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.
教學是個特殊的職業(yè)。這種工作并不適合所有人。事實上，許多新教師在最初的3~5年內(nèi)離開了教學行業(yè)。然而，這個時常被中傷的職業(yè)也伴隨著很多回報。以下是我認為的教學是個很不錯的職業(yè)的十個重要理由。

1. Student Potential
學生的潛質(zhì)

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.
遺憾的是，并不是你班里的每一個學生都是成功的。但是這一事實不應該妨礙你相信每一個學生都有成功的潛質(zhì)。這種潛質(zhì)太令人興奮了——每一個新學年都會出現(xiàn)新的挑戰(zhàn)和具有成功潛質(zhì)的新人。

2. Student Successes
學生的成功

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.
這個理由與上一條密切相關(guān)，學生的成功是教師們堅持的動力。學生不理解某個概念，但隨后通過你的幫助學會了，每一個這樣的學生都會令你感到愉快。當你最終影響了那個被別人認為是教不了的學生時，這份工作帶給你的各種頭疼也就值得了。

3. Teaching a Subject Helps You Learn a Subject
教一門學科有助于你學習這門學科

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.
你開始教一門學科的時候是你學得最好的時候。還記得我教AP Government課程的第一年，因為在大學曾學過政治學，所以我覺得我應該清楚自己的授課內(nèi)容。但是學生們的問題讓我鉆研得更深、學得更多。有句老話說，花三年時間教一門功課你才能真正掌握它，從我自身的經(jīng)歷來看，這是事實。（小編注：AP考試是由大學理事會主辦的全國統(tǒng)一考試，在全美2萬多所高中有60％提供在高中階段開設(shè)具有大學水平的AP課程。）

4. Daily Humor
生活充滿幽默

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!
如果你有積極的心態(tài)和幽默感，你就會發(fā)現(xiàn)每天都有讓你開懷一笑的事情。有時是你在教課時編的一個蠢笑話，這可能讓你的學生為之一笑。有時是孩子們跟你分享的玩笑。有時候?qū)W生們會冒出一些有趣的言論，連他們都意識不到自己說了什么。尋找這種樂趣，盡情享受吧！

5. Affecting the Future
影響未來

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，這或許很老套，但這是事實。教師每天在課堂上勾畫著未來。實際上令人遺憾的一個事實是，你會看到有一些學生每天過著比他們的父母還一成不變的生活。

6. Staying Younger
保持青春

Being around young people everyday will help you remain knowledgeable about current trends and ideas. It also helps break down barriers.
每天圍著年輕人轉(zhuǎn)可以幫助你始終掌握流行趨勢和思想，也有助于你打破障礙。

7. Autonomy in the Classroom
在課堂上擁有自主權(quán)

Once a teacher closes that door each day and begins teaching, they really are the ones who decide what's going to happen. Not many jobs provide an individual with so much room to be creative and autonomous each day.
每天一旦老師關(guān)上門開始講課，他們真的就決定了將要發(fā)生什么。沒有多少工作會給個人提供如此大的空間用來每天發(fā)揮創(chuàng)造性和自主權(quán)。

8. Conducive to Family Life
有益于家庭生活

If you have children, the school calendar will typically allow you to have the same days off as your kids. Further, while you might bring work home with you to grade, you will probably be getting home close to the same time as your children.
如果你有孩子，學校的作息安排通常會使你與孩子有相同的休息時間。而且如果你回家批改作業(yè)的話，你下班到家大概與孩子回家的時間差不多。

9. Job Security
工作保障

In many communities, teachers are a scarce commodity. It is fairly certain that you will be able to find a job as a teacher, though you might have to wait until the start of a new school year and be willing to travel within your county/school district. While requirements might be different from state to state, once you have proven yourself a successful teacher, it is relatively easy to move around and find a new job.
在許多社區(qū)教師非常稀缺?？梢钥隙ǖ氖牵隳軌蛘业揭环萁處煹墓ぷ?，盡管你可能需要等到新學年開始，并且要樂意在自己所在的縣/校區(qū)遷移。盡管各州的要求不盡相同，不過一旦你證明自己是個成功的老師，那么搬家再找一份新工作會相對容易一些。

10. Summers Off
暑假休息

Unless you work in a district that has a year round education system, you will have a couple of months off in the summer where you can choose to get another job, teach summer school, or just relax and vacation. Further, you typically get two weeks off during Christmas/Winter Holidays and one week for Spring Break which can really be a huge benefit and provide much needed rest time.
除了在執(zhí)行全年教育體制的地區(qū)工作外，一般的教師工作在夏季將有兩個月的休息時間。在此期間，你可以選擇再找一份工作，在暑期學校上課，或者干脆放松自己享受假期。況且，你通常在圣誕假期或是暑假的時候會有兩周的休息時間，在春假的時候有一周的休息時間，這些真的是很好的福利，提供給你許多必要的的休息時間。