每個孩子都需要一個冠軍

I have spent my entire life

我這輩子

either at the schoolhouse,on the way to the schoolhouse,

要麼是在學校，要麼在去學校的路上，

or talking about what happens in the schoolhouse.

要麼是在討論學校里發生了什麼事。

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

Both my parents were educators,

我的父母都是教育家，

my maternal grandparents were educators,

我的外祖父母也都是搞教育的，

and for the past 40 years,I』ve done the same thing.

過去40年我也在從事同樣的事業。

And so, needless to say, over those years

所以，很顯然，過去的這些年裡，

I』ve had a chance to look at education reform

我有機會從各個角度

from a lot of perspectives.

審視教育改革。

Some of those reforms have been good.

一些改革是有成效的。

Some of them have been not so good.

而另一些卻收效甚微。

And we know why kids drop out.

我們知道孩子們為什麼掉隊輟學。

We know why kids don』t learn.

我們知道孩子們為什麼學不下去。

It』s either poverty, low attendance,

原因無非是貧窮，低出席率，

negative peer influences...

同齡人的壞影響。

We know why.

我們知道為什麼。

But one of the things that we never discuss

但是我們從未討論

or we rarely discuss

或者極少討論的是

is the value and importance of human connection.

人和人之間的那種聯繫的價值和重要性，

Relationships.

這就是「關係」。

James Comer says that no significant learning

James Comer (美國著名兒童精神科醫師）說過

can occur without a significant relationship.

沒有強有力的聯繫，學習就不會有顯著的進步。

George Washington Carver says all learning

George Washington Carver（美國著名教育學家）說過

is understanding relationships.

學習就是理解各種關係。

Everyone in this room has been affected by a teacher or an adult.

在座的各位都曾經被一位老師或者一個成年人影響過。

For years, I have watched people teach.

這麼多年，我都在看人們怎麼教學。

I have looked at the best and I』ve looked at some of the worst.

我看過最好的也看過最差的。

A colleague said to me one time,

一次有個同事跟我說，

They don』t pay me to like the kids.

「我的職責不是喜歡那些孩子們。

They pay me to teach a lesson.

我的職責是教書。

The kids should learn it.

孩子們就該去學。

I should teach it, they should learn it,

我管教課，他們管學習。

Case closed."

就是這麼個理兒。」

Well, I said to her,

然後，我就跟她說，

You know, kids don』t learn from people they don』t like.

「你知道，孩子們可不跟他們討厭的人學習。」

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

(Applause)

（掌聲）

She said, "That』s just a bunch of hooey."

她接著說，「一派胡言。」

And I said to her,

然後我對她說，

Well, your year is going to be long and arduous, dear.

「那麼，親愛的，你這一年會變得十分漫長和痛苦。」

Needless to say, it was.

事實也果真如此。有些人認為

Some people think that you can either have it in you to build a relationship,

一個人或者天生可以建立一種關係

or you don』t.

或者不具有這種能力。

I think Stephen Covey had the right idea.

我認為Stephen Covey（美國教育家）是對的。

He said you ought to just throw in a few simple things,

他說你只需要做一些簡單的事情，

like seeking first to understand,

比如試著首先理解他人

as opposed to being understood.

而不是想要被理解，

Simple things, like apologizing.

比如道歉。

You ever thought about that?

你想過嗎？

Tell a kid you』re sorry, they』re in shock.

跟一個孩子說你很對不起，他們都驚呆了。

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

I taught a lesson once on ratios.

我有一次講比例。

I』m not real good with math,but I was working on it.

我數學不是很好，但是我當時在教數學。

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

And I got back and looked at that teacher edition.

然後我下了課，翻看了教師用書。

I』d taught the whole lesson wrong.

我完全教錯了。

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

So I came back to class the next day and I said,

所以我第二天回到班上說，

Look, guys, I need to apologize.

「同學們，我要道歉。

I taught the whole lesson wrong.I』m so sorry."

我昨天的課都教錯了。我非常抱歉。」

They said, "That』s okay, Ms. Pierson.

他們說，「沒關係，Pierson老師。

You were so excited, we just let you go."

你當時教得非常投入，我們就讓你繼續了。」

I have had classes that were so low,

我曾經教過程度非常低的班級，

so academically deficient, that I cried.

