【单选题】In1974,afterfillingoutfiftyapplications,goingthroughfourinterviews,andwinningoneoffer,ItookwhatIcouldget—ateachingjobatwhatIconsideredadistantwildarea:westernNewJersey.MycharacteristicoptimismwasaliveonlywhenIremindedmyselfthatIwouldbedoingwhatIhadwantedtodosinceIwasfourteen—teachingEnglish.Schoolstarted,butIfeltmoreandmoreasifIwereinaforeigncountr y.WasthisruralareareallyNewJerseyMystudentstookaweekoffwhenhuntingseasonbegan.IwastoldtheywerealsofrequentlyabsentinlateOctobertohelptheirfathersmakehayonthefarms.IwasayoungwomanfromNewYorkCity,whothoughtthat“Makehaywhilethesunshines”justmeanttohaveagoodtime.But,still,IwasteachingEnglish.Iworkedhard,takingtimeoffonlytoeatandsleep.Andthentherewasmysixth-gradeclass—seventeenboysandfivegirlswhowereonlysixyearsyoungerthanme.IhadaproblemlongbeforeIknewit.Iwasstr ugglinginmyworkasayoungidealisticteacher.IwantedtomakeliteraturecomealiveandtopromotealoveofthewrittenworD、Thestudentswantedtothrowspitballsandwhisperdirtywordsinthebackoftheroom.IncollegeIhadbeentaughtthatasuccessfuleducatorshouldignorebadbehavior.SoIdid,confidentthat,asthetextbookhadsaid,thebadbehaviorwoulddisappearasIgavemystudentspositiveattention.Itsoundsreasonable,butthetextevidentlyignoredthefactthathumans,particularlyteenagers,rarelyseemsreasonable.Bythetimemyboss,whowasalsomytaskmaster,knowntobethestr ictest,mostd emanding,mostquicktofireinexperiencedteachers,cameintotheclassroomtoobserveme,thestudentsexhibitedverylittlegoodbehaviortopraise.Mybosssatinthebackoftheroom.Theboysintheclassweremakinganimalnoises,hittingeachotherwhilethegirlsfiledtheirnailsorreadmagazines.Ijustpretendeditallwasn’thappening,andwentonlecturingandtr iedtoasksomeinspiringquestions.Myboss,sittinginthebackoftheroom,seemedtobegrowingbiggerandbigger.Aftertwentyminutesheleft,silently.Visionsofunemploymentmarchedbeforemyeyes.IfeltmildlyvictoriousthatIgotthroughtherestofclasswithoutcrying,butatmynextfreeperiodIhadtofacehim.Iwonderedifhewouldletmefinishouttheday.Iwalkedtohisoffice,tookadeepbreath,andopenedthedoor.Hewassittinginhischair,andhelookedatmelongandharD、Isaidnothing.AllIcouldthinkofwasthatIwasnotanEnglishteacher;Ihadbeenlyingtomyself,pretendingthateverythingwasfine.Whenhespoke,hesaidsimply,withoutaccusation,“Youhadnothingtosaytothem.”“Youhadnothingtosaytothem.”herepeateD、“NowondertheyareboreD、Whynotgettothemeatofliteratureandstoptalkingaboutsymbolism.Talkwiththem,notatthem.Andmoreimportant,whydoyouignoretheirbadbehavior”WetalkeD、Henamedmyproblemsandofferedsolutions.Werole-playeD、Hewasthebadstudent,andIwastheforceful,yet,warm,teacher.Astheyearprogressed,wespentmanyhoursdiscussingliteratureandideasabouthumanbeingsandtheirmotivations.Hehelpedmeidentifymyweaknessesandstr engths.Inshort,hemadeateacherofmebyteachingmetherealityofEmerson’swords:“Thesecrettoeducationliesinrespectingthepupil.”FifteenyearslaterIstilldrivethatsamewindingroadtothesameschool.ThankstothehelpIreceivedthatd ifficultfirstyear,theschoolismyhomenow.Itcanbeinferredfromthestorythatin1974__________.A、thewriterbecameanoptimisticpersonB．thewriterwasveryhappyabouthernewjobC．itwasratherdifficulttogetajobintheUSAD、itwaseasytogetateachingjobinNewJersey
