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Klein, S. (2006, November 20). Accounting Teacher Or Hell's Angel?; Not Sure? Neither Are His Students, At First. Retrieved September 10, 2007, from Crain's Chicago Business.
http://www.lexisnexis.com.proxy.lib.siu.edu

Summary:

In S. Klein's article, she talks about proffessor Frank Nekrasz, who teaches accounting at the University Of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. First she discusses how the students are convused about thier professor and how they mixed him up with another student. Some students said some comments about Mr. Nekrasz like he has a strange look. Next she explains what Mr. Nekrasz told his students in the first two lessons, and how he uses his work experience which attracts his students. Then she tells some important issues in Mr. Nekrasz's life, for example, where/when he has graduated, how he is smart, and where/when he got the doctarate in accounting. Fainally she says that Mr. Nekrasz has taken some dancing lessons with his girlfriend to exercise his brain and his girlfriend mentions that she likes his curiosity. In conclusion this article duscusses some intersting things about an accountanting proffessor.

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My major is teaching assistant in the accounting department of King Saud University in Saudi Arabia so I was intersted in reading about one example of what I'm going to be, who is Mr. Nekrasz, an accounting proffessor, and how his students express thier feeling about him based on his apperance. The best part I like in this article is the spcial way that Mr. Nekrasz use to explain when he use his feedback as an accountant and tells a real story he has faced which attracted the students' attention. I hope I use the same technique when i become a professor. Moreover, I like when he cares about his social life which shows professors can be successful in many parts of thier lives.. I hope to be one of them

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Reference

Truby, D. (2006, April). A teacher's guide to sticky situations: solutions and strategies for teaching's unexpected challenges. Retrieved September 03, 2007, from http://findarticles.com

Summary

This article discusses issues and problams that could meet the person who works as a teacher and how he/she solves these matters. Being a teacher demands some skills to face the major events during work, especially if he/she teachs children, because thier age is the basic time to built their personalities. Good relation with the student's parents is an effective way to understand student's personality and problams which will lead the teacher to treat every student's matters in a particular way. Finding a good topic to talk about with colleagues in the work or handling any matters related to them is an important thing you should care about to improve your work environment. Precuding the students that a teacher trusts them and expects the best from them is a good technique to have an effective students. In conclusion this article shows some events could meet the teacher during work and gives a solution to solve this matter.

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I am working as a T.A. in a university so I was attracted to read about this article, although I don't teach children, but it shows me some skills in educational careers, which is a hard thing because we are facing different people, personalities, minds and cultures. For me the most important issues in my job are to improve my skills in presentation and explantion and to build a good relation with my students becuase it is kind of a social job which demands an active person. Moreover I should highlight the different rules to pass my subject. In my opinion this article covers some supportive solution to face the troubles which could meet the teacher, so I agree with the points which have been discussed in this article.

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When I face any stressful events I start to be confused for about 10 seconds. Then I start to analysis the situation or the stimuli. If is it a big stressful event i try to calm myself down and try to solve my way of thinking quickly. Because when I arrange myself, in my mind, and my ideas, I start my reaction against it. Then i try to convince myself it is easy and and I can pass it. Sometimes I take a deep breath and count from one to ten calmly. How does that work?? It depends on the stressfulness and how harmful it is. Sometimes I pass the stress very easy. And other times I couldn't because it is more than what i can resist. But before i sleep on that day I faced the stressful event, I should figure up a solution and do my best to go with it the next day.

FLUENCY EX.2

The most stressful things for me are failing in exams, losing marks, coming late, missing a flight, or losing important things. The last time I suffered was at the beginning of my studying in the university. I was studying computer science which was one of my dreams. But i met a group of friends and they weren't a hard studying people. At the end of the first semester i had failed in two subjects. It was my first time in my life. When I got my grades I felt like I was such a loser, and it was shameful to tell the others, especially my family. I couldn't sleep well, I keep thinking all the time about my life and what i'm going to be. Next I recognized that I have to change my major, my group, and try to meet a new studies group. Finally I found myself improved and succeeded.

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One of my dream when i was young is to be a doctor. The main reason is to help people who are suffering of sickness. There are other reasons, for example, it is respected job, you can get a good salary, and people can't live without doctors. On the other hand, there are some negative points. For example when someone has a dangerous disease and you can't help, that makes you feel you are useless. Another negative point is when you do your best to treat a patient, then one of his/her family said that you killed him/her. Some people don't know that doctors like to see them fine, in a good health and in a good mood. Furthermore i hate when some patient comes late and says, help me, and i can't do anything for him/her. In my opinion the most stressful thing is when someone died in front of me.