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

一个来自沿大西洋西北，俄勒冈州prineville县的科学教师，荣膺了“年度国家教师”称号。

来自太平洋西北部俄勒冈州Prineville县的一位科学教师是本年国家级教师称誉的获得者。

Michael Geisen is thirty-five years old. He was a forester. But he decided he would rather work with growing minds than with growing trees. Seven 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.

迈克·盖森今年35岁，他是一个护林人。但是他决定，比起不断成长的树木，他更愿意与不断成长的心智一起工作。几年前，他获得了教学硕士学位并工作于克鲁克县中学。克鲁克是个极度贫穷的县。

35岁的Michael Geisen 曾是一位林业员。但是，他觉得自己更喜欢培育心灵的工作而不是培育树木。七年前，他获得教育硕士学位，并在Crook County中学任教。Crook County是较为贫穷的地区。

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.

他给科学系带来了新的能量。他还创建了很多项目，目的在于把父母融合到他们孩子的工作。一个最近在上过他的课的女孩说到，他很可能让学生觉得看着小草长大也变得有趣。

他为科学部带去了新的活力。他还创立了一些家长参与学生学习的校园项目。一个近期进入他们班的女孩说，他可以将观察小草生长变成有趣的事。

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.

午餐时间的时候，他的学生到他的房间与他交谈，寻求帮助，拜访他养的乌龟，有时和他一起弹吉他。他写关于科学的歌和开发关于科学的游戏。他说，作为一个老师，目标之一就是培养学生终生学习的兴趣。

中午时，他的学生会去他的房间，谈话，寻求帮助，看他的乌龟，有时会和他一起谈吉他。他写歌并且开发一些与科学有关的游戏。他说，他作为老师的目标之一就是让人们可以学会终身学习。

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.

迈克·盖森学习森林资源管理，以优异的成绩毕业于华盛顿大学。他说，他努力让每个活动都具有创造性。他不喜欢经常使用教科书。他说，当学生们知道他们所做的工作是有益于当地，而且对他们的生活也有帮助的时候，他们就会开始对课程感兴趣。

Michael Geisen学习森林资源管理，并以优异的成绩毕业于华盛顿大学。他说，他努力使每一个活动都是富有创意的。他不喜欢太多的使用课本。他说，当学生知道这些知识是与他们生活密切相关且有用的，他们就会开始感兴趣。