Question

Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.

I am lucky to have had great teachers in my life. Since I started teaching this year, I have spent a lot of time thinking about what makes a good teacher even b_____. I hope someday to have students feel about me the way I feel about Mrs. Mitchell (1st grade), Mrs. Porter (4th grade), Mrs. Morin (9th grade), Mr. Turner ( 11th grade History), Mrs. Fields(12th grade Biology),and so many more through all these years.

I may not know what the magic is for a great teacher but I do know that there are a few c_____ characteristics( 特点) among those I have met.

●All my favorite teachers taught me both “the w________” of the course or class and also “the why”—why it was important to learn to read, to count, to write an article, to understand the different parts of health system.

●All my favorite teachers whose name I remember and whose lesson helped shape the person I am today respected me and expected respect f____ me. Questions were expected and valued. There was always too much to d______, to challenge, to learn.

●All my favorite teachers’ classes stretched outside the c_______. When I was younger, I could ask a great teacher a question in the hallway or on the playground and know I would get a smile, an encouragement and an answer. As I got older, I could email questions to my teachers, come early to school or stay l___ after a lecture to further study a point, or ask for advice.

Even today, when I think of one of my favorite teachers or two, I hope I am making them proud.

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