學術素養差到我都哭了。

I wondered, "How am I going to take this group,

我當時就想，我怎麼能

in nine months,

在9個月之內

from where they are to where they need to be?

把這些孩子提升到他們必須具備的水平？

And it was difficult, it was awfully hard.

這真的很難，太艱難了。

How do I raise the self-esteem of a child

我怎麼能讓一個孩子重拾自信的同時

and his academic achievement at the same time?

他在學術上也有進步？

One year I came up with a bright idea.

有一年我有了一個非常好的主意。

I told all my students,

我告訴我的學生們，

You were chosen to be in my class

「你們進了我的班級

because I am the best teacher

因為我是最好的老師

and you are the best students,

而你們是最好的學生，

they put us all together

他們把我們放在一起

so we could show everybody else how to do it."

來給其他人做個好榜樣。」

One of the students said, "Really?"

一個學生說，「真的嗎？」

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

I said, "Really. We have to show the other classes

我說，「當然是真的。我們要給其他班級做個榜樣，

how to do it, so when we walk down the hall,

當我們走在樓道里，

people will notice us,so you can』t make noise.

因為大家都會注意到我們，我們不能吵鬧。

You just have to strut."

大家要昂首闊步。」

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

And I gave them a saying to say:

我還給了他們一個口號：

I am somebody.

「我是個人物。

I was somebody when I came.

我來的時候是個人物。

I』ll be a better somebody when I leave.

我畢業的時候會變成一個更好的人物。

I am powerful, and I am strong.

我很有力，很強大。

I deserve the education that I get here.

我值得在這裡受教育。

I have things to do, people to impress,

我有很多事情要做，我要讓人們記住我，

and places to go."

我要去很多地方。」

And they said, "Yeah!"

然後他們說：「是啊！」

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

You say it long enough,

如果你長時間的這麼說，

it starts to be a part of you.

它就會開始變成事實。

(Applause)

所以 － （掌聲）

I gave a quiz, 20 questions.

我做了一個小測驗，20道題。

A student missed 18.

一個孩子錯了18道。

I put a "+2" on his paper and a big smiley face.

我在他了卷子上寫了個「＋2」和一個大的笑臉。

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

He said, "Ms. Pierson, is this an F?"

他說，「Pierson老師，這是不及格嗎？」

I said, "Yes."

我說，「是的。」

(Laughter)

他接著說，「那你為什麼給我一個笑臉？」

He said, "Then why』d you put a smiley face?"

我說，「因為你正漸入佳境。

I said, "Because you』re on a roll.

你沒有全錯，還對了兩個。」

You got two right.You didn』t miss them all."

我說，「我們複習這些題的時候，

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

I said, "And when we review this,won』t you do better?"

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.

大家看，「－18」讓人感覺想死。

+2 said, "I ain』t all bad."

「＋2」意味著，「我沒有那麼糟。」

For years, I watched my mother take the time at recess to review,

好多年了，我看著我媽媽利用課間休息時間批改作業，

go on home visits in the afternoon,

下午去家訪，

buy combs and brushes and peanut butter and crackers

買梳子、刷子、花生醬和餅乾

to put in her desk drawer for kids that needed to eat,

把他們放在自己的抽屜里給那些餓了的孩子們吃，

and a washcloth and some soap for the kids who didn』t smell so good.

還有為那些臟孩子們準備了一條毛巾和一些肥皂。

See, it』s hard to teach kids who stink.

看吧，教那些發臭的孩子是困難的一件事。

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

And kids can be cruel.

而孩子們有時也是比較「殘忍」的。

And so she kept those things in her desk,

所以她把這些東西都放在她的抽屜里，

and years later, after she retired,

然後過了很多年，在她退休以後，

I watched some of those same kids come through

我看到一些當年的孩子們回來告訴她，

and say to her, "You know, Ms. Walker,

「您知道，Walker老師，

you made a difference in my life.

您改變了我的生活。

You made it work for me.

您讓它有了意義。

You made me feel like I was somebody,

您讓我覺得我是個人物，

when I knew, at the bottom, I wasn』t.

雖說在心底我知道我不是。

And I want you to just see what I』ve become."

我就是想讓您看看我現在成為了個什麼樣的人。」

And when my mama died two years ago at 92,

當我媽媽兩年前以92歲高齡去世的時候，

there were so many former students at her funeral,

有好多好多的以前的學生來參加了她的葬禮，

it brought tears to my eyes,not because she was gone,

我哭了，不是因為她去世了，

but because she left a legacy of relationships

而是因為她留下了這些永遠不會消失的

that could never disappear.

