长大后我就成了你：成为一名教师的10个理由

Teaching is a special calling. It is not a job well-suited to everyone. In fact, many new teachers leave within the first 3-5 years of teaching. However, there are many rewards that come with this oft maligned career. Here are my top ten reasons why teaching can be a great profession.
教学是个特殊的职业。这种工作并不适合所有人。事实上，许多新教师在最初的3~5年内离开了教学行业。然而，这个时常被中伤的职业也伴随着很多回报。以下是我认为的教学是个很不错的职业的十个重要理由。

1. Student Potential
学生的潜质

Unfortunately, not every student will succeed in your class. However, this fact should not keep you from believing that every student has the potential for success. This potential is so exciting - each new year presents new challenges and new potential successes.
遗憾的是，并不是你班里的每一个学生都是成功的。但是这一事实不应该妨碍你相信每一个学生都有成功的潜质。这种潜质太令人兴奋了——每一个新学年都会出现新的挑战和具有成功潜质的新人。

2. Student Successes
学生的成功

Closely related to the previous pick, student success is what drives teachers to continue. Each student who didn't understand a concept and then learned it through your help can be exhilarating. And when you actually reach that student that others have written off as being unteachable, this can truly be worth all the headaches that do come with the job.
这个理由与上一条密切相关，学生的成功是教师们坚持的动力。学生不理解某个概念，但随后通过你的帮助学会了，每一个这样的学生都会令你感到愉快。当你最终影响了那个被别人认为是教不了的学生时，这份工作带给你的各种头疼也就值得了。

3. Teaching a Subject Helps You Learn a Subject
教一门学科有助于你学习这门学科

You will never learn a topic better than when you start teaching it. I remember my first year teaching AP Government. I had taken Political Science courses in college and thought I knew what I was doing. However, the student questions just made me dig deeper and learn more. There is an old adage that it takes three years of teaching to truly master a subject and in my experience this is the truth.
你开始教一门学科的时候是你学得最好的时候。还记得我教AP Government课程的第一年，因为在大学曾学过政治学，所以我觉得我应该清楚自己的授课内容。但是学生们的问题让我钻研得更深、学得更多。有句老话说，花三年时间教一门功课你才能真正掌握它，从我自身的经历来看，这是事实。（小编注：AP考试是由大学理事会主办的全国统一考试，在全美2万多所高中有60％提供在高中阶段开设具有大学水平的AP课程。）

4. Daily Humor
生活充满幽默

If you have a positive attitude and a sense of humor, you will find things to laugh about each day. Sometimes it will be silly jokes you will make up as you teach that might get a laugh from your students. Sometimes it will be jokes that kids share with you. And sometimes students will come out with the funniest statements without realizing what they've said. Find the fun and enjoy it!
如果你有积极的心态和幽默感，你就会发现每天都有让你开怀一笑的事情。有时是你在教课时编的一个蠢笑话，这可能让你的学生为之一笑。有时是孩子们跟你分享的玩笑。有时候学生们会冒出一些有趣的言论，连他们都意识不到自己说了什么。寻找这种乐趣，尽情享受吧！

5. Affecting the Future
影响未来

Yes it might be trite, but it is true. Teachers mold the future each day in class. In fact, it is a sad fact that you will see some of these students more consistently day-to-day than their parents will.
好吧，这或许很老套，但这是事实。教师每天在课堂上勾画着未来。实际上令人遗憾的一个事实是，你会看到有一些学生每天过着比他们的父母还一成不变的生活。