【单选题】In1974,afterfillingoutfiftyapplications,goingthroughfourinterviews,andwinningoneoffer,ItookwhatIcouldget—ateachingjobatwhatIconsideredadistantwildarea:westernNewJersey.MycharacteristicoptimismwasaliveonlywhenIremindedmyselfthatIwouldbedoingwhatIhadwantedtodosinceIwasfourteen—teachingEnglish.Schoolstarted,butIfeltmoreandmoreasifIwereinaforeigncountr y.WasthisruralareareallyNewJerseyMystudentstookaweekoffwhenhuntingseasonbegan.IwastoldtheywerealsofrequentlyabsentinlateOctobertohelptheirfathersmakehayonthefarms.IwasayoungwomanfromNewYorkCity,whothoughtthat“Makehaywhilethesunshines”justmeanttohaveagoodtime.But,still,IwasteachingEnglish.Iworkedhard,takingtimeoffonlytoeatandsleep.Andthentherewasmysixth-gradeclass—seventeenboysandfivegirlswhowereonlysixyearsyoungerthanme.IhadaproblemlongbeforeIknewit.Iwasstr ugglinginmyworkasayoungidealisticteacher.IwantedtomakeliteraturecomealiveandtopromotealoveofthewrittenworD、Thestudentswantedtothrowspitballsandwhisperdirtywordsinthebackoftheroom.IncollegeIhadbeentaughtthatasuccessfuleducatorshouldignorebadbehavior.SoIdid,confidentthat,asthetextbookhadsaid,thebadbehaviorwoulddisappearasIgavemystudentspositiveattention.Itsoundsreasonable,butthetextevidentlyignoredthefactthathumans,particularlyteenagers,rarelyseemsreasonable.Bythetimemyboss,whowasalsomytaskmaster,knowntobethestr ictest,mostd emanding,mostquicktofireinexperiencedteachers,cameintotheclassroomtoobserveme,thestudentsexhibitedverylittlegoodbehaviortopraise.Mybosssatinthebackoftheroom.Theboysintheclassweremakinganimalnoises,hittingeachotherwhilethegirlsfiledtheirnailsorreadmagazines.Ijustpretendeditallwasn’thappening,andwentonlecturingandtr iedtoasksomeinspiringquestions.Myboss,sittinginthebackoftheroom,seemedtobegrowingbiggerandbigger.Aftertwentyminutesheleft,silently.Visionsofunemploymentmarchedbeforemyeyes.IfeltmildlyvictoriousthatIgotthroughtherestofclasswithoutcrying,butatmynextfreeperiodIhadtofacehim.Iwonderedifhewouldletmefinishouttheday.Iwalkedtohisoffice,tookadeepbreath,andopenedthedoor.Hewassittinginhischair,andhelookedatmelongandharD、Isaidnothing.AllIcouldthinkofwasthatIwasnotanEnglishteacher;Ihadbeenlyingtomyself,pretendingthateverythingwasfine.Whenhespoke,hesaidsimply,withoutaccusation,“Youhadnothingtosaytothem.”“Youhadnothingtosaytothem.”herepeateD、“NowondertheyareboreD、Whynotgettothemeatofliteratureandstoptalkingaboutsymbolism.Talkwiththem,notatthem.Andmoreimportant,whydoyouignoretheirbadbehavior”WetalkeD、Henamedmyproblemsandofferedsolutions.Werole-playeD、Hewasthebadstudent,andIwastheforceful,yet,warm,teacher.Astheyearprogressed,wespentmanyhoursdiscussingliteratureandideasabouthumanbeingsandtheirmotivations.Hehelpedmeidentifymyweaknessesandstr engths.Inshort,hemadeateacherofmebyteachingmetherealityofEmerson’swords:“Thesecrettoeducationliesinrespectingthepupil.”FifteenyearslaterIstilldrivethatsamewindingroadtothesameschool.ThankstothehelpIreceivedthatd ifficultfirstyear,theschoolismyhomenow.Itcanbeinferredfromthestorythatin1974__________.A、thewriterbecameanoptimisticpersonB．thewriterwasveryhappyabouthernewjobC．itwasratherdifficulttogetajobintheUSAD、itwaseasytogetateachingjobinNewJersey
