From that moment nothing was the same for Steve. Life at home remained the same， but life still changed. He discovered that not only could he learn， but he was good at it！ He discovered that he could understand and retain knowledge， and that he could translate the things he learned into his own life. Steve began to excel！ And he continued this course throughout his school life.
After high-school Steve enlisted in the Navy， and he had a successful military career. During that time， he met the love of his life， he raised a family， and he graduated from college Magna Cum Laude. During his Naval career， he inspired many young people， who without him， might not have believed in themselves. Steve began a second career after the Navy， and he continues to inspire others， as an adjunct professor in a nearby college.
Miss White left a great legacy. She saved one boy who has changed many lives. I know， because I am the love of his life.
You see， it’s simple， really. A change took place within the heart of one boy， all because of one teacher， who cared.
史蒂夫是一個12歲的小男孩，父母嗜酒成性，他麵臨著要輟學的威脅。顯然，他會閱讀，隻是成績總不盡如人意。從一年級到現在，年年如此。史蒂夫很高大，看上去似乎比同齡的孩子大得多。可他一直都被人忽視，直到懷特小姐的出現。
懷特小姐總是麵帶笑容，她年輕、貌美，還有一頭亮麗的紅頭發。史蒂夫就喜歡她這種類型，生平第一次。他無法將視線從老師身上移開，可是他的成績還是不及格。他從不寫作業，總是給懷特小姐添麻煩。她刻薄的言辭讓他心碎，每當因沒有完成作業而受罰時，他都非常痛苦，但他還是不學習。
第一學期期中，整個七年級都要進行基礎技能測驗。史蒂夫草草地將測驗應付完，便繼續幻想其他的事，一天天就這樣過去了。他的心根本不在學校，他經常獨自躲藏在樹林中，希望在那裏能避開酒鬼之家的吵鬧聲和令人作嘔的氣味。所有的人都興奮得無暇顧及他，沒有人關心他是否安全，也沒人知道他已經離開。即便如此，史蒂夫卻從沒曠過一天課，這很令人奇怪。