各種聯繫。

Can we stand to have more relationships?

我們真的可以有更多的關係嗎？

Absolutely.

當然可以。

Will you like all your children?Of course not.

你會喜歡你所有的學生嗎？當然不。

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

And you know your toughest kids are never absent.

你也知道那些最難搞的孩子總是很難甩掉。

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

Never.

永遠不會。

You won』t like them all,

你不會喜歡每一個人，

and the tough ones show up for a reason.

然而難搞的那幾個的出現也是有理由的。

It』s the connection.It』s the relationships.

這就是聯繫，是關係。

So teachers become great actors and great actresses,

所以老師們變成偉大的演員，

and we come to work when we don』t feel like it,

我們得強迫自己工作，

and we』re listening to policy that doesn』t make sense,

我們得聽從那些毫無道理的政策，

and we teach anyway.

我們還得上課。

We teach anyway,because that』s what we do.

我們還得上課，因為這是我們的責任。

Teaching and learning should bring joy.

教學和學習應該是讓人愉快的事情。

How powerful would our world be

我們的世界會變得多麼的強大

if we had kids who were not afraid to take risks,

如果我們的孩子都不害怕接受挑戰，

who were not afraid to think,

不害怕思考，

and who had a champion?

都贏得了一個冠軍？

Every child deserves a champion,

每個孩子都可以成為一個冠軍，

an adult who will never give up on them,

一個成年人要永遠不放棄他們，

who understands the power of connection,

懂得聯繫的強大力量，

and insists that they become the best that they can possibly be.

堅信他們可以變成那個最好的自己。

Is this job tough? You betcha.

這個職業很艱巨不？當然。

Oh God, you betcha.

上帝，毫無疑問。

But it is not impossible.

但是這不是不可能的。

We can do this. We』re educators.

我們可以的，因為我們是教育家。

We』re born to make a difference.

我們天生就是重塑他人的。

Thank you so much.

非常感謝大家。

(Applause)

（掌聲）

I have spent my entire life

我這輩子

either at the schoolhouse,on the way to the schoolhouse,

要麼是在學校，要麼在去學校的路上，

or talking about what happens in the schoolhouse.

要麼是在討論學校里發生了什麼事。

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

Both my parents were educators,

我的父母都是教育家，

my maternal grandparents were educators,

我的外祖父母也都是搞教育的，

and for the past 40 years,I』ve done the same thing.

過去40年我也在從事同樣的事業。

And so, needless to say, over those years

所以，很顯然，過去的這些年裡，

I』ve had a chance to look at education reform

我有機會從各個角度

from a lot of perspectives.

審視教育改革。

Some of those reforms have been good.

一些改革是有成效的。

Some of them have been not so good.

而另一些卻收效甚微。

And we know why kids drop out.

我們知道孩子們為什麼掉隊輟學。

We know why kids don』t learn.

我們知道孩子們為什麼學不下去。

It』s either poverty, low attendance,

原因無非是貧窮，低出席率，

negative peer influences...

同齡人的壞影響。

We know why.

我們知道為什麼。

But one of the things that we never discuss

但是我們從未討論

or we rarely discuss

或者極少討論的是

is the value and importance of human connection.

人和人之間的那種聯繫的價值和重要性，

Relationships.

這就是「關係」。

James Comer says that no significant learning

James Comer (美國著名兒童精神科醫師）說過

can occur without a significant relationship.

沒有強有力的聯繫，學習就不會有顯著的進步。

George Washington Carver says all learning

George Washington Carver（美國著名教育學家）說過

is understanding relationships.

學習就是理解各種關係。

Everyone in this room has been affected by a teacher or an adult.

在座的各位都曾經被一位老師或者一個成年人影響過。

For years, I have watched people teach.

這麼多年，我都在看人們怎麼教學。

I have looked at the best and I』ve looked at some of the worst.

我看過最好的也看過最差的。

A colleague said to me one time,

一次有個同事跟我說，

They don』t pay me to like the kids.

「我的職責不是喜歡那些孩子們。

They pay me to teach a lesson.

我的職責是教書。

The kids should learn it.

