Diane Wolk-Rogers: A Parkland teacher's homework for us all
戴安·沃克-罗杰斯: 一位帕克兰教师给我们所有人留下的家庭作业
Diane Wolk-Rogers has been a Florida public school teacher for more than three decades. Full bio
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mass school shootings in American history.
最严重的校园枪击事件。
follow me through the hall,
moving in the opposite direction.
但我知道我要恢复镇定。
and I knew I had to pull myself together.
that somehow, Valentine's Day --
that somehow, Valentine's Day
of the "pop, pop" sound of the gunfire.
of my students
of pain, grief and anger
lost 17 precious lives
在那个可怕的一天
question I've been asked.
I've been humbled by a student's question.
in the public schools for 33 years,
what you don't know
to being an engaged student,
to the person asking you a question.
Admit what you don't know.
thoughtful questions all the time.
to prove their smarts.
when I have no idea of the answer,
我什么时候不知道答案,
让我去查一下然后回复你。”
Let me research that and get back to you."
the answer to one of my questions,
美国步枪协会(NRA)开始。
with the Second Amendment and the NRA.
you've been sitting in a history class,
to the security of a free State,
to keep and bear arms,
infringe on the rights of citizens
was ratified 226 years ago.
the federal government's armed forces
as necessary to protect the states.
had ended a few years prior,
marksmanship on the battlefield.
for any future conflicts,
Rifle Association
was written to ensure
保证未来的士兵擅长瞄准目标。
to ensure future soldiers had good aim.
the gun regulation conversations
of the Second Amendment.
in our nation's history
regulate and feel about guns.
ruled for the first time
an individual right to possess a firearm
for traditionally lawful purposes,
of the Second Amendment
they could change again.
and dynamic history lesson,
I'm here to teach today,
to stand and speak.
we don't have time to lose.
are killed by guns in the United States,
我的学生们的提问,
my students' question soon,
how do we stop this senseless violence,
如何阻止这场无意义的暴力行为,
questions in high school, don't you?
hold gun manufacturers responsible
承担产品造成的死亡责任
actually thought about this before.
其实以前就想过这个方法。
sued gun manufacturers,
make their products safer
where their products are sold.
他们没有直接的责任。
for how their products were used.
and the owners who bought them
should anything bad happen.
and many other lawsuits,
for the passage of the PLCAA,
Commerce in Arms Act.
在两党的拥护下通过,
with bipartisan support in 2005
and use the gun responsibly.
and faculty die at my school,
will assume responsibility.
并去管理美国大约3亿可用枪支,
hold ourselves accountable
300 million guns available in America.
for gun violence.
are willing to pass commonsense gun reform
those 300 million guns under control.
can take personal initiative.
taking care of your mental health?
the mental health argument falls flat
our own personal vulnerabilities
will struggle with mental illness.
rigorously engaged in the upkeep
seriously ask ourselves
and attention to own a gun.
枪支暴力能结束。
of taking care of each other.
why people buy and use guns.
受很多社会因素影响。
and psychos, shaming them.
羞辱他们,
for people that need help.
better mental health care.
and poverty affect gun ownership
种族歧视和贫困影响枪支所有权
were fatally shot each month
and emotions with words, not weapons.
reported that last year,
and the police union about that.
multiple-choice questions
with just three possibilities.
Choice D: all of the above.
and this is not an easy problem.
而这不是个简单的问题。
thinking by all of us.
to do your homework,
以我学生们作为榜样。
look to my students as role models.
communication skills
that I find so inspiring.
engaged in the issue of gun regulation,
to do this on their own.
I'm no gun control expert.
is to share your knowledge.
brave and sincere engagement
needs to do your homework.
with each other.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Diane Wolk-Rogers - EducatorDiane Wolk-Rogers has been a Florida public school teacher for more than three decades.
Why you should listen
Diane Wolk-Rogers began teaching because she was passionate about supporting too-often neglected young people facing challenges and vulnerabilities. Early in her career, she received awards for her work providing special education support to students with learning and emotional disabilities. In 2001 she joined the faculty at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where she teaches AP World History.
In 2006, Wolk-Rogers became engaged in LGBTQAI activism, and she now serves as the faculty advisor for MSD’s Gay/Straight Alliance. She recently gained national attention for speaking publicly in support of the #neveragain movement led by her students at MSD after the shooting that occurred there on February 14, 2018. Their activism inspires her to fight for a safe learning environment for all.
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