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1、"WhyITeach"byPeterG.Beidle"Whydoyouteach,Pete?"MyfriendaskedthequestionwhenItoldhimthatIdidn'twanttobeconsideredforauniversityadministrativeposition.HewaspuzzledthatIdidnotwanttotakewhatwasobviouslyasteptowardwhatallAmericanboysaretaughttowantwhentheygrowup,moneyandpower.Itoldhimth
2、atasateacherIhadbothadecentsalaryandtheonlykindofpowerworthhaving,thepowertochangelives."Besides,"Isaid,"Ilikemyjobinpartbecausenoadministratorhasevertoldmehowtoteachorwhattoteachorhowtotreatstudents.WhywouldIwanttobeanadministratorcutofffromtheonlykindofpowerthatmattersinauniversi
3、ty?"ButhehadstoppedlisteningsoIstoppedtalking.Iwasnotsatisfiedwiththatansweranyhow.Hisquestiongotmethinking,though.Thislittlebookisanextendedanswertothequestion,"Whydoyouteach,Pete?"CertainlyIdon'tteachbecauseteachingcomesnaturallytome.Iwasaboutthequietestkidinclassallthroughhighsc
4、hoolandcollege.Myteachersjustcouldn'tgetmetotalk.ThelastthingIwantedtodoforacareerwasstandinfrontofagroupofpeopleandjabber.AndcertainlyIdon'tteachbecauseteachingiseasyforme.TeachingisthemostdifficultofthevariouswaysIhaveattemptedtoearnmyliving:bulldozermechanic,carpenter,temporaryc
5、ollegeadministrator,andwriter.Forme,teachingisared-eye,sweaty-palm,sinking-stomachprofession.Red-eyebecauseIneverfeelreadytoteach,nomatterhowlateIstayupthenightbeforepreparingforclass.Sweaty-palmbecauseI'malwaysnervousbeforeIwalkintothatclassroom,surethatIwillbefoundoutthistime.Sin
6、king-stomachbecauseIwalkoutoftheclassroomanhourlaterconvincedthatIwasevenmorestutteringandbumblingthanusual.NordoIteachbecauseIthinkIknowanswers,orbecauseIknowabodyofinformationIfeeldriventoshare.SometimesIamamazedthatmystudentsactuallytakenotesonwhatIsayinclass.Why,then,doIteach?W
7、ell,IteachbecauseIlikethepaceoftheacademiccalendar.Ilikeitthattwiceayear,whetherIamdoneornot,thesemesterends.Igettoturninmygrades,cleanoffmydesk,andmakeafreshstartinanewsemester,unshackledfromthemistakesandproblemsfromthepastone.IteachbecauseJune,July,andAugustofferanopportunityfor
8、myownthreeR's—reflection,r
