If you make a list of the top ten most challenging jobs in the world, chances are that being a teacher will not make the cut. Let’s think about their complex task millions of educators face each day as they try to teach a group of often unfriendly, disorderly kids into intelligent, well-rounded individuals. That surely has to be the toughest job in the world, especially taking into consideration that there is no promotion waiting for them even if they are wildly successful!
What if these all-important individuals that we often take for granted disappear from our lives? That was what Project Ed and Participant Media’s teaching campaign asked filmmakers of all ages to envision for their recently-held contest.
Their short films were called “A World without Teachers”, whose intention was to inspire more young people to become teachers. However, the 62 amazing video submissions (提交物) also serve as a reminder of how terrible things would be if we didn’t have these selfless individuals guiding us through life. What was interesting is that even the youngest contestants didn’t accept the idea that there’s no person to tell them what to do.
High-school student Savannah Wakefield considered if art as we know today would have been different without teachers. Would C. Monet have discovered his talent for impressionism?
Miles Horst won the 1,000-dollar prize for the best adult submission. He pictures a world where teachers are replaced by a “brain box”. Youth group winner Marina Barham’s video describes a fact we all know but often forget. Teachers don’t just teach; they inspire—something that no electronic device, no matter how smart, can do!
So the next time you think your teacher is being “troublesome” for trying to channel you in the right direction, imagine a life without him/her.
【小题1】Project Ed and Participant Media’s teaching campaign asked contestants to ________.| A．inspire more young people to become teachers |
| B．point out which teacher has inspired them most |
| C．imagine what the world would be like without teachers |
| D．describe what effect teachers would have on their life |
| A．Monet is regarded as the father of impressionism. |
| B．Monet’s great success was connected with his teachers. |
| C．Monet’s teachers made a great contribution to modern art. |
| D．Monet was good at discovering his students’ talent for drawing. |
| A．Teachers prefer to inspire their students instead of teaching. |
| B．The role of teachers cannot be replaced by anything else. |
| C．The function of teachers cannot be forgotten by the world. |
| D．Teachers often show the right direction to their students. |