孩子們就該去學。

I should teach it, they should learn it,

我管教課，他們管學習。

Case closed."

就是這麼個理兒。」

Well, I said to her,

然後，我就跟她說，

You know, kids don』t learn from people they don』t like.

「你知道，孩子們可不跟他們討厭的人學習。」

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

(Applause)

（掌聲）

She said, "That』s just a bunch of hooey."

她接著說，「一派胡言。」

And I said to her,

然後我對她說，

Well, your year is going to be long and arduous, dear.

「那麼，親愛的，你這一年會變得十分漫長和痛苦。」

Needless to say, it was.

事實也果真如此。有些人認為

Some people think that you can either have it in you to build a relationship,

一個人或者天生可以建立一種關係

or you don』t.

或者不具有這種能力。

I think Stephen Covey had the right idea.

我認為Stephen Covey（美國教育家）是對的。

He said you ought to just throw in a few simple things,

他說你只需要做一些簡單的事情，

like seeking first to understand,

比如試著首先理解他人

as opposed to being understood.

而不是想要被理解，

Simple things, like apologizing.

比如道歉。

You ever thought about that?

你想過嗎？

Tell a kid you』re sorry, they』re in shock.

跟一個孩子說你很對不起，他們都驚呆了。

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

I taught a lesson once on ratios.

我有一次講比例。

I』m not real good with math,but I was working on it.

我數學不是很好，但是我當時在教數學。

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

And I got back and looked at that teacher edition.

然後我下了課，翻看了教師用書。

I』d taught the whole lesson wrong.

我完全教錯了。

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

So I came back to class the next day and I said,

所以我第二天回到班上說，

Look, guys, I need to apologize.

「同學們，我要道歉。

I taught the whole lesson wrong.I』m so sorry."

我昨天的課都教錯了。我非常抱歉。」

They said, "That』s okay, Ms. Pierson.

他們說，「沒關係，Pierson老師。

You were so excited, we just let you go."

你當時教得非常投入，我們就讓你繼續了。」

I have had classes that were so low,

我曾經教過程度非常低的班級，

so academically deficient, that I cried.

學術素養差到我都哭了。

I wondered, "How am I going to take this group,

我當時就想，我怎麼能

in nine months,

在9個月之內

from where they are to where they need to be?

把這些孩子提升到他們必須具備的水平？

And it was difficult, it was awfully hard.

這真的很難，太艱難了。

How do I raise the self-esteem of a child

我怎麼能讓一個孩子重拾自信的同時

and his academic achievement at the same time?

他在學術上也有進步？

One year I came up with a bright idea.

有一年我有了一個非常好的主意。

I told all my students,

我告訴我的學生們，

You were chosen to be in my class

「你們進了我的班級

because I am the best teacher

因為我是最好的老師

and you are the best students,

而你們是最好的學生，

they put us all together

他們把我們放在一起

so we could show everybody else how to do it."

來給其他人做個好榜樣。」

One of the students said, "Really?"

一個學生說，「真的嗎？」

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

I said, "Really. We have to show the other classes

我說，「當然是真的。我們要給其他班級做個榜樣，

how to do it, so when we walk down the hall,

當我們走在樓道里，

people will notice us,so you can』t make noise.

因為大家都會注意到我們，我們不能吵鬧。

You just have to strut."

大家要昂首闊步。」

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

And I gave them a saying to say:

我還給了他們一個口號：

I am somebody.

「我是個人物。

I was somebody when I came.

我來的時候是個人物。

I』ll be a better somebody when I leave.

我畢業的時候會變成一個更好的人物。

I am powerful, and I am strong.

我很有力，很強大。

I deserve the education that I get here.

我值得在這裡受教育。

I have things to do, people to impress,

我有很多事情要做，我要讓人們記住我，

and places to go."

我要去很多地方。」

And they said, "Yeah!"

然後他們說：「是啊！」

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

You say it long enough,

如果你長時間的這麼說，

it starts to be a part of you.

它就會開始變成事實。

(Applause)

所以 － （掌聲）

I gave a quiz, 20 questions.

我做了一個小測驗，20道題。

A student missed 18.

一個孩子錯了18道。

I put a "+2" on his paper and a big smiley face.

我在他了卷子上寫了個「＋2」和一個大的笑臉。

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

He said, "Ms. Pierson, is this an F?"

