Icomefromafamilyofteachers.Myfatherwasateacher,mysisterisateacher,andIamateacher.Whydowehavestrongpassionforthisprofession?
Foronething,Iconsidermyselfnotonlyateacher,butalsoalearner.Beingateacherallowsme,infactforcesme,tobealearner.First,ImustprepareallthatIwillteach,duringwhichprocessImyselflearnalot.Secondly,Imustfindwaysofhelpingmystudentstounderstandtheirassignments.
Thirdly,Imustthentrytounderstandandrespondinahelpfulwaytomystudents'ideas.Fourthly,Imustforcemyselftobecreative,becauseifIdeliveraboringlesson,mystudentswillfeelbored.Andtobecreative,Imustlearnmore.
Moreover,ateacher'sjobisnot(anddoesnotneedtobe)aroutine.Ifyoufindyourselfboredwithdoingthesamethingoverandoveragain,youhaveonlyyourselftoblame.Thisisbecauseateacherhasagreatdealmoreindependenceandcontroloverwhathedoesthanmanyotherprofessionalsdo.
Also,youmayfindteachinga"peoplejob."Itinvolvesinteractingwithstudentsandhelpingthemtointeractwitheachother.Agoodteacherwillmakehisideasalive,andwillawakenideasinthemindsofhisstudents.Intheprocess,hewillbenefitbygettingtoknowhisstudentsandtheirwaysofthinking.
Insum,thereisagreatdealonecangetoutofbeingateacher.Isupposenotallteachersgetallthattheycanoutoftheirprofession.Somemaygetverylittle.Butforthosewhoaresuitedbytemperamenttobeteachers,itisaperfectjob.
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