上海諾科學(xué)校優(yōu)秀教師Brenton，美國(guó)北卡羅萊納州立大學(xué)工商管理學(xué)士，多年英語(yǔ)教學(xué)經(jīng)驗(yàn)，自2014年起，先后在上海交通大學(xué)、華東師范大學(xué)擔(dān)任英語(yǔ)教師。倡導(dǎo)培養(yǎng)學(xué)生的創(chuàng)造性思維和批判性思維，以及英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)言應(yīng)用能力。

　　自我介紹

　　My name is Brenton Reid, and I'm from a small town of around 10,000 people called Kings Mountain, North Carolina. I come from large family with two younger brothers and one older sister, and over a dozen cousins. I can truly say there was never a dull moment in our family. My siblings and cousins and I were often outside exploring and trying out as many new and different things as we could. This curiosity led to a lot of unique experiences and life lessons. This curiosity has also fueled me well beyond my youth.

　　我是Brenton Reid，來(lái)自North Carolina一個(gè)約有10000人的小鎮(zhèn)Kings Mountain。我有一個(gè)大家庭，兩個(gè)弟弟和一個(gè)姐姐，還有十幾個(gè)堂兄弟姐妹。真的可以說(shuō)，我們家從來(lái)沒(méi)有過(guò)無(wú)聊的時(shí)刻。我和我的兄弟姐妹、堂兄弟姐妹經(jīng)常在外面探索和嘗試盡可能多的新鮮事物。這種好奇心導(dǎo)致了我們收獲了許多獨(dú)特的經(jīng)歷和人生教訓(xùn)。這種好奇心也激勵(lì)著我，使我遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超越了我年輕時(shí)代的小伙伴們。

　　After high school, I moved to Raleigh, NC to go to school at North Carolina State University. At university I uncovered a new world, there were so many new people, ideas, opportunities, and experiences. My time in university was a large part of what shaped me into the man I am today. I learned the importance of self-control, responsibility, self-sustainability, money management, time management, and many other skills that have helped me in my personal and professional adult life.

　　高中畢業(yè)后，我搬到North Carolina的Raleigh，前往North Carolina State University上學(xué)。在大學(xué)里，我開啟了人生中的新世界——有很多新的人、新的想法、新的機(jī)會(huì)和新的經(jīng)歷。大學(xué)的時(shí)光，是塑造我成為今天這個(gè)人的重要因素。我學(xué)會(huì)并認(rèn)識(shí)到自我控制、責(zé)任擔(dān)當(dāng)、自我維持、金錢管理、時(shí)間管理以及其他許多在我的個(gè)人和職業(yè)生涯中對(duì)我有幫助的技能的重要性。

　　Following graduating in finance, I worked in corporate America for around 2 years before realizing that it wasn't for me. I found myself seeking a new direction and after about a month of praying and looking around, I came across an opportunity to teach in China for one year. I figured a year abroad would be nice, that was 6 years ago. Now, I have found a second home in China and I've expanded my family – marrying a lovely young woman and adding a son to our ever-growing family. I've learned and grown a lot since the boy running around outside with his cousins. I hope to pass on many of the life lessons I've learned to the students who pass through Northcross School Shanghai.

　　大學(xué)畢業(yè)后，我在美企工作了大概2年，才意識(shí)到這并不適合我。我發(fā)現(xiàn)自己正在尋找新的方向，經(jīng)過(guò)一個(gè)月的祈禱和環(huán)顧四周后，我遇到了一個(gè)可以在中國(guó)任教一年的機(jī)會(huì)。我想在國(guó)外呆一年也不錯(cuò)的，那是6年前的事情了?，F(xiàn)在，我在中國(guó)找到了第二個(gè)家，我也發(fā)展了我的家庭——娶了一個(gè)可愛(ài)又年輕的女子，并給我們不斷擴(kuò)大的家庭添了一個(gè)兒子。自從那個(gè)男孩和他的堂兄弟們?cè)谕饷媾軄?lái)跑去，我學(xué)到了很多，也成長(zhǎng)了很多。我希望能把我學(xué)到的許多人生經(jīng)驗(yàn)傳授給諾科的學(xué)生。

　　Q1：結(jié)合您豐富的一線教育教學(xué)經(jīng)驗(yàn)，請(qǐng)問(wèn)您是如何看待教師這一職業(yè)的?請(qǐng)分享你的經(jīng)驗(yàn)，如何從一名新手教師迅速成長(zhǎng)為一名優(yōu)秀教師?

