Hesaystheproblemwithteachersis,“Whatwillakidlearnfromsomeonewhochosetobecomeateacher?”Heremindstheotherdinnergueststhatit’struewhattheysayaboutteachers:Thosewhocan,do;thosewhocan’t,teach.Idecidetobi
Hesaystheproblemwithteachersis,“Whatwillakidlearnfromsomeonewhochosetobecomeateacher?”Heremindstheotherdinnergueststhatit’struewhattheysayaboutteachers:Thosewhocan,do;thosewhocan’t,teach.
Idecidetobitemytongueinsteadofbitinghisandstopmyselffromremindingtheotherdinnergueststhatit’salsotruewhattheysayaboutlawyers-thattheymakemoneyfromthemisfortuneofothers.
“Imean,you’reateacher,Taylor,”hesaystome.”Behonest.Whatdoyoumake?”
Iwishhehadn’taskedmetobehonest,becausenowIhavetoteachhimalesson.
YouwanttoknowwhatImake?
Imakekidsworkharderthantheyeverthoughttheycould.
IcanmakeaC+feellikeagreatachievementandanA-feellikeafailure.
Howdareyouwastemytimewithanythinglessthanyourverybest?
ImakeparentstrembleinfearwhenIcallthem:
IhopeIhaven’tcalledatabadtime.
IjustwantedtotalktoyouaboutsomethingBillysaidtoday.
Billysaid,“Leavethekidalone.Istillcrysometimes,don’tyou?”
AnditwasthebravestactIhaveeverseen.
Imakeparentsseetheirchildrenforwhotheyareandwhattheycanbe.
YouwanttoknowwhatImake?
Imakekidswonder.
Imakethemquestion.
Imakethemcriticise.
Imakethemthink.
Imakethemapologiseandmeanit.
Imakethemwrite,write,write.
AndthenImakethemread.
Iteachthemtosolvemathproblemsthattheyoncethoughtimpossible.
Imakethemunderstandthatifyouhavebrainsthenyoufollowyourheartandifsomeoneevertriestojudgeyoubywhatyoumake,youteachthemalesson.
Letmemakethissimpleforyou,soyouknowwhatIsayistrue:
Imakeagreatdifference!Whataboutyou?Whatisthetoneofthepassage?Whatdoweknowaboutthemanthattheauthorisspeakingto?What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?Theunderlinedphrase“bitemytongue”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto
A.Upsetanddisappointed
B.Cheerfulandpositive
C.Angryandproud
D.Humorousandlight-hearted
A.Hedislikeslawyers
B.Heisactuallyalawyer
C.H