Unit 1 Unit Teacher and Me 01 Comprehension Exercises 1. Directions:There is a passage with 10 blanks. Please read it carefully and select one word from the table below to fill in the blanks appropriately. A) peers B) valid C) mature D) easiness E) respective F) demand G) witnessed H) appeal I) supervisors J) specifically K) assigns L) additional M) deepened N) inexperienced O) genuine In many years of schooling,I have 1)_ on a daily basis certain teachers coming to school and not teaching. For example,a few teachers I knew didn't teach like teachers, but they gave out work as if they were 2)_. This caused me to self teach at times. Also,I had to ask my 3)_ for help. On the other hand, how do students know what it's like to teach, or even how to do it? That's a good reason why students should not be allowed to grade teachers. Students may not know 4)_ how to teach the class, but they know how to help themselves learn. The better the teachers know how children of today learn, the better the teachers prepare them to educate the children of tomorrow. But are school kids 5)_ enough to grade their teachers? Kids are young and 6)_. They may not be able to evaluate correctly whether a certain teacher is qualified or not. They may like or dislike their teachers depending upon the amount of homework he/she 7)_, the 8)_ of his/her tests, his/her appearance, and such other things that 9)_ to the students. Giving them such power to grade their teachers will also give them the opportunity to misuse it for their interest. But with certain rules and conditions, it can be made useful and free of mistakes. First of all, grading should be done by students who are above 10 years old because students under age of 10 may not understand the process. Secondly, the grading process should include the parents to make it more 10)_. The students can help improve the teachers'teaching methods while teachers can help students learn better. While it is up to the school district to decide the issue, students should evaluate their teachers. After all, don't they grade us every day?