　　Teachers are possible the most important influence in the lives of our children. From the age of 3 or 4 until 18, children spend hundreds of hours in the presence of teachers. Teachers are responsible for not only teaching young people things that will be tested, but also for teaching young people how to be good people. It's more important for a teacher to teach a child how to be a good person than it is for the teacher to teach the child how to pass a test. I'm not sure I can comment on how to grow rapidly from a new teacher to an excellent teacher, I don't believe I would qualify as an excellent teacher. If I could comment on how a teacher can be better, I would say to constantly try and learn from others-other teachers, parents, administrators, and students. Over the past 6 years in education, I've learned that you can never learn enough about being a better teacher.

　　老師可能是我們孩子生活中較重要的影響因素之一。從3、4歲到18歲，孩子們要在老師面前待上幾百個(gè)小時(shí)。老師不僅要教年輕人要考試的東西，還要教年輕人如何做好人。對(duì)老師來(lái)說(shuō)，教孩子如何做一個(gè)好人比教孩子如何通過(guò)考試更重要。我不確定我能否評(píng)論“如何從一名新手教師迅速成長(zhǎng)為一名優(yōu)秀教師”這個(gè)問(wèn)題，我不認(rèn)為我現(xiàn)在就有資格成為一名優(yōu)秀的教師。如果是對(duì)“一名教師如何才能變得更好”這一問(wèn)題發(fā)表評(píng)論，我想說(shuō)的是，要不斷地嘗試并向其他人學(xué)習(xí)——其他老師、家長(zhǎng)、管理者和學(xué)生。在過(guò)去6年的教育生涯中，我明白了要做一名好老師，永遠(yuǎn)學(xué)無(wú)止境。

　　Q2：您認(rèn)為一名合格的教師在教學(xué)過(guò)程中應(yīng)如何體現(xiàn)出責(zé)任心與愛(ài)心?請(qǐng)舉例說(shuō)明

　　A teacher can show responsibility and love in the teaching process by ALWAYS teaching, not just teaching in the classroom. This includes teaching appropriate etiquette for the appropriate situation and disciplining students who misbehave. I'm still trying to figure out the right method to deal with individual differences among students and establishing good rapport. I tried to do this by simply talking to students about things that aren't related to classes-their hobbies, weekend plans, family life, friends, etc. I also enjoy sharing my own personal life with students, I hope this allows them to see me as a human and not just a teacher. I like to share photos from my life - family, travel, events, etc. Generally, students have been much more receptive of talking to me after I share personal things with them.

　　一名教師在教學(xué)過(guò)程中，通過(guò)不斷的教學(xué)，可以表現(xiàn)出他的責(zé)任心和愛(ài)心，而不僅僅是在課堂上。這包括針對(duì)適當(dāng)?shù)膱?chǎng)合教授適當(dāng)?shù)亩Y儀，以及懲戒行為不端的學(xué)生。現(xiàn)在，我仍在努力尋找正確的方法來(lái)處理學(xué)生之間的個(gè)體差異并與之建立良好的關(guān)系。我試著通過(guò)簡(jiǎn)單地和學(xué)生談?wù)撆c課堂無(wú)關(guān)的事情來(lái)做到這一點(diǎn)——他們的愛(ài)好、周末計(jì)劃、家庭生活、朋友等等。我也喜歡與學(xué)生分享我自己的個(gè)人生活，我希望這能讓他們看到我是一個(gè)人，而不僅僅是一名老師。我喜歡分享我生活中的照片——家庭，旅行，重大事件等等。一般來(lái)說(shuō)，學(xué)生們?cè)谖液退麄兎窒砹藗€(gè)人的事情之后，更愿意和我交談。

　　Q3：在國(guó)際化學(xué)校的教育教學(xué)生涯中，您個(gè)人有什么不一樣的體驗(yàn)和感悟?令您較動(dòng)容或是較自豪的一件事情是?

　　This is the first international school I've worked at, and what really surprises me is the need for emotional support. Before coming to Northcross, I taught at East China Normal University and Shanghai Jiaotong University, so the students were all adults. The moment that most moved me was during my first year at Northcross. I was sitting at my desk when a homeroom teacher came over to me and asked me if I could talk to a student who was crying. I asked the other teacher why me, and she responded that the student felt closest to me out of all teachers. I was nearly brought to tears while I listened to her tell me about the pressure she faced from her mom to be the top student. She cried for half an hour about how she wasn't allowed to do much of anything she was interested in. She was forced to study constantly, every hour of every day was scheduled with some class or tutor. I did all I could to help her, but wasn't sure it was enough. After about an hour of talking, she was laughing and smiling – though still quite sad. It made me realize that as teachers, we have the power to influence students' outlook on their circumstances.

