原來想做老師要付出這麼多

There are quite a few steps you need to take before you become a teacher.
你離成爲一個老師就差這麼幾步了

To become an elementary school teacher in a public school, for example, you not only need to hold a bachelor's degree, but you also need to prove you have the skills necessary to teach elementary education and have a certain number of hours of supervised educational experience under your belt.
如果目標是做小學老師，那麼不僅需要大學畢業證書，更要證明自己具有教書育人的必要能力已經具備一定的相關教學經驗。

All this job training can only take you so far, however, and inevitably you enter the teaching world not entirely prepared for what's ahead.
上崗前準備工作也只能幫你到這兒了，但一旦成爲老師，不可避免的總有一些措手不及的事情要發生。

To help prevent aspiring teachers from getting caught by surprise, we asked teachers everywhere what's one thing they wish they knew before becoming a teacher, and more than 50 teachers responded.
爲了消除新老師的上崗恐懼，我們詢問了五十位老師關於做老師前要知道的事情他們的想法和建議。

We've anonymously included some of their answers here:
匿名回答如下

Politics play a huge role
"I wish I knew how political education was. I don't think I was prepared for that."
政治課很關鍵
“我要是瞭解政治教學內容就好了。關於政治我準備不周”

It's a lot of work
"There is a ton of paperwork, and the job is 24/7. During the school year it is very hard to find a balance between being super teacher and finding time to be one's own person."
是個辛苦活兒
“全天候的工作時間，文案工作如山倒。在校期間很難找到做好老師和專注私人生活的時間平衡點。”

The job is so rewarding
"I never expected to love teaching as much as I do."
做老師很有成就感
“我沒想到可以這樣熱愛教師這份工作啊.”

Your days rarely end when the bell rings
"The paperwork never stops, and it's not just grading, which would be fine - it's the district and state mandated paperwork on top of everything else."
下課鈴聲並不代表工作結束
“文案工作依舊在，批改作業是相對容易的，備課和評教等文案工作纔是真的磨人。”

Being an extrovert only carries you so far
"The amount of time you spend in front of a group is exhausting. Having a bad day is magnified in direct relation to how long you have to 'be on' and pretend you are not having a bad day. School isn't just about making a fool out of yourself in front of students. A school is an incredibly social environment where you will also have thousands of opportunities to put your foot in your mouth in front of colleagues, administrators, counselors, and maintenance staff."
做老師不止需要開朗
“在全班人前教學的時間讓人筋疲力竭。如果恰好心情不好，那麼這會通過行爲在教學時得到無限放大，學生會推測你把壞情緒帶到教學中來了。這時的做法對於老師而言，不僅僅是在學生面前出醜；學校更像是社會的縮影，你的所做所說很有可能是面向未來的同事，行政人員，分析師和相關人員的。”

It's really not about teaching what you love
"It's about managing the classroom beyond everything else."
真的不是愛一門就能教一門
“重點在於管理好課堂。”

You're held responsible for things that are completely out of your control
"I had students who were absent about 50% of the time. I had high school students come in and steal my stuff, push me into walls, refuse to do any work, curse at me and say sexual things to me, and run around the classroom screaming, and I got zero - ZERO - support from the administration. And when these kids inevitably were failing, I was told it was my fault, because my lessons weren't engaging enough."
對於不在控制範圍內的事情也有責任
“曾經有學生翹了大概一半的課，高中生來我辦公室偷東西，把我推撞到牆上，拒絕努力學習，詛咒我或是污穢言語，在教室大喊着跑來跑去---但是行政部門沒有給我任何幫助，沒有一點。然後如果這樣的孩子情理之中地掛科了，我卻要承擔全部責任，因爲我的教學質量不夠高。”

Parent involvement is key
"Build up relationships with adults as much as you do the children."
關鍵在於與家長的溝通
“和家長的聯繫要和和學生的關係一樣完善”

You can be stretched thin
"I wish I knew that teaching was such an exploitative career. Not only are you responsible for the behavior and performance of almost a hundred other humans, but it's assumed you're available to teach up to five distinct preps per semester, often without any resources provided by the school. The amount of work involved in such an endeavor is immense and results in a lot of stress and hardly any time for the self.
爲教學消得人憔悴
“我如果知道當老師這麼剝削人就好了。這不僅需要你管理上百號人，也暗示你每學期要教授五門不同的科目，而且幾乎所有教學資料都要自己準備。這樣的工作意味着要消耗大量精力，會帶來很大的壓力以及沒有個人時間。”

