My Best Teaching Experience
Tyler was only in my senior class for a semester. He had been suspended (使停学) many times in previous years because of his anger issues. When he entered my class, I thought the worst.
Tyler sat in the back row. Every time I talked to the class, I would ask students questions, calling them by name. Unfortunately, every time I called on Tyler, he would respond with a joke. If he got an answer wrong, he would become angry.
About a month into the year, I was still trying to connect with Tyler. I can usually get students involved in class discussions or at least have them sit quietly and attentively (专心地). By contrast, Tyler was often loud and sometimes rude.
He had been in so much trouble over the years. He expected his teachers to know about his past; about how many times he had been sent to the office or suspended from school. I had found that these sorts of referrals (移交) were not very effective and that students would return from the office behaving worse than before.
One day, Tyler was talking over me while I was teaching. I stopped my lesson and said, “Tyler, why don’t you join in our discussion instead of having one of your own?” With that, he got up from his chair, pushed it over and yelled something. I can’t remember what he said other than that he included some impolite words. I sent Tyler straight to the office, and he received a week’s suspension.
To this point, this was one of my worst teaching experiences. Tyler’s anger was almost too much for me. The week Tyler was suspended from school was a wonderful time, and we got a lot accomplished as a class. However, the suspension week would soon come to an end, and I was fearful of his return.
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On the day of Tyler’s return, I stood at the door awaiting him.
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________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2 . Smartwatches and fitness trackers (健身追踪器) have gained popularity recently. These tools can record your daily steps, heart rates, etc.
It’s a struggle to overcome the addiction to fitness trackers.
Of course, failing to meet your daily goal can be discouraging. You might focus on your shortcoming rather than your progress. Another problem is that you might find yourself paying too much attention to the step number rather than how your body feels.
Therefore, if you’re spending too much time looking at your smartwatch, limit your daily step count to a comfortable level.
| A．How can you tell whether you’re addicted to your fitness tracker? |
| B．Actually this addiction to step count can be risky, mentally and physically. |
| C．Don’t overuse your smartwatch. |
| D．However, do you find yourself checking your steps and heart rates too often? |
| E．After all, reaching a daily step count can be so appealing. |
| F．Besides, you can find other things to do that don’t involve checking your fitness tracker. |
| G．It doesn’t covey what you’re really feeling. |
3 . How to make a string drip system (滴灌系统) to water your plants?
You’re all packed and ready for your vacation.
Place a jug (罐) filled with one gallon of water next to your plants. Position the jug where it is out of direct sunlight so the water won’t evaporate (蒸发) too quickly. Don’t fill the jug with water yet.
Cut a long piece of cotton or nylon string. Measuring isn’t necessary, but make sure the string is long enough to reach from the jug to the base of your plants. Cut one piece of string for each of your plants. If you have a lot of pieces of string, tie a paperclip (回形针) on each piece to keep them separated.
Push the other end of the string about three inches into the soil.
Position the mouth of the jug above the top of the plant. If your jug isn’t high enough, place it on a shelf, upturned pot, or a large book. Gravity will pull water from the jug down into your plants’ soil.
| A．But what about your plants? |
| B．The string must be able to hold water. |
| C．Place one end of the string inside the jug. |
| D．Make sure the string is out of direct sunlight. |
| E．The plants prefer direct sunlight to being indoors. |
| F．Generally, a gallon of water will keep your plants watered for about a week. |
| G．Place your plants indoors or outdoors, depending on what works best for you. |
6 . Once, when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus (马戏).
Seeing what was going on, my dad
That day we came home without any tickets. When I asked dad why he did so, dad said, “My child, it was heartbreaking and
That was a
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