What Makes a GREAT Teacher?

　　家長眼里，什么樣的老師才是偉大的老師?

　　In my humble opinion， teachers have one of the most important jobs in the world。 You educate the leaders of tomorrow。 You help them as they navigate and befriend a classroom full of students who are both very different and very similar to them in a variety of ways。 You help them make sense of what is sometimes a scary， yet beautiful and loving world。? You are likely one of the most important adults in your students‘ lives right now。

　　依我之拙見，教師是世界上最重要的工作之一。你教育著未來的領導人。你幫助他們找到正確的方法來和一群看似不同其實有許多相似點的同學成為朋友。你幫助他們理解這個有時可怕，有時又美麗而充滿愛的世界。你可能是現在學生們生命中最重要的一個成年人之一。

　　Any parent will tell you that their child is their most precious gift。 To me， there is not a job more important than whoever is caring for and teaching my children when it is not me。 One year from now， when I am sending my daughter on her first day of kindergarten， I will be putting my faith in her teacher that she will return safely， knowing that her teacher is a grown-up she can trust， who cares about her and who makes her excited to learn and return to school the next day。

　　任何家長都會告訴你，他們的孩子是他們最珍貴的禮物。沒有一份工作比關心和教導別人的 孩子更重要。一年后，當我送我女兒到幼兒園的第一天，我會信任她的老師，相信女兒能夠安全地回來并知道她的老師是個可以信任的大人，一個關心著她、促使她 興奮地學習、讓她第二天也想著去上學的大人。

　　So as I prepare to send my first child out into the big world (your classroom) where she will be surrounded by new children and grown-ups， ready to learn and explore this big world， I share with you what I hope for her teachers。

　　所以，當我準備把我的第一個孩子送進這個大世界(你的課堂)，送進這個她將與新認識的小朋友以及大人共處的地方，這個讓她準備好學習和探索這個大世界的地方，我來跟你們分享一下我對老師們的期許。

　　Develop strong relationships with your students。? Really get to know them and show an interest in them， their friends， and their family life。? How are they adjusting to school?? Are they making friends， or do they fly solo?? Learn about their dreams and encourage them。? Seek out your students‘ strengths and offer opportunities to use them and feel that joy of doing something they both like and are good at。

　　請和學生建立好牢固的關系。能真正了解他們，并對他們、他們的朋友、家庭生活表現得感興趣。他們如何適應學校?他們是喜歡交朋友，還是喜歡獨處?要了解他們的 夢想，并鼓勵他們。找到學生的長處，并提供機會讓他們展現自己的閃光點，并讓他們因能做喜歡的且善于的事而感到高興。

　　Get to know your students‘ parents。? Involve them when you can beyond parent-teacher conferences。

　　了解學生的父母。除了在家長會上了解他們，也要參與到他們平時的生活中去

　　In the news we hear about bullies， mass shootings， and terrorist attacks。? Talk with parents about the scary stuff， and give us comfort about the plan your school has in place。? Share with us how you prepare your students and how we can help them deal with a sometimes scary world。? We， as parents， are taking a big leap of faith putting the well-being of our precious children in the hands of their teachers。

　　我們能聽到有關霸陵、大規模槍擊和恐怖襲擊 的新聞。和家長談談這些可怕的事，并告訴他們學校的計劃已經到位，以此來安慰他們。請與我們分享你是如何安排教育你的學生，以及我們如何幫助他們對待這個 時而可怕的世界。作為父母，我們非常信任地把我們寶貴的孩子們的健康幸福托付于在老師

　　Don‘t lose that passion for teaching， love for your students， your creativity， or the energy and dedication to helping them succeed。 Those things are what draw your students to you and what gives a parent comfort that their child is having a good experience at school。

　　不要失去對教學的熱情、對學生的愛，不要失去你的創造力，不要失去那份幫助他們成功的熱情與投入。正是這些東西吸引著你的學生，同時給以家長安慰，這讓他們知道自己的孩子在學校過得不錯。

　　Never underestimate how important you are in the lives of your students。 For many， especially the youngest， your role in your students‘ lives may be similar to that of a parent。 Whatever your grade level， content area， or specialty， thank you for educating， loving， supporting， encouraging， challenging， and caring for our children， your students， the leaders of tomorrow。

　　永遠不要低估你在學生生活中有多么重要。對于許多人，尤其是最年輕的學生，你在他們生活中的作用可能類似他們的父母。無論你的成績、知識水平、或是專業能力，都要感謝你們對學生的教育、愛、支持、鼓勵、挑戰，也感謝你們照顧我們的孩子、你的學生、明天的領導者。