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1、大学英语精读第3册第3课课文及课后答案UNIT3TEXTEveryteacherprobablyaskshimselftimeandagain:Whatarethereasonsforchoosingteachingasacareer?Dotherewardsofteachingoutweighthetryingmoments?Answeringthesequestionsinnotasimpletask.Let'sseewhattheauthorsays.WhyITeachPeterG.BeidlerWhydoyouteach?Myfrien
2、daskedthequestionwhenItoldhimthatIdidn'twanttobeconsideredforanadministrativeposition.HewaspuzzledthatIdidnotwantwhatwasobviouslya"stepup"towardwhatallAmericansaretaughttowantwhentheygrowup:moneyandpower.CertainlyIdon'tteachbecauseteachingiseasyforme.Teachingisthemostdifficu
3、ltofthevariouswaysIhaveattemptedtoearnmyliving:mechanic,carpenter,writer.Forme,teachingisared-eye,sweaty-palm,sinking-stomachprofession.Red-eye,becauseIneverfeelreadytoteachnomatterhowlateIstayuppreparing.Sweaty-palm,becauseI'malwaysnervousbeforeIentertheclassroom,surethatIw
4、illbefoundoutforthefoolthatIam.Sinking-stomach,becauseIleavetheclassroomanhourlaterconvincedthatIwasevenmoreboringthanusual.NordoIteachbecauseIthinkIknowanswers,orbecauseIhaveknowledgeIfeelcompelledtoshare.SometimesIamamazedthatmystudentsactuallytakenotesonwhatIsayinclass!Wh
5、y,then,doIteach?IteachbecauseIlikethepaceoftheacademiccalendar.June,July,andAugustofferanopportunityforreflection,research,andwriting.Iteachbecauseteachingisaprofessionbuiltonchange.Whenthematerialisthesame,Ichange-and,moreimportant,mystudentschange.IteachbecauseIlikethefree
6、domtomakemyownmistakes,tolearnmyownlessons,tostimulatemyselfandmystudents.Asateacher,I'mmyownboss.IfIwantmyfreshmentolearntowritebycreatingtheirowntextbook,whoistosayIcan't?Suchcoursesmaybehugefailures,butwecanalllearnfromfailures.IteachbecauseIliketoaskquestionsthatstudents
7、muststudentsmuststruggletoanswer.Theworldisfullofrightanswerstobadquestion.Whileteaching,Isometimesfindgoodquestions.IteachbecauseIenjoyfindingwaysofgettingmyselfandmystudentsoutoftheivorytowerandintotherealworld.Ioncetaughtacoursecalled"Self-RelianceinaTechnologicalSociety.
8、"My15studentsreadEmerson,Thoreau,andHuxleyTheykeptdiaries.Theywrotetermpape
