(完型)Everykidneedsachampion每個孩子都需要一個冠軍

1、Every kid needs a champion 每個孩子都需要一個冠軍教育家Rita Pierson Ted演講： kira86 于2013-08-22 麗塔皮爾遜，一位有40年教齡的老師，一次聽到一個同事說，“我的職責不是喜歡學生?！彼貞?yīng)道：“孩子們不會跟他們不喜歡的人學習?！?這個充滿激情的演講號召教育者們相信他們的學生并且從個人角度上真正建立起和孩子們的聯(lián)系。 I have spent my entire life either at the schoolhouse, on the way to the schoolhouse, or talking about what hap

2、pens in the schoolhouse. Both my parents were educators, and for the past 40 years 我這輩子，要么是在學校，要么在去學校的路上， 要么是在討論學校里發(fā)生了什么事。 我的父母都是教育家，over those years I've had a chance to look at education reform from a lot of perspectives. Some of those reforms have been good. Some of them have been not so good

3、. 過去40年我也在從事同樣的事業(yè)。 所以，很顯然，過去的這些年里， 我有機會從各個角度 審視教育改革。 一些改革是有成效的。 而另一些卻收效甚微。And we know why kids drop out. We know why kids don't learn. It's either poverty, low attendance, negative peer influences. We know why. 我們知道孩子們?yōu)槭裁吹絷犦z學。 我們知道孩子們?yōu)槭裁磳W不下去。 原因無非是貧窮，低出席率， 同齡人的壞影響。我們知道為什么。But one of the thin

4、gs that we never discuss or we rarely discuss is the value and importance of human connection, relationships. 但是我們從未討論 或者極少討論的是 人和人之間的那種聯(lián)系的價值和重要性， 這就是“關(guān)系”。 Some people think that you can either have it in you to build a relationship or you don't. 有些人認為 一個人或者天生可以建立一種關(guān)系 或者不具有這種能力。I think Stephen C

5、ovey had the right idea. He said you ought to just throw in a few simple things, like seeking first to understand as opposed to being understood, simple things like apologizing. You ever thought about that? Tell a kid you're sorry, they're in shock. 我認為Stephen Covey（美國教育家）是對的。 他說你只需要做一些簡單的事情

6、， 比如試著首先理解他人，而不是想要被理解， 比如道歉。 你想過嗎？ 跟一個孩子說你很對不起，他們都驚呆了。 I taught a lesson once on ratios. I'm not real good with math, but I was working on it. And I got back and looked at that teacher edition. I'd taught the whole lesson wrong. (Laughter) 我有一次講比例。 我數(shù)學不是很好，但是我當時在教數(shù)學。 然后我下了課，翻看了教師用書。 我完全教錯了。（

7、笑聲） So I came back to class the next day, and I said, "Look, guys, I need to apologize. I taught the whole lesson wrong. I'm so sorry." 所以我第二天回到班上說， “同學們，我要道歉。 我昨天的課都教錯了。我非常抱歉?！?They said, "That's okay, Ms. Pierson. You were so excited, we just let you go." (Laughter) (Ap

8、plause) 他們說，“沒關(guān)系，Pierson老師。 你當時教得非常投入，我們就讓你繼續(xù)了?！?（笑聲）（掌聲） I have had classes that were so low, so academically deficient that I cried. 我曾經(jīng)教過程度非常低的班級， 學術(shù)素養(yǎng)差到我都哭了。I wondered, how am I going to take this group in nine months from where they are to where they need to be? And it was difficult. It was awf

9、ully hard. 我當時就想，我怎么能在9個月之內(nèi) 把這些孩子 提升到他們必須具備的水平？ 這真的很難，太艱難了。How do I raise the self-esteem of a child and his academic achievement at the same time? 我怎么能讓一個孩子重拾自信的同時 他在學術(shù)上也有進步？ One year I came up with a bright idea. I told all my students, "You were chosen to be in my class because I am the best

10、 teacher and you are the best students, they put us all together so we could show everybody else how to do it." 有一年我有了一個非常好的主意。 我告訴我的學生們， “你們進了我的班級，因為我是最好的老師，而你們是最好的學生， 他們把我們放在一起來給其他人做個好榜樣。” One of the students said, "Really?" 一個學生說，“真的嗎？” I said, "Really. We have to show the oth

11、er classes how to do it, so when we walk down the hall, people will notice us, so you can't make noise. You just have to strut." 我說，“當然是真的。我們要給其他班級做個榜樣， 當我們走在樓道里， 因為大家都會注意到我們，我們不能吵鬧。 大家要昂首闊步?！盇nd I gave them a saying to say: "I am somebody. I was somebody when I came. I'll be a bet

12、ter somebody when I leave. I am powerful, and I am strong. I deserve the education that I get here. I have things to do, people to impress, and places to go." 我還給了他們一個口號：“我是個人物。 我來的時候是個人物。 我畢業(yè)的時候會變成一個更好的人物。 我很有力，很強大。 我值得在這里受教育。 我有很多事情要做，我要讓人們記住我， 我要去很多地方?！?And they said, "Yeah!" 然后他們說

13、：“是??！”You say it long enough, it starts to be a part of you. 如果你長時間的這么說， 它就會開始變成事實。 And so I gave a quiz, 20 questions. A student missed 18. I put a "+2" on his paper and a big smiley face. 所以 我做了一個小測驗，20道題。 一個孩子錯了18道。 我在他了卷子上寫了個“2”和一個大的笑臉。 He said, "Ms. Pierson, is this an F?" 他

14、說，“Pierson老師，這是不及格嗎？” I said, "Yes." 我說，“是的?！?He said, "Then why'd you put a smiley face?" 他接著說，“那你為什么給我一個笑臉？” I said, "Because you're on a roll. You got two right. You didn't miss them all." I said, "And when we review this, won't you do better?&qu

15、ot; 我說，“因為你正漸入佳境。 你沒有全錯，還對了兩個?！?我說，“我們復(fù)習這些題的時候， 難道你不會做得更好嗎？” He said, "Yes, ma'am, I can do better." 他說，“是的，老師。我可以做得更好?！?You see, "-18" sucks all the life out of you. "+2" said, "I ain't all bad."大家看，“18”讓人感覺想死。 “2”意味著，“我沒有那么糟?！?.Teaching and learning should bring joy. Every child deserves a champion, an adult who will never give up on them, who understands t