The Profession of a teacher

There are professions – vocations – and people surrender themselves wholly to these professions. Undoubtedly, the profession of a teacher is one of them.

Even if you want to be a teacher you can’t become a good one. You must be born one. Love for children, an ability to communicate with them, understand and teach them – these are the most important qualities of a genuine teacher. An ability to be a genuine teacher is God’s gift; it’s a talent like the talent of a writer, an artist or a musician.

Pedagogy is a very complex and responsible study; probably, no less responsible than medicine. As a patient hands to the doctor the most expensive thing – his life, so parents entrust the teacher with the most valuable creature – their child. And mainly it depends on a teacher what kind of person a child will grow up to be: a genius or a villain.

In Russia there are more than 250 teachers training colleges and universities; six of them are in Moscow. Every year thousands of young people graduate from these colleges to come to school on September 1st. According to a survey, more than 70 per cent of students enter these colleges by their own choice. It is well-known to them what difficult and sometimes ungrateful work is waiting for them after receiving their diplomas. Judging by these facts, I can say that teachers come to school not for money (the salary of a teacher is laughable). They simply can’t help coming because it’s their vocation to work with children.

A person who gets pedagogical training should master a lot of knowledge. But the main thing he should understand is according to what laws and rules the personality of a child develops. The most important of them are love and mercy. Doctors have a rule: “Don’t do harm”. Teachers must also follow this rule; because there is nothing more valuable than children and it depends on teachers what kind of people the children will become. A teacher is responsible for all his pupils, for, according to Antoine de Saint-Exupery, we are answerable for those whom we have tamed.

The Profession of a Teacher (questions)

1.Do some people surrender themselves wholly to such profession

as a teacher?

Yes, they do. Some people surrender themselves wholly to such

profession, as a teacher.

2.What are the most important qualities of a genuine teacher?

Love for children, an ability to understand and teach them – these are

the most important qualities of a genuine teacher.

3.What is an ability to be a genuine teacher?

An ability to be a genuine teacher is a God’s gift, it’s a talent.

4.What is Pedagogy?

Pedagogy is a very complex and responsible study.

5.What depends on a teacher?

It mainly depends on a teacher, what kind of person a child will

become: a genius or a villain..

6.How many teachers training institutions are there in Russia?

In Russia there are more than 250 teachers training institutions.

7.What is well known to graduates of teachers training institutions?

It is well known to graduates what difficult and sometimes ungrateful

work is waiting for them.

8.What should a person who gets pedagogical training do?

A person who gets pedagogical training should master a lot of

knowledge.

9.What should a future teacher understand?

A future teacher should understand to what laws and rules

the personality of a child develops.

10.What rule must teachers follow, as doctors?

Teachers, as doctors, must follow the rule: “ Don’t do harm.”

The Profession of a Teacher (glossary)

vocations призвания

surrender посвящают

ability способность

communicate общаться

a genuine teacher настоящий учитель

God’s gift божий дар

responsible study ответственное занятие

entrust доверять

valuable creature ценное творение

villain лентяй

teachers training colleges педагогические институты

survey исследования

ungrateful неблагодарный

salary заработная плата

pedagogical training педагогическое обучение

personality личность

mercy милосердие

is responsible отвечает

tamed приручили

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