Unit 3 Why I Teach課文翻譯大學(xué)英語(yǔ)三

Unit3WhyITeach課文翻譯大學(xué)英語(yǔ)三Unit3WhyITeach課文翻譯大學(xué)英語(yǔ)三Unit3WhyITeach課文翻譯大學(xué)英語(yǔ)三資料僅供參考文件編號(hào)：2022年4月Unit3WhyITeach課文翻譯大學(xué)英語(yǔ)三版本號(hào)：A修改號(hào)：1頁(yè)次：1.0審核：批準(zhǔn):發(fā)布日期：Unit3WhyITeachPeterG.BeidlerEveryteacherprobablyaskshimselftimeandagain:WhatarethereasonsforchoosingteachingasacareerDotherewardsteachingoutweighthetryingcommentsAnsweringthesequestionsisnotasimpletask.Let'sseewhattheauthorsays.WhydoyouteachMyfriendaskedthequestionwhenItoldhimthatIdidn'twanttobeconsideredforanadministrativeposition.HewaspuzzledthatIdidnotwantwhatwasobviouslya"stepup"towardwhatallAmericansaretaughttowantwhentheygrowup:moneyandpower.CertainlyIdon'tteachbecauseteachingiseasyforme.TeachingisthemostdifficultofthevariouswaysIhaveattemptedtoearnmyliving:mechanic,carpenter,writer.Forme,teachingisared-eye,sweaty-palm,sinking-stomachprofession.Red-eye,becauseIneverfeelreadytoteachnomatterhowlateIstayuppreparing.Sweaty-palm,becauseI'malwaysnervousbeforeIentertheclassroom,surethatIwillbefoundoutforthefoolthatIam.Sinking-stomach,becauseIleavetheclassroomanhourlaterconvincedthatIwasevenmoreboringthanusual.NordoIteachbecauseIthinkIknowanswers,orbecauseIhaveknowledgeIfeelcompelledtoshare.SometimesIamamazedthatmystudentsactuallytakenotesonwhatIsayinclass!Why,then,doIteachIteachbecauseIlikethepaceoftheacademiccalendar.June,July,andAugustofferanopportunityforreflection,researchandwriting.Iteachbecauseteachingisaprofessionbuiltonchange.Whenthematerialisthesame,Ichange——and,moreimportant,mystudentschange.IteachbecauseIlikethefreedomtomakemyownmistakes,tolearnmyownlessons,tostimulatemyselfandmystudents.Asateacher,I'mmyownboss.IfIwantmyfreshmentolearntowritebycreatingtheirowntextbook,whoistosayIcan'tSuchcoursesmaybehugefailures,butwecanalllearnfromfailures.IteachbecauseIliketoaskquestionsthatstudentsmuststruggletoanswer.Theworldisfullofrightanswerstobadquestions.Whileteaching,Isometimesfindgoodquestions.IteachbecauseIenjoyfindingwaysofgettingmyselfandmystudentsoutoftheivorytowerandintotherealworld.Ioncetaughtacoursecalled"Self-RelianceinaTechnologicalSociety."My15studentsreadEmerson,Thoreau,andHuxley.Theykeptdiaries.Theywrotetermpapers.Butwealsosetupacorporation,borrowedmoney,purchasedarun-downhouseandpracticedself-reliancebyrenovatingit.Attheendofthesemester,wewouldthehouse,repaidourloan,paidortaxes,anddistributedtheprofitsamongthegroup.Soteachinggivesmepace,andvariety,andchallenge,andtheopportunitytokeeponlearning.Ihaveleftout,however,themostimportantreasonswhyIteach.OneisVicky.Myfirstdoctoralstudent,Vickywasanenergeticstudentwholaboredatherdissertationonalittle-known14thcenturypoet.Shewrotearticlesandsentthemofftolearnedjournals.Shediditallherself,withanoccasionalnudgefromme.ButIwastherewhenshefinishedherdissertation,learnedthatherarticleswereaccepted,gotajobandwonafellowshiptoHarvardworkingonabookdevelopingideasshe'dfirsthadasmystudent.AnotherreasonisGeorge,whostartedasanengineeringstudent,thenswitchedtoEnglishbecausehedecidedhelikedpeoplebetterthanthings.ThereisJeanne,wholeftcollege,butwasbroughtbackbyherclassmatesbecausetheywantedhertoseetheendoftheself-reliancehouseproject.Iwasherewhenshecameback.Iwastherewhenshetoldmethatshelaterbecameinterestedintheurbanpoorandwentontobecomeacivilrightslawyer.ThereisJacqui,acleaningwomanwhoknowsmorebyintuitionthanmostofuslearnbyanalysis.Jacquihasdecidedtofinishhighschoolandgotocollege.ThesearetherealreasonsIteach,thesepeoplewhogrowandchangeinfrontofme.Beingateacherisbeingpresentatthecreation,whentheclaybeginstobreathe.A"promotion"outofteachingwouldgivememoneyandpower.ButIhavemoney.IgetpaidtodowhatIenjoy:reading,talkingwithpeople,andaskingquestionlike,"Whatisthepointofbeingrich"AndIhavepower.Ihavethepowertonudge,tofansparks,tosuggestbooks,topointoutapathway.WhatotherpowermattersButteachingofferssomethingbesidesmoneyandpower:itofferslove.Notonlytheloveoflearningandofbooksandideas,butalsothelovethatateacherfeelsforthatrarestudentwhowalksintoateacher'slifeandbeginstobreathe.Perhapsloveisthewrongword:magicmightbebetter.Iteachbecause,beingaroundpeoplewhoarebeginningtobreathe,Ioccasionallyfindmyselfcatchingmybreathwiththem.我為何教書(shū)你為什么教書(shū)呢當(dāng)我告訴我的朋友我不想做任何行政職務(wù)時(shí)，他向我提出了這個(gè)問(wèn)題。他感到大惑不解的是，為什么所有的美國(guó)人受到的教育都是長(zhǎng)大后追求金錢和權(quán)利，而不是想要明明是通往這個(gè)目標(biāo)的一個(gè)“階梯”性的工作當(dāng)然，我教書(shū)并不是應(yīng)為教書(shū)對(duì)我而言很容易。我曾做過(guò)多種工作來(lái)賺錢謀生，如做機(jī)修工，木工，作家，而教書(shū)是其中最難的。對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)教書(shū)是一件令人眼睛紅腫，掌心出汗，精神沮喪的職業(yè)。眼睛紅腫是因?yàn)闊o(wú)論我備課到多晚從未覺(jué)得胸有成竹。掌心出汗是因?yàn)樵谧哌M(jìn)教室之前，我總是非常緊張，學(xué)生們肯定會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)我原來(lái)是個(gè)笨蛋。精神沮喪是因?yàn)槲乙粋€(gè)小時(shí)后我走出教室時(shí)總會(huì)覺(jué)得這節(jié)課比平常更加枯燥無(wú)味。我教書(shū)也不是因?yàn)槲艺J(rèn)為自己能夠解答問(wèn)題，或因?yàn)槲矣X(jué)得自己有非與人分享不可的知識(shí)。又使我感到驚愕不已，因?yàn)閷W(xué)生竟真的把我課堂上講的東西做了筆記。那么我為什么還要教書(shū)呢我教書(shū)，是因?yàn)槲蚁矚g教學(xué)日歷的節(jié)奏。六月，七月，八月提供了思索，研究和寫(xiě)作的機(jī)會(huì)。我教書(shū)，是因?yàn)榻虝?shū)是一種以變化為基礎(chǔ)的職業(yè)。當(dāng)教材不變時(shí)，我在變-------更重要的是我的學(xué)生在變。我教書(shū)，是因?yàn)槲蚁矚g自由，我又犯錯(cuò)誤的自由，吸取教訓(xùn)的自由，激勵(lì)自己，激勵(lì)學(xué)生的自由。作為教師，我是自己的老板。如果我讓一年級(jí)的學(xué)生通過(guò)自己編寫(xiě)課本的方式學(xué)習(xí)寫(xiě)作，誰(shuí)會(huì)干涉我呢這樣的課程也許會(huì)徹底失敗，但我們都可以從失敗中學(xué)習(xí)到很多東西。我教書(shū)，是因?yàn)槲蚁矚g問(wèn)學(xué)生一些需要絞盡腦汁才能回答的問(wèn)題。這個(gè)世界充滿了拙劣問(wèn)題的正確答案。而我在教學(xué)中，有時(shí)也會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)一些不錯(cuò)的問(wèn)題。我教書(shū)，是因?yàn)槲蚁矚g找到一些是我自己和學(xué)生們走出象牙塔，步入現(xiàn)實(shí)世界的方法。我曾經(jīng)開(kāi)過(guò)一門(mén)叫做“在技術(shù)社會(huì)里如何自己更生”的課程。我的十五個(gè)學(xué)生讀了愛(ài)默生，梭洛和赫胥黎的作品，他們記了日記，并寫(xiě)了學(xué)期論文。但我們也組建了一個(gè)公司，借錢買了一座破舊的房子，通過(guò)對(duì)這座房子的整修翻新，我們實(shí)踐了自力更生的這一課題。學(xué)期末，我們賣掉了房子還清了貸款，交了稅，所生的利潤(rùn)大家分了。所以教書(shū)是我的生活節(jié)奏分明豐富多彩，也向我提出了挑戰(zhàn)，給了我不斷學(xué)習(xí)的機(jī)會(huì)不過(guò)，我還沒(méi)講到我教書(shū)最重要的原因呢.其中一個(gè)原因是維基。她是我的第一個(gè)博士