If It Could be Better

IfItCouldbeBetterTeacherSelectingIwashavingthecoursecalledEducationPsychologygivenbyprofessorYangShaogang.Inthepasttwoyears,psychologyhadbeenoneofthecourseswhichIhatedmost.Ourpsychologyteacherhadalmostruinedmyinterestinpsychology,plusmyimaginationandexpectationforpsychologyinChina.However,thisprofessorYangattractedmethemomentheopenedhismouthintheclass.Heisthinfromhischeektohisfeet,andtalllikeabamboo.ThethickglassonhisnosemakeshimalivingportraitofChinesescholar,whilehisbeautifulhandwritingandrichknowledgegivemethefeelingthatIfinallymeetarealuniversityprofessorinGDUFS.Ifoundmyselfquiteenjoyinghavinghisclass,feelingconstantlyinspiredbywordsscatteringinhislecture.Todaywasthesecondtimeformetohavehisclass.Iwasenjoyingeverywordandeveneverysinglegesturehemade.“IknowyouareallexcellentstudentsforyoucanbeoneofthestudentsinGuangwai.ButIsometimeswonderwhetherourschoolisqualifiedforteachingyoustudents.IhavetaughtinBeijingNormalUniversityandJilinUniversity.AndIfeelthatourschoolisfarbehindthem.’’IwassoshockedwhenIheardhimsaythis.Neverhadateacherinourschoolhavebeensofrankastotellingussomethinglikethis,whichneededtremendouscourage.Thatiswhataprofessorshouldbelike:dedicatedtostudy,sinceretowardsstudentsandhonestinfacetohimselfandhisschool.Nevertheless,Iwasnothappyhearingthis.SinceIenteredGDUFStwoyearsago,IhadbeentryingtofigureoutwhereitrankedamongtheuniversitiesinChina.IalwaysexpectedtohearpeoplepraiseGDUFS,convincingmyselfthatIdidnotenterawronguniversity.WhenIfeltthatGDUFSdriftedfarawayfrommydreamuniversity,IcomfortedmyselfthatthesituationwasthesameinallotheruniversitiesinChina.ButnowprofessorYangsaidnotoit.Whetheritwasagoodthingorasadone,andwhetherthesamethingexistedinotheruniversities,thereweremanythingsinGDUFSthatdisappointedusstudents,especiallyintermsofteachers.DuringthetwoyearsIlearnedinGDUFS,Imetmanyateacherwhowasnotlikeuniversityteachersatall.Herearethesketchesofsomeofthem.TeacherA:shewasgivingthefirstclasstosomefreshmenaboutstatistics.Thecompilerdedicatedlargespaceofthetextbooktotheintroductionofstatistics,whichmadethefreshmenthoughtthathighereducationwasprofoundandsophisticated.Atthismoment,“here’sthethingyoushouldpayattentionto.Thefatherofstatistics…itwilldefinitelybeinthefinalexamandalsotheonlypointthatwillbeexaminedinthischapter…”saidtheteacher.Thefreshmenwerestunned:“exam?”TeacherB:infrontofhimlaythethickbookaboutfinancialaccounting,andthedesigned ppt 关于艾滋病ppt课件精益管理ppt下载地图下载ppt可编辑假如ppt教学课件下载triz基础知识ppt onthecomputerscreen.Hewasreadingthebookfrombeginningtoendatafastspeed,ratherannoyedbylongessays.Thestudentsstaredatthebookanxiously,themindkeepingastenseasitcouldbetokeepinpacewiththeteacher.Wasareadingmachinebetterthantheirowneyes?Theycouldhardlytell.TeacherC:“Iknowallofyouhavehadclassallday.Andyoumustbeverytired.Let’sgooverthetextbookquicklysothatyoucangobackandgotosleepearly.”ThiswashisusualprologueinhisclassTaxation.Withhisconsideration,thestudentscouldleavetheclassroomhalfanhourearlierthantheschedule.Withthehelpoftheteacher’sspecialguidance,mostofthestudentshavepassedthefinalexam.Butwhat’sthepointofhighmarkswhenthestudentshavelittleideaoftaxation?TeacherD:“OK,let’sbeginourclass.”Hervoicewassoindifferent.“Istheteachernothappy?Isshemadatsomebody?”thestudentsthought.Thingsturnedoutthathervoicealwayssoundedlikethis,indifferentandspiritless.“OK,readthetextbookyourselves.Doyouhaveanyquestions?No?OK,let’sgoon.”Inthemiddleoftheclass,sheslippedofftocatchherbus.Thestudentstookadeepbreathasifitwasarelief.Theydidnotcareabouttheteacher’searlyleaving,becausemanyofthemjustdozedoffintheteacher’sspiritlessvoice.Asaneducationmajor,Idoubtedhowitcouldbethatsomanyteachersinouruniversityhadlittlequalityofbeingagoodteacher.Iwonderedhowsomeoftheteacherscouldbeacceptedwhentheyhadlittlesenseofteaching.Ateachershouldatleastloveteachingandberesponsibleforstudents.Iknewthatauniversitystudentshouldnotdependtoomuchonteachers,butgoodteacherswerecrucialtogoodteachinginaschool.Ifourschoolcouldputteachingcompetenceasaprerequisitewhenselectingteachers,andgaveteacherssometeachingtrainingbeforetheyactuallybegantoteach,ourschoolcouldbemoreacceptabletousstudents.ps:themainideaofthisessayisprobablyhardforyoureaderstotell.mypointisthatmanyschoolsinChinashouldchangethewayofselectingteachersintothewaytheCanadiansdoit,namelychoosingpeoplewhohavequalitiesofteachersandgivethemsometrainingbeforework.