A friend of mine whose name was John Smith had a bad memory. He was so forgetful that he sometimes forgot what he was talking about in the middle of a sentence. His wife had to continuously remind him about his meetings, his classes—even his meals! Once he forgot he had eaten breakfast twice, at home and at school, His wife liked to remind her neighbors, “If John didn't have his head tied on, he would forget that too!” Since Smith was a professor at a well-known university, his forgetfulness often made his life in a mess. It wasn't that he was not clever, but just very, very absent-minded.

One hot summer day, Professor Smith decided to take his children to a seaside town about a three-hour train ride away. To make the trip more interesting for his young children, he kept the name of the town a secret. However, by the time they arrived at the station, Smith forgot the name of the town he was planning to visit. Luckily, a friend of his saw him in the station and offered to take care of the children while Smith hurried back home to find out where he was going.

The professor’s wife was surprised to see him again so soon.

“Oh, my dear, I forgot the name of the town.”

“What? You forgot the name? Maybe one day you will forget my name! Now I’ll write the name of that town on a piece of paper, and you put it in your pocket and please, please don’t forget where you put it.”

Satisfied that she had solved the problem, she sent her husband off again. Ten minutes later she was astonished to see him outside the house for a third time.

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10 . If you make a list of the world’s top ten most challenging jobs, chances are that being a teacher will not make the cut. But think about the discouraging task millions of educators face each day as they try to shape a group of often bad-tempered, wild kids into intelligent, well-rounded ones. That surely has to be the toughest job in the world, especially considering that there is no promotion or bonus awaiting them even if they are wildly successful!

What if these all-important educators disappear from our lives? That was what Project Ed and Participant Media’s Teach Campaign asked filmmakers of all ages to imagine in their recently-held competition. Entitled “A World Without Teachers”, its purpose was to inspire more young people to become teachers. However, the 62 amazing videos received also serve as a reminder of how horrible things would be if we didn’t have these selfless teachers guiding us through life. What was interesting is that even the youngest participants did not appear to be happy at the idea of not having anybody telling them what to do.

High-school student Wakefield reflected if art, as we know it today, would have been different without teachers. Would Monet have discovered his talent for impressionism(印象派)? Los Angeles-based Miles Horst, who won the $1000 prize for the best adult video imagines a world where teachers are replaced by a “brain box” in his fun lively video.

Youth category winner Marina Barham’s video shows a fact we all know but often forget. Teachers don’t just teach, they inspire—something that no electronic device, no matter how smart, can do! So the next time you think your teacher is being “mean” for trying to lead you in the right direction, imagine a life without him/her. We have a feeling it will not appear as rosy!