"For example, if this year I teach US history and world history, next year I might be asked to teach geography, economics, and psychology, even if I have little background in these subjects. While a challenge is wonderful, there is a point when a challenge just weighs you down so much that you're like a walking dead person.
“比方說，如果今年我教美國曆史和世界史，明年我便要教地理，經濟和心理學，不管我有沒有這樣的專業背景。雖然挑戰自己是件好事，但是若這樣的挑戰完全把人掏空，讓人變成行屍走肉的話，壓死駱駝的最後一根稻草遲早要出現。”

"Basically, as a certified social studies secondary-school teacher, I can be required to teach any of the subjects within the broad category of "social studies" any semester. This is like a programmer being asked to program in a different language every year. Sure, it's fun, but it's also a huge investment of time and energy."
“一般來講，作爲一個有社會類研究資質的中學教師，每個學期我都可能會被要求教一切與社會學有關的科目。就像是程序員每年都要拿不同的語言編程一樣。確實有意思，但是也得投入大量時間和精力。”

There's no job security
"I could be replaced by any other certified teacher. My years of experience, performance, and relationships in the school community are irrelevant. The system is more concerned with how much work can be gotten out of me, not whether the load is sustainable or negatively affecting my teaching and life. If I complain, I'll be replaced. I could seek work at another school of course, but the schools that have the most jobs available are those with the most discipline issues."
工作沒有安全感
“我的位置，其他有資質的老師完全可以取代。這與教學經驗、業績和在校關係完全無關。校方更加看中你能做的工作量，而不考慮所作工作是否具有可持續性或者對教師有沒有消極影響。抱怨就意味着離辭職不遠了。當然我可以去別的學校找工作，但是工作機會最多的學校往往是紀律最嚴的。”

You need to be flexible on a daily basis
"Lesson plans can change the hour before class starts, or you only might be able to get through half of a lesson because something unexpected happened in class, or you realize too late that the kids really aren't ready to move on to the next activity. It's easy to get frustrated with that, but part of what I find is helpful to be an effective teacher is to just take a deep breath and realize that the days never really go as you carefully planned."
對工作的靈活性要求很高
“上課之前教學計劃隨時可能改變，有事預期外情況的發生也會導致你的課上一半就得停，或者是發現學生跟不上你的進度。打破計劃着實讓人沮喪，但是我發現深吸一口氣並告訴自己計劃總沒有變化快對成爲一個有效率的教師來說十分重要。”

Don't expect any breaks
"When you need a minute or two to leave the classroom - maybe you don't feel well, the class is full-moon crazy, or you have to use the bathroom - you are not getting it."
不要希求休息
“如果在課堂上需要一兩分鐘離開教室——可能是不舒服，教室裏一片嘈雜，或者是要用洗手間——總之你出去不了。”

Teaching isn't just about teaching
"We spend more time doing things unrelated to helping the children just so we can keep our job."
教學不只是教學
“我們在課餘做了很多爲了幫助學生的與教學不相關的事情，以此來保住工作。”

You can worry a lot about your students
"I was not prepared to hear about the living situations my students were living in, who had custody of them, or what they had witnessed at such a young age."
會對學生產生強烈的擔憂
“我還沒有準備好聆聽學生的生活情況，縱然這反映了很多情況，以及以他們的年齡已經目睹過的事情。”

There is no separation of work and home
"You're always thinking about 'your babies.'"
工作家庭沒界限
“心裏會一直想着‘學校裏的寶寶們”

Your boss matters
"Your happiness and success as a teacher depends to a certain extent on your principal."
上司的事
“你做老師的快樂和成功很大程度上取決於校長的態度”

You get emotionally invested in your students
"You will never NOT care about the kids."
情感上的投入
“老師不可能對自己的學生漠不關心”

It can be exhausting and very stressful
"You probably won't have much of a social life, and you'll end up spending a great deal of money on other people's children."
可能會讓人精疲力盡，壓力山大
“自己的社交活動不多，卻要把大量精力投入給別人的孩子”