There are quite a few steps you need to take before you become a teacher.
你離成為一個(gè)老師就差這么幾步了。
To become an elementary school teacher in a public school, for example, you not only need to hold a bachelor's degree, but you also need to prove you have the skills necessary to teach elementary education and have a certain number of hours of supervised educational experience under your belt.
如果目標(biāo)是做小學(xué)老師，那么不僅需要大學(xué)畢業(yè)證書，更要證明自己具有教書育人的必要能力以及具備一定的相關(guān)教學(xué)經(jīng)驗(yàn)。
All this job training can only take you so far, however, and inevitably you enter the teaching world not entirely prepared for what's ahead.
上崗前準(zhǔn)備工作也只能幫你到這兒了，但一旦成為老師，不可避免的總有一些措手不及的事情要發(fā)生。
To help prevent aspiring teachers from getting caught by surprise, we asked teachers everywhere what's one thing they wish they knew before becoming a teacher, and more than 50 teachers responded.
為了消除新老師的上崗恐懼，我們詢問了五十位老師關(guān)于做老師前要知道的事情他們的想法和建議。
We've anonymously included some of their answers here:
匿名回答如下
1.Politics play a huge role
政治課很關(guān)鍵
"I wish I knew how political education was. I don't think I was prepared for that."
“我要是了解政治教學(xué)內(nèi)容就好了。關(guān)于政治我準(zhǔn)備不周”
2.It's a lot of work
是個(gè)辛苦活兒
"There is a ton of paperwork, and the job is 24/7. During the school year it is very hard to find a balance between being super teacher and finding time to be one's own person."
“全天候的工作時(shí)間，文案工作如山倒。在校期間很難找到做好老師和專注私人生活的時(shí)間平衡點(diǎn)。”
3.The job is so rewarding
做老師很有成就感
"I never expected to love teaching as much as I do."
“我沒想到可以這樣熱愛教師這份工作啊.”
Your days rarely end when the bell rings
下課鈴聲并不代表工作結(jié)束
"The paperwork never stops, and it's not just grading, which would be fine - it's the district and state mandated paperwork on top of everything else."
“文案工作依舊在，批改作業(yè)是相對(duì)容易的，備課和評(píng)教等文案工作才是真的磨人?！?/div>
4.Being an extrovert only carries you so far
做老師不止需要開朗
"The amount of time you spend in front of a group is exhausting. Having a bad day is magnified in direct relation to how long you have to 'be on' and pretend you are not having a bad day. School isn't just about making a fool out of yourself in front of students. A school is an incredibly social environment where you will also have thousands of opportunities to put your foot in your mouth in front of colleagues, administrators, counselors, and maintenance staff."
“在全班人前教學(xué)的時(shí)間讓人筋疲力竭。如果恰好心情不好，那么這會(huì)通過行為在教學(xué)時(shí)得到無限放大，學(xué)生會(huì)推測你把壞情緒帶到教學(xué)中來了。這時(shí)的做法對(duì)于老師而言，不僅僅是在學(xué)生面前出丑；學(xué)校更像是社會(huì)的縮影，你的所做所說很有可能是面向未來的同事，行政人員，分析師和相關(guān)人員的?！?/div>
5.It's really not about teaching what you love
真的不是愛一門就能教一門
"It's about managing the classroom beyond everything else."
“重點(diǎn)在于管理好課堂?！?/div>
6.You're held responsible for things that are completely out of your control
對(duì)于不在控制范圍內(nèi)的事情也有責(zé)任
"I had students who were absent about 50% of the time. I had high school students come in and steal my stuff, push me into walls, refuse to do any work, curse at me and say sexual things to me, and run around the classroom screaming, and I got zero - ZERO - support from the administration. And when these kids inevitably were failing, I was told it was my fault, because my lessons weren't engaging enough."
“曾經(jīng)有學(xué)生翹了大概一半的課，高中生來我辦公室偷東西，把我推撞到墻上，拒絕努力學(xué)習(xí)，詛咒我或是污穢言語，在教室大喊著跑來跑去---但是行政部門沒有給我任何幫助，沒有一點(diǎn)。然后如果這樣的孩子情理之中地掛科了，我卻要承擔(dān)全部責(zé)任，因?yàn)槲业慕虒W(xué)質(zhì)量不夠高?！?/div>
7.Parent involvement is key
關(guān)鍵在于與家長的溝通
"Build up relationships with adults as much as you do the children."
“和家長的聯(lián)系要和和學(xué)生的關(guān)系一樣完善”
8.You can be stretched thin
為教學(xué)消得人憔悴
"I wish I knew that teaching was such an exploitative career. Not only are you responsible for the behavior and performance of almost a hundred other humans, but it's assumed you're available to teach up to five distinct preps per semester, often without any resources provided by the school. The amount of work involved in such an endeavor is immense and results in a lot of stress and hardly any time for the self.
