I want to teach my students more 
  than lessons in a book; 
  I want to teach them deeper things 
  that people overlook. 
  The value of a rose in bloom, 
  its use and beauty, too, 
  A sense of curiosity to discover 
  what is true; 
  How to think and how to choose 
  the right above the wrong, 
  How to live and learn each day 
  and grow up to be strong; 
  To teach them always how to gain 
  in wisdom and in grace, 
  So they will someday make the world 
  a brighter, better place. 
  Lord, let me be a friend and guide 
  to give these minds a start 
  Upon their way down life's long road, 
  then I'll have done my part. 
   
  我想教给学生更多的知识, 
  而不仅仅是书上的课文; 
  我想让他们领略事物的深邃, 
  那深邃常为人所忽视。 
  教给他们盛开玫瑰的价值, 
  还有它的用途和美丽, 
  以及那发现真理的好奇心; 
  如何思考,明辨是非, 
  如何度日,如何学习, 
  如何成长,以至坚强; 
  教导他们如何获得智慧, 
  变得优雅大方, 
  有一天,他们就会把世界 
  变得更加美好明亮。 
  主啊,请让我成为他们的朋友和导师, 
  为他们人生的漫漫长途 
  营造良好的起始, 
  如此,方能无愧我心。 







