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Assignment 4 (Logic and Critical Thinking) Syed Huzayfah - 180293

The author argues that teaching is a fulfilling career choice that offers more than just a paycheck. He provides several premises in support of this claim, including that teachers can see the daily impact of their work on students' lives, enjoy creative freedom and variety in their jobs, and have a high level of work satisfaction and independence. The author most frequently uses inductive arguments, citing examples and data to build his case that teaching allows one to pursue their interests while positively impacting others and maintaining a good work-life balance. Overall, the reader finds the argument convincing based on the valid reasons provided about the teaching profession.

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The author argues that teaching is a fulfilling career choice that offers more than just a paycheck. He provides several premises in support of this claim, including that teachers can see the daily impact of their work on students' lives, enjoy creative freedom and variety in their jobs, and have a high level of work satisfaction and independence. The author most frequently uses inductive arguments, citing examples and data to build his case that teaching allows one to pursue their interests while positively impacting others and maintaining a good work-life balance. Overall, the reader finds the argument convincing based on the valid reasons provided about the teaching profession.

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ASSIGNMENT.NO.

LOGIC AND CRITICAL THINKING

SYED HUZAYFAH FAISAL

BBA-4A

180293

SUBMITTED TO: MAM ZUNAIRA


To Teach or Not to Teach
DIRECTIONS: Read the article. Then, on the next page, deconstruct the author’s argument.

If you are looking for more than just a job, if you want to make a real and lasting
difference in the world, have a high level of autonomy, and enjoy lots of free time on top of it,
then consider becoming a teacher. You may protest that teachers are notoriously underpaid, but
when considering a career path it’s important to look at your overall quality of life, and not just
at your paycheck. Consider the following.
As a teacher, you are making a real difference in the lives of your students, and you are
doing your part to make the world a better place. You can see the results of your efforts every
single day, while enjoying the ability to use your creativity and express your own unique
personality. According to Janet Berns, who has taught science for 23 years at George
Washington Elementary School in Houston, Texas, “There is no greater satisfaction than to be
present at the moment that a student suddenly ‘gets it.’ I never get tired of witnessing that
moment of discovery, nor do I get tired to riding the wave of excitement and enthusiasm that
inevitably follows. I have been fortunate enough to have witnessed a number of young people
discover their calling in my classroom. It’s a profound and humbling experience.”
Most people only work for a paycheck, and live for the weekends, when they can get
back to their “real lives” for a couple of days. But what if life didn’t have to be like that? What if
you were happy and excited to get up and got to work every day, and money was the last thing
on your mind? “I don’t consider myself an employee,” says Mark Stanton of Burke High School
in Wilmington, Maryland. “I am a friend, a mentor, a guru. I love my work. I can’t imagine
doing anything else. Oh, and yeah, I get paid for it too.”
Teaching offers endless variety, no two days are the same. And teachers are learners, too.
“I learn new things every day,” says Jean Kirkpatrick of Sunnyside Senior High in Dayton,
Florida. “I’m always researching, preparing my lesson plans. The constant stream of new
information keeps me young!”
And teachers are happy. In a study conducted in 2011, the Roessling Institute found that
in a survey of 10,000 college graduates who had been in the same career field for 10 years or
more, teachers reported the most sense of satisfaction. Teachers were also more likely to remain
in the same job across the span of their careers.
One reason often cited for this high level of job satisfaction is the amount of
independence a teacher enjoys. “I have to follow a curriculum,” says Harold Kent of Royal
Daughton High School in Kensington, Maryland, but how I choose to teach the material to my
kids is up to me. I like to engage my kids from every possible angle. And teaching lets me get
creative.”
If you want to have a career and a family, teaching is a great fit there, too. Teachers have
the same schedule as their students, meaning there is more time to spend with family. And you
can’t beat the vacation time. When you factor in all of the holidays, holiday breaks and summer,
teachers can have as much as four months of the year to themselves to work other jobs, pursue
their individual projects, or travel.
There are so many reasons to become a teacher. And one of the best ones is that you can
teach the subjects that most interest you, thus pursuing your own interests at the same time that
you are earning a living. So think beyond the salary when you’re trying to decide what to do with
your life, because the bottom line isn’t money, it’s quality of life.
Question.no.1:

What is the author’s main claim? (What is he trying to prove?)

Answer:

The author’s main claim in this article is that he is trying to prove and convince his

readers that, If you are looking for more than just a job, if you want to make a real and lasting

difference in the world, have a high level of autonomy, and enjoy lots of free time on top of it,

then consider becoming a teacher. He had given various valid arguments that teaching is the best

job, and one of the best ones is that you can teach the subjects that most interest you, thus

pursuing your own interests at the same time that you are earning a living. So I think he has

made the readers mind at the end if the readers read the article carefully and they might start to

develop interest as teaching an interested subject.

Question.no.2:

List the premises (in bullets and in your own words) that the author has used

to support his claim.

Answer:

 As an educator, you're making a real distinction within the lives of your

students. You'll see the comes about of your endeavors each single day, whereas getting a

charge out of the capacity to utilize your inventiveness and express your claim one of a

kind identity.
 Teacher offers endless variety with quality insurance of the subject and for that purpose

they are always working and preparing their subject.

 And instructors are cheerful. Because teachers were too more likely to stay within

the same work over the span of their careers.

 I don’t consider myself an worker. I am a companion, a tutor, a master. I cherish my

work. I can’t envision doing anything else. Goodness, and no doubt, I get paid for it as

well.

 Teachers have the same schedule as their students, meaning there is more time to spend

with family.

 There are so numerous reasons to ended up an instructor. And one of the leading ones

is that you simply can instruct the subjects that most intrigued you.

Question.no.3:

Which type of argument has been used most frequently in this example?

(Think about inductive and deductive arguments and their types).

Answer:

 The type of argument which has been used most frequently in this example is

Inductive argument.

 He has also used casual inference while explaining relationship of student is same

as of teacher because they both have same time to spend.


 He has also used predictive argument while reasoning that there are so many

reason to become a teacher and that is you teaches the subject you are interested

with.

 He has also used argument of analogy as he stated that teachers are happy. Made a

conclusion on this statement

 He has also used argument of authority while explaining Teaching offers endless

variety, no two days are the same. And teachers are learners, too. “I learn new

things every day.

Question.no.4:

Is the argument convincing? Why or why not?

Answer:
Yes, this argument is convincing because the author has beautifully made arguments on
life explaining teachers. He had provided valid reasons for teachers. Teacher know how to teach,
teacher are able to evaluate themselves and they are motivated towards their subject of teaching
they are in interest with. At last, the author has vastly demonstrated each and every aspect of
teacher life in the form of arguments that made this convincing for me.

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