwouldstandupbutmadethewronganswerstheotherstudentsallwantedtobethefirsttofindhismistakesandthenthinkupthemostoriginalwaystoexplainthem.Todothistheyusedallkindsofstuff:sweetsplayingcardsorangespaperplanesetc.Itdidn'tseemlikeanyofthisbotheredthenewkid.
However,littleLewiswassurethatitwasboundtomakehimfeelsadinside.Lewiswassurehewouldseehimcrying.So,onedayhedecidedtofollowthenewkidhomeafterschool.Onleavingschoolthenewkidwalkedafewminutestoalocalparkandtherehewaitedforawhileuntilsomeonecamealongtomeethim...
Itwasthenewteacher!
Theteachergavethenewkidahugandofftheywenthandinhand.FollowingfromadistanceLewiscouldheartheyweretalkingaboutmath.
小题1:Themathlessonsbecameinterestingbecauseofthenewteacher's______.