当教师的第一天(My First Day of Teaching)

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itwasasundaymorning.igotupearlyandrushedoutforbusathalfpastsix.obviously,itwasnotausualday-actually,itwasmyfirstdayasateacher.

"itwon'tbeahardjob."ithoughtaftermr.luphonedtheweekbefore,informingmybeingemployedasanenglishteacherofasparetimeschoolinwhichhewasthedirector.ididn'tfindanydifficultyinmynewjob：thetextswereverysimpleandthestudentsiwasgoingtoteachwereonlyprimaryschoolpupils,whichexpelledmyworryaboutmakingmistakesbeforethem.however,iwasafraidthatididnotatalllooklikeateacherandasaresult,thestudents,wouldn'tlistentome.ialmostspentanhourandahalfonthewaytoschool.assoonasiarrived,irushedtomr.lugsoffice.there,withsomeothernewers,ilistenedtomr.lugsexplanationofworkingrules,teachers'dutiesandthecurriculum.everythingwasallrightasihadwisheduntilicametothedoorofmyclassroom.thebellhadalreadyrung,buttheclasswasracketingasarockcontest."howcanimanagesuchagroupofnaughtychildren?"ihesitatedandthensteppedin.

itwasasmallclasswithaltogether20students.someboyswerechasingeachothermadlyindeliriousgleewhilesomegirlswerechattingloudlyinanexceptionallysharpvoice.strangeenough,astheynoticedme,theyallreturnedtotheirseatsandstoppedtalking.theonlyreasonicouldthinkoutforthiswasthatilookedlikeateacher,atleastintheireyes,whichwasagreatrelieftome.afterabriefself-introduction,iwentontogivemyfirstlessoninenglishasihadprepared.tomydisappointment,allmylittlestudentsputonaconfusingface,theireyesfullofpuzzle.someonemurmured,"idon'tunderstand."andalltheothersechoedwithnodding.theyweremostlyingrade5.imusthaveoverestimatedthem.iswitchedtochineseatonce.

incontrolwasagreatchallenge.

thefirstdayofmyteachingwasnotperfectbutsatisfyingenough.sincethenihadgottoknowhowateachershouldperformandallthesituationsthatateacherwouldruninto.thoughmyteachinghasbeenmuchimprovedsofar,thefirstdayofthejobstillremainsdeepinmymind.