《教育的要素》introduction

Introduction
Most teachers forget that teaching is an art.
Trained in the sciences and techniques of education, professional teachers are conscientious in applying the psycology and methods that they have learned. They may not call what they are trying to do "teaching" and may prefer instead such terms as explanation, instruction,demonstration, guidance, or simply setting a good example. Yet even those who have enjoyed first--class professional preparation, when summoned to instruct, guide, and inform those entrusted to them, are faced with one of the greatest, because earliest,challenges of teaching: they must improve as best as they can.

大家别忘了，教学是一门艺术。
接受了科学和技能的正统训练，专业教师专注于把学到的心理学和方法论都运用到教学中。 大家可能不会把正在努力做的事称作“教学”，而是用其他的术语来代替，比如阐释，指导，演示，引导，或者使用范例。
即使那些已经进行了顶级专业备课的老师，当去教导那些被托付给他们的人时，仍然面对着最初的也时最大的那个挑战：必须尽可能地提高自己的能力。