The English Teacher as a Weeping Willow

According to the author, what are the most important traits of an English teacher?
1. firmness and adaptability.
2. friendliness and good preparation.
3. being native and dynamic.
According to the author, what are the most important traits of an English teacher to many other people?
1. firmness and adaptability.
2. friendliness and good preparation.
3. being native and dynamic.
Why does the author think that a firm determination is necessary for teachers to educate sucessfully?
1. because he thinks that teaching is complicated.
2. because he thinks that students are wishy-washy.
3. because he thinks that there is a hodge-podge of ages, needs, wants, abilities and levels.
According to the author, what must both students and teachers do in order for an education to take place?
1. Both must commit to a transformation.
2. They must impose restrictions on teachers so that they will resort to less than satisfactory means to achieve their ends.
3. They should confront third-parties such as school administrators, human resource directors, the Ministry of Education and even their own alter egos.
According to William Glasser, what is the best way to learn a subject?
1. the best way is to teach someone else.
2. the best way is to experience the subject.
3. the best way is to speak about the subject
According to the author, what can happen if teachers are too wishy-washy, uncentered or uncommitted?
1. that the students will not learn English well.
2. that the students will become wishy-washy.
3. that the students will suffer.
The phrase "getting deep into a subject" can best be compared to which part of a tree?
1. the roots.
2. the trunk.
3. the crown.
According to the author, why is adaptability so important to being a teacher?
1. because he thinks that teachers cannot teach successfully without it.
2. because he thinks that students are wishy-washy and that a commitment to a personal transformation can really help them to learn English better.
3. because he thinks that every student or group of students is different requiring different means and/or ends, which implies lots of work and suffering.
The phrase "long-term firm determination" can best be compared to which part of a tree?
1. the roots.
2. the trunk.
3. the crown.
Why did the author choose the "Weeping" Willow tree for his analogy?
1. because in his experience getting students to learn is very complicated, so he suffers a lot.
2. because in his experience being a teacher is similar to being a king with a flowing crown.
3. because in his experience he learns a lot more when he teaches, and he likes learning very much.

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