他說，「Pierson老師，這是不及格嗎？」

I said, "Yes."

我說，「是的。」

(Laughter)

他接著說，「那你為什麼給我一個笑臉？」

He said, "Then why』d you put a smiley face?"

我說，「因為你正漸入佳境。

I said, "Because you』re on a roll.

你沒有全錯，還對了兩個。」

You got two right.You didn』t miss them all."

我說，「我們複習這些題的時候，

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

I said, "And when we review this,won』t you do better?"

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.

大家看，「－18」讓人感覺想死。

+2 said, "I ain』t all bad."

「＋2」意味著，「我沒有那麼糟。」

For years, I watched my mother take the time at recess to review,

好多年了，我看著我媽媽利用課間休息時間批改作業，

go on home visits in the afternoon,

下午去家訪，

buy combs and brushes and peanut butter and crackers

買梳子、刷子、花生醬和餅乾

to put in her desk drawer for kids that needed to eat,

把他們放在自己的抽屜里給那些餓了的孩子們吃，

and a washcloth and some soap for the kids who didn』t smell so good.

還有為那些臟孩子們準備了一條毛巾和一些肥皂。

See, it』s hard to teach kids who stink.

看吧，教那些發臭的孩子是困難的一件事。

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

And kids can be cruel.

而孩子們有時也是比較「殘忍」的。

And so she kept those things in her desk,

所以她把這些東西都放在她的抽屜里，

and years later, after she retired,

然後過了很多年，在她退休以後，

I watched some of those same kids come through

我看到一些當年的孩子們回來告訴她，

and say to her, "You know, Ms. Walker,

「您知道，Walker老師，

you made a difference in my life.

您改變了我的生活。

You made it work for me.

您讓它有了意義。

You made me feel like I was somebody,

您讓我覺得我是個人物，

when I knew, at the bottom, I wasn』t.

雖說在心底我知道我不是。

And I want you to just see what I』ve become."

我就是想讓您看看我現在成為了個什麼樣的人。」

And when my mama died two years ago at 92,

當我媽媽兩年前以92歲高齡去世的時候，

there were so many former students at her funeral,

有好多好多的以前的學生來參加了她的葬禮，

it brought tears to my eyes,not because she was gone,

我哭了，不是因為她去世了，

but because she left a legacy of relationships

而是因為她留下了這些永遠不會消失的

that could never disappear.

各種聯繫。

Can we stand to have more relationships?

我們真的可以有更多的關係嗎？

Absolutely.

當然可以。

Will you like all your children?Of course not.

你會喜歡你所有的學生嗎？當然不。

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

And you know your toughest kids are never absent.

你也知道那些最難搞的孩子總是很難甩掉。

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

Never.

永遠不會。

You won』t like them all,

你不會喜歡每一個人，

and the tough ones show up for a reason.

然而難搞的那幾個的出現也是有理由的。

It』s the connection.It』s the relationships.

這就是聯繫，是關係。

So teachers become great actors and great actresses,

所以老師們變成偉大的演員，

and we come to work when we don』t feel like it,

我們得強迫自己工作，

and we』re listening to policy that doesn』t make sense,

我們得聽從那些毫無道理的政策，

and we teach anyway.

我們還得上課。

We teach anyway,because that』s what we do.

我們還得上課，因為這是我們的責任。

Teaching and learning should bring joy.

教學和學習應該是讓人愉快的事情。

How powerful would our world be

我們的世界會變得多麼的強大

if we had kids who were not afraid to take risks,

如果我們的孩子都不害怕接受挑戰，

who were not afraid to think,

不害怕思考，

and who had a champion?

都贏得了一個冠軍？

Every child deserves a champion,

每個孩子都可以成為一個冠軍，

an adult who will never give up on them,

一個成年人要永遠不放棄他們，

who understands the power of connection,

懂得聯繫的強大力量，

and insists that they become the best that they can possibly be.

堅信他們可以變成那個最好的自己。

Is this job tough? You betcha.

這個職業很艱巨不？當然。

Oh God, you betcha.

上帝，毫無疑問。

But it is not impossible.

但是這不是不可能的。

We can do this. We』re educators.

我們可以的，因為我們是教育家。

We』re born to make a difference.

我們天生就是重塑他人的。

Thank you so much.

非常感謝大家。

(Applause)

（掌聲）