　　這是我工作的第一所國(guó)際學(xué)校，真正令我稱奇的是，情感上的支撐。來(lái)諾科之前，我在華東師范大學(xué)和上海交通大學(xué)任教，所以學(xué)生都是成年人。較讓我感動(dòng)的時(shí)刻是在諾科的第一年。當(dāng)時(shí)，我正坐在辦公桌旁，一名班主任走過(guò)來(lái)詢問(wèn)我是否可以和一名哭泣的學(xué)生談?wù)劇Ｎ覇?wèn)另一位老師“為什么是我”，她回答說(shuō)，在所有的老師中，這名學(xué)生覺(jué)得和我較親近。當(dāng)我聽她講述她媽媽為了讓她成為優(yōu)等生所施加的壓力時(shí)，我?guī)缀跻蘖?。她哭了半個(gè)小時(shí)，說(shuō)她不被允許做任何她感興趣的事。她被迫不停地學(xué)習(xí)，每天的每一個(gè)小時(shí)都安排了一些課程或?qū)?。我盡我所能幫助她，但不確定這是否足夠。我們聊了大約一個(gè)小時(shí)后，她笑了，雖然還是很傷心。但這讓我意識(shí)到，作為教師，我們有能力影響學(xué)生對(duì)他們所處環(huán)境的看法。

　　Q4：在多年的教學(xué)工作中，您有過(guò)個(gè)人專業(yè)發(fā)展的低谷期嗎?如何克服的?

　　I hit rock bottom in my first year as a high school teacher. I was teaching senior students, and I wasn't aware of how little seniors care about high school. Out of a class of 25 students, only 5 of them pass our midterm, and I was infuriated. The 5 students who passed received a score of at least an 80%, which showed me that the exam wasn't too difficult, the 20 who failed simply didn't study or try. I lost my temper and yelled at the class for being so careless in their studies. After that class, I had no idea what to do next because we only had half a semester left and the class hadn't learned the first half of the semester's material. I overcame this by relying on experienced teachers. I sought advice from five or six different teachers, and their advice helped guide me the rest of the semester. The students' motivation improved significantly, and I modified my teaching style to suit senior high school students. Every student passed my class and was able to graduate, I was very proud of them.

　　作為一名高中教師，我在第一年就跌到了谷底。當(dāng)時(shí)，我在教高中生，我不知道高中生對(duì)高中的學(xué)業(yè)是有多關(guān)心。班上有25名學(xué)生，其中只有5名同學(xué)通過(guò)了期中考試，我很生氣。通過(guò)考試的5名學(xué)生得到了至少80%的分?jǐn)?shù)，這表明考試并不難，20名不及格的學(xué)生根本不學(xué)習(xí)也不努力。當(dāng)時(shí)，我大發(fā)脾氣，對(duì)著班上那些糊弄學(xué)習(xí)的學(xué)生大喊大叫。上完那堂課后，我都不知道接下來(lái)該怎么辦，因?yàn)槲覀冎皇Ｏ掳雮€(gè)學(xué)期了，全班還沒(méi)學(xué)完上半學(xué)期的材料。于是，我向經(jīng)驗(yàn)豐富的老師們?nèi)〗?jīng)才克服了這一困難。當(dāng)時(shí)，我向五六位不同的老師尋求了建議，他們的建議有效地指導(dǎo)了我的下學(xué)期的教學(xué)工作。學(xué)生的學(xué)習(xí)動(dòng)力有了很大的提高，我也改變了自己的教學(xué)方式，使之更適合高中生。較后，每一位學(xué)生都通過(guò)了我的班級(jí)考試，并且順利畢業(yè)，我為他們感到驕傲。

　　Q5：您較欣賞當(dāng)代學(xué)生身上的特質(zhì)是什么?您認(rèn)為諾科學(xué)子應(yīng)該具備哪些核心技能才能有利于未來(lái)的發(fā)展與生活?

　　The thing I appreciate most about contemporary students is their willingness to help teachers. A core skill in life is the willingness to help others. I firmly believe that you get out of this world what you put into it. If you're willing to go out of your way to help others, others will be willing to go out of their way to help you. One example is from one of my favorite students. He is always asking me and other teachers if we need help carrying books, class material, cleaning a whiteboard, etc. I often see him in the teachers' office helping a teacher with something. He doesn't always get an A in class, but because of his attitude and willingness to help, he gets an A+ as a person.

　　我對(duì)當(dāng)代學(xué)生較欣賞的是他們?cè)敢鈳椭蠋?。生活中的一?xiàng)核心技能是樂(lè)于助人。我堅(jiān)信你付出的一切都能讓你走出這個(gè)世界。如果你愿意不遺余力地幫助別人，別人也會(huì)愿意不遺余力地幫助你。比如，有一位我很喜歡的學(xué)生，他總是問(wèn)我和其他老師需不需要幫忙，拿書、拿課堂材料、擦白板等等。我經(jīng)?？吹剿诶蠋熮k公室?guī)屠蠋熥鲆恍┦虑?。也許，他在課堂上并不是總能得“A”，但由于他的態(tài)度和樂(lè)于助人的精神，作為一個(gè)人，他可以得到“A+”。

　　Q6：您認(rèn)為諾科這個(gè)平臺(tái)如何?您認(rèn)為師生們?cè)谶@里較應(yīng)該努力收獲的是什么?