“我如果知道當(dāng)老師這么剝削人就好了。這不僅需要你管理上百號(hào)人，也暗示你每學(xué)期要教授五門不同的科目，而且?guī)缀跛薪虒W(xué)資料都要自己準(zhǔn)備。這樣的工作意味著要消耗大量精力，會(huì)帶來很大的壓力以及沒有個(gè)人時(shí)間?！?/div>
"For example, if this year I teach US history and world history, next year I might be asked to teach geography, economics, and psychology, even if I have little background in these subjects. While a challenge is wonderful, there is a point when a challenge just weighs you down so much that you're like a walking dead person.
“比方說，如果今年我教美國歷史和世界史，明年我便要教地理，經(jīng)濟(jì)和心理學(xué)，不管我有沒有這樣的專業(yè)背景。雖然挑戰(zhàn)自己是件好事，但是若這樣的挑戰(zhàn)完全把人掏空，讓人變成行尸走肉的話，壓死駱駝的最后一根稻草遲早要出現(xiàn)。”
"Basically, as a certified social studies secondary-school teacher, I can be required to teach any of the subjects within the broad category of "social studies" any semester. This is like a programmer being asked to program in a different language every year. Sure, it's fun, but it's also a huge investment of time and energy."
“一般來講，作為一個(gè)有社會(huì)類研究資質(zhì)的中學(xué)教師，每個(gè)學(xué)期我都可能會(huì)被要求教一切與社會(huì)學(xué)有關(guān)的科目。就像是程序員每年都要拿不同的語言編程一樣。確實(shí)有意思，但是也得投入大量時(shí)間和精力?！?/div>
9.There's no job security
工作沒有安全感
"I could be replaced by any other certified teacher. My years of experience, performance, and relationships in the school community are irrelevant. The system is more concerned with how much work can be gotten out of me, not whether the load is sustainable or negatively affecting my teaching and life. If I complain, I'll be replaced. I could seek work at another school of course, but the schools that have the most jobs available are those with the most discipline issues."
“我的位置，其他有資質(zhì)的老師完全可以取代。這與教學(xué)經(jīng)驗(yàn)、業(yè)績和在校關(guān)系完全無關(guān)。校方更加看中你能做的工作量，而不考慮所作工作是否具有可持續(xù)性或者對(duì)教師有沒有消極影響。抱怨就意味著離辭職不遠(yuǎn)了。當(dāng)然我可以去別的學(xué)校找工作，但是工作機(jī)會(huì)最多的學(xué)校往往是紀(jì)律最嚴(yán)的?！?/div>
10.You need to be flexible on a daily basis
對(duì)工作的靈活性要求很高
"Lesson plans can change the hour before class starts, or you only might be able to get through half of a lesson because something unexpected happened in class, or you realize too late that the kids really aren't ready to move on to the next activity. It's easy to get frustrated with that, but part of what I find is helpful to be an effective teacher is to just take a deep breath and realize that the days never really go as you carefully planned."
“上課之前教學(xué)計(jì)劃隨時(shí)可能改變，有事預(yù)期外情況的發(fā)生也會(huì)導(dǎo)致你的課上一半就得停，或者是發(fā)現(xiàn)學(xué)生跟不上你的進(jìn)度。打破計(jì)劃著實(shí)讓人沮喪，但是我發(fā)現(xiàn)深吸一口氣并告訴自己計(jì)劃總沒有變化快對(duì)成為一個(gè)有效率的教師來說十分重要?！?/div>
11.Don't expect any breaks
不要希求休息
"When you need a minute or two to leave the classroom - maybe you don't feel well, the class is full-moon crazy, or you have to use the bathroom - you are not getting it."
“如果在課堂上需要一兩分鐘離開教室——可能是不舒服，教室里一片嘈雜，或者是要用洗手間——總之你出去不了?！?/div>
12.Teaching isn't just about teaching
教學(xué)不只是教學(xué)
"We spend more time doing things unrelated to helping the children just so we can keep our job."
“我們在課余做了很多為了幫助學(xué)生的與教學(xué)不相關(guān)的事情，以此來保住工作?！?/div>
13.You can worry a lot about your students
會(huì)對(duì)學(xué)生產(chǎn)生強(qiáng)烈的擔(dān)憂
"I was not prepared to hear about the living situations my students were living in, who had custody of them, or what they had witnessed at such a young age."
“我還沒有準(zhǔn)備好聆聽學(xué)生的生活情況，縱然這反映了很多情況，以及以他們的年齡已經(jīng)目睹過的事情。”
14.There is no separation of work and home
工作家庭沒界限
"You're always thinking about 'your babies.'"
“心里會(huì)一直想著‘學(xué)校里的寶寶們”
15.Your boss matters
上司的事
"Your happiness and success as a teacher depends to a certain extent on your principal."
“你做老師的快樂和成功很大程度上取決于校長的態(tài)度”
16.You get emotionally invested in your students
會(huì)在孩子身上投入感情
"You will never NOT care about the kids."
“老師不可能對(duì)自己的學(xué)生漠不關(guān)心”
17.It can be exhausting and very stressful
可能會(huì)讓人精疲力盡，壓力山大
"You probably won't have much of a social life, and you'll end up spending a great deal of money on other people's children."
“自己的社交活動(dòng)不多，卻要把大量精力投入給別人的孩子”

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