Advantages of Being a Teacher

　　当老师的好处

　　I come from a family of teachers. My father was a teacher, my sister is a teacher, and I am ateacher. Why do we have strong passion for this profession?

　　For one thing, I consider myself not only a teacher, but also a learner. Being a teacher allows me, in fact forces me, to be a learner. First, I must prepare all that I will teach, during which process I myself learn a lot. Secondly, I must find ways of helping my students to understand their assignments.

　　Thirdly, I must then try to understand and respond in a helpful way to my students' ideas. Fourthly, I must force myself to be creative, because if I deliver a boring lesson, my students will feel bored. And to be creative, I must learn more.

　　Moreover, a teacher's job is not ( and does not need to be) a routine. If you find yourself bored with doing the same thing over and over again, you have only yourself to blame. This is because a teacher has a great deal more independence and control over what he does than many other professionals do.

　　Also, you may find teaching a "people job." It involves interacting with students and helping them to interact with each other. A good teacher will make his ideas alive, and will awaken ideas in the minds of his students. In the process, he will benefit by getting to know his students and their ways of thinking.

　　In sum, there is a great deal one can get out of being a teacher. I suppose not all teachers get all that they can out of their profession. Some may get very little. But for those who are suited by temperament to be teachers, it is a perfect job.

　　作文结构分析：

　　· Family origin

　　· Teacher — also a learner

　　· Not a routine job

　　· A "people job"

　　· Conclusion

　　作文内容分析：

　　这是一篇议论文, 作者在文中以身说法, 论述了当教师的好处, 以期说服他人。文中的论点为教师也是学生, 教师的职业并非履行常规的工作,“ 教师要做人的工作”, 结论是“对于具备教师素质的人来说, 这是一项完美的职业。”

　　单词词组：

　　strong passion for this profession 对这一职业情有独钟

　　for one thing 首先

　　force . . . to + v . 迫使……去

　　assignment n . 作业

　　deliver a boring lesson 讲了一堂枯燥的课

　　routine n . 常规, 例行公事

　　bored with doing the same thing over and over again重复做同一件事而感到枯燥单调

　　have only yourself to blame 只能怪自己

　　awaken ideas in the minds of his students启发学生的思路

　　ways of thinking 思维方法

　　in sum 总之

　　not all teachers get all that they can out of their profession并非所有教师均能从这一职业中得益

　　temperament n . 气质, 性情