　　NCSH is a place that allows teachers and students to grow. Our students have every opportunity to make themselves better, but it's up to them to seize the opportunity. The school is often willing to try something new introduced by a teacher – and it's nice to see a school that not only encourages teachers to do things differently, but openly supports this. I think someone (teacher or student) should choose NCSH because it's a place that's open to change and improvement.

　　諾科是一個(gè)能讓老師和學(xué)生共同成長(zhǎng)的地方。我們的學(xué)生有各種機(jī)會(huì)來(lái)促使自己變得更好，但這取決于他們?nèi)绾巫プC(jī)會(huì)。諾科非常愿意嘗試?yán)蠋熃榻B的新鮮事物，我很高興能看到這樣一所學(xué)校，它不僅鼓勵(lì)老師們以不同的方式做事，而且還公開支持這種做法。我認(rèn)為大家(老師或?qū)W生)應(yīng)該選擇諾科，因?yàn)樗且粋€(gè)開放的平臺(tái)，可以改變，可以提升。

　　Q7：身為諾科優(yōu)秀師資隊(duì)伍中的一員，請(qǐng)問(wèn)您是如何平衡個(gè)人、家庭與學(xué)生之間的關(guān)系?

　　I balance personal, family, and student relationships on WeChat (haha). Seriously, I'm not quite sure. I guess it comes down to priorities and clear communication. I do my best to prioritize my family over all other relationships, but at the same time commit specific time to different relationships. When I'm at work, my relationships with my colleagues and students are my main priority. I make it clear to my students that they can find me at anytime during the school day, and email me after school. I also make it clear that after a certain time at night, my time is committed to my family, so I may not reply to non-emergency messages. When I'm at home, my familial relationships are my main priority. I also make it clear to my family that when I'm at work, I may not reply to a message or phone call because my priority is work.

　　我在微信上平衡個(gè)人、家庭和學(xué)生之間的關(guān)系(哈哈)。說(shuō)真的，我也不太確定。我想這要?dú)w結(jié)于事情的優(yōu)先級(jí)和良好的溝通。我盡我較大的努力把我的家庭放在其他關(guān)系之上，但同時(shí)也要為不同的關(guān)系投入特定的時(shí)間。比如，當(dāng)我在工作的時(shí)候，處理好與同事和學(xué)生的關(guān)系是我的首要任務(wù)。我告訴我的學(xué)生們，他們可以在學(xué)校的任何時(shí)候找到我，放學(xué)后還可以給我發(fā)郵件。我還向他們明確表示，晚上的某一段特定時(shí)間，我是留給我家人的，所以，如果不是非常緊急的事情，我可能就不會(huì)立即回復(fù)消息了。當(dāng)我在家的時(shí)候，處理好家庭關(guān)系是我的首要任務(wù)。我也會(huì)向我的家人表明，當(dāng)我在工作的時(shí)候，我可能不會(huì)立即回復(fù)他們的短信或電話，因?yàn)槟菚r(shí)候我的首要任務(wù)就是工作。

　　Q8：對(duì)于未來(lái)想要入讀諾科的學(xué)生，您有什么想要對(duì)孩子們說(shuō)的話嗎?

　　If I could say one thing to my own child and future NCSH students, it'd be to learn from your mistakes and failures. As human beings, we're doomed to make countless mistakes and to fail again and again over the course of our lives – and that's okay. It's not okay, however, to make the same mistake or failure over and over again. We must do our best to learn from our shortcomings, as to not repeat them. One quote I love is attributed to Thomas Edison, he says, "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." This is how we must look at life. No one can be perfect, but anyone can give up. Don't be one of those people.

　　我想對(duì)我的孩子和未來(lái)的諾科學(xué)子說(shuō)，要學(xué)會(huì)從你的錯(cuò)誤和失敗中吸取教訓(xùn)。作為人類，我們注定要犯無(wú)數(shù)的錯(cuò)誤，在我們的一生中遭遇一次又一次地失敗——這很正常。但是，我們一次又一次地犯同樣的錯(cuò)誤或失敗，這就不行了。我們必須盡力從我們的缺點(diǎn)中吸取經(jīng)驗(yàn)，以免重蹈覆轍。托馬斯·愛(ài)迪生有句名言我很喜歡，他說(shuō)：“我并沒(méi)有失敗。我只是發(fā)現(xiàn)了一萬(wàn)種行不通的方法。“這才是我們看待生活的方式。沒(méi)有人可以做到十全十美，但任何人都可以選擇放棄。所以，別跟那些人一樣。