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A science teacher from (Prineville), Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest, is the new National Teacher of the Year.

太平洋西北部俄勒冈州Prineville的一名科学老师成为了新一任“本年度全国最佳教师”称号。

Michael (Geisen) is 35 years old. He was a forester. But he decided he would rather work with growing minds than with growing trees. 7 years ago, he got a master's degree in teaching and a job at Crook County Middle School. Crook County has high rates of poverty.

Michael Geisen现年35岁，曾是一名护林员。但他决定，与培植树木相比，他更愿从事于才智方面的培养。7年前，他获得了教学硕士学位，并在Crook县中学谋得一职。Crook是个极度贫穷的县。

He brought new energy to the science department. He also created school projects to get parents involved in their children's work. One girl who was recently in his class said he could probably make it interesting to watch grass grow.

他为科学组带来了新的能量。他还创立了一些校园项目，以让父母参与到孩子的学习中去。一位近期上过他的课的女孩称，他可能有让观察小草的成长变得很有趣的能力。

During lunch, his students come to his room to talk, get help, visit his (turtle) and sometimes join him in playing guitar. He writes songs and develops games about science. He says one of his goals as a teacher is to create people who will continue to learn throughout their lives.

午餐期间，他的学生会到他房间去跟他谈话、寻求帮助、看看乌龟，有时还会跟他一起弹吉他。他会写些歌，并开发一些有关科学的游戏。他表示，作为一名老师，他的目标之一就是培养人们让他们可以终生学习。

Michael (Geisen) studied forest resource management and graduated with high honors from the University of Washington. He says he tries to be creative with each activity. He does not like to use textbooks much. When students know that the work is local and useful to their lives, he says, they start to get interested.

Michael Geisen专修森林资源管理，并以优异的成绩毕业于华盛顿大学。他表示，他会努力使每一个活动都富有创造性。他不喜欢经常使用教科书。他说，当学生知道他们所做的事具有地方性并且对他们的生活都非常有益时，他们就会感兴趣了。