UntilItookDr.Offutt’sclassinDeMathaHighschoolIwasanunderachievingstudentbutIleftthatclassdeterminednevertounderachieveagain.Henotonlytaughtmetothinkheconvincedmeasmuchbyexampleaswordsthatitwas

UntilItookDr.Offutt’sclassinDeMathaHighschoolIwasanunderachievingstudentbutIleftthatclassdeterminednevertounderachieveagain.Henotonlytaughtmetothinkheconvincedmeasmuchbyexampleaswordsthatitwasmydutytoachieveandtoserveothers.

Neitherofuscouldknowhowourrelationshipwoulddevelopovertheyears.WhenIcamebacktoDeMathatoteachEnglishIworkedforDr.Offuttthedepartmentchair.Mydiscussionswithhimwerelikegraduateseminars(研究生讨论课)inadolescentdevelopmentclassroommanagementandschoolleadership.

AfterseveralyearsIwasnameddepartmentchairandourrelationshipshifted(变化)again.IthoughtthatitmightbeterriblechairingthedepartmentsinceallofmyformerEnglishteacherswerestilltherebutDr.Offuttsupportedmethrough.Heknewwhentogivemeadviceaboutcurriculum(课程)textsandpersonnel(人事)andwhentoletmeplanmyowncourse.

In1997IneededhisopinionaboutleavingDeMathatobecomeprincipalatanotherschool.IfhehadaskedmetostayatDeMathaImighthave.Insteadheencouragedmetocatchthechance.

FiveyearsagoIbecametheprincipal(校长)ofDeMatha.OnceagainDrOffuttwasthereformelettingmeknowthatIcoulddependonhim.Ihavelearnedfromhimthatgreatteachershaveaninexhaustiblewealthoflessonstoteach.

小题1:AftergraduatingfromDeMathathewriterwas_____.A．quiteconfidentB．ratherunconfidentC．reallyfamousD．veryinfamous小题2:WhenthewriterfirsttaughtinDeMathaDr.Offuttwas_____.A．apost-graduateB．theschoolprincipalC．aprofessorinuniversityD．thedepartmentchair小题3:In1997_____tobecomeprincipalatanotherschool.A．thewriterencouragedDr.OffuttB．Dr.OffuttencouragedthewriterC．Dr.OffuttwonthecompetitionD．thewriterwonthecompetition小题4:Thewordwhichissimilarto“inexhaustible”inmeaningcanbe_____.A．unselfishB．endlessC．unfairD．unusual小题5:Thebesttitleforthispassageca