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immigration for not going to school. What could he do? He had to give his roommate
the money for his friend. After all they came from the same country!
    Mrs. Jones should have been proud of his loyalty to his friend, thought Jim.
Instead, she was angry, and he couldn’t understand why.
    Mrs. Jones thought the whole story was crazy. Who would give money,
especially so much, to a total stranger? Jim must be lying. She was very upset, and
she told Jim that if he didn’t pay his tuition by the end of the week, he would have to
leave school.


C. Now read about the misunderstanding between Scott and his teacher, Mr.
    Davidson. The, discuss the situation.
    Mike Davidson cared very much about his students, and they all liked him very
much. He wanted them to learn, and he wanted them to be happy. He had a special
relationship with one student, Scott. Scott had bee to his house several times and had
come to know Mr. Davidson’s wife and children.
    Now, Mr. Davidson was very worried about Scot because the student’s country
had recently erupted into war. Mr. Davidson observed that Scott had lost a lot of
weight and that he had dark circles under his eyes. He talked to Scott and was as
supportive as he could be, but he felt that in this situation, Scott should see a
professional, a doctor or a counselor.
    After class one day, Mr. Davidson spoke to Scott and suggested that he go to the
counseling center on campus to talk to one of the psychologists there. Or, he said,
Scott might go to the health center and talk to one of the doctors.
    Scott’s face became very red. He said, “I don’t need a doctor or a psychologist.
What’s the matter with you? How could you make such a suggestion? I thought you
were my friend!”
    Mr. Davidson was very surprised by Scott’s reaction. He said, “I’m sorry to have
upset you so much. I just wanted to help.”
    Since that they conversation, Scott has stopped talking to Mr. Davidson. He has
also transferred out of his class.

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