Anindya Kundu: The boost students need to overcome obstacles
Anindya Kundu: La spinta che serve agli studenti per superare i loro ostacoli
TED Resident Anindya Kundu is reframing our notions of achievement and ability through his sociological research, which suggests all students can succeed if provided the right support systems. Full bio
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about inequality and race in education,
sull'ineguaglianza e razzismo nella scuola
to any of my students
è sempre aperta per gli studenti
students, Mahari,
più spensierati, Mahari,
piuttosto emarginato perché nero.
a bit like an outcast because he's black.
from a community college
da un istituto professionale
of students at NYU are black.
degli studenti alla NYU sono neri.
of being an outsider
di essere un estraneo
faccio questo lavoro.
faculty members of color,
my family's social mobility,
la mobilità sociale della mia famiglia,
into a nice house,
a una bella casa,
white neighborhood.
that I didn't smell like curry.
che non odoravo di curry.
stava per andarsene,
with feeling isolated.
questo senso di isolamento.
si sentisse solo,
era basata sulla determinazione
Dr. Angela Duckworth,
è la Dottoressa Angela Duckworth,
this stick-to-itiveness of grit
questa risolutezza nella determinazione
and passion for long-term goals."
per gli obiettivi a lungo termine."
"grit" as a core value.
"determinazione" come valore cardine.
se ne stava andando,
something more specific
qualcosa di più specifico
that he mentioned to me.
di cui mi aveva parlato.
I also study achievement,
mi occupo anche di risultati,
immense obstacles
superato ostacoli immensi
incarcerated or perhaps undocumented,
detenuti o senza permesso di soggiorno,
with substance abuse
abuso di sostanze
di natura violenta o sessuale.
of the grittiest people I've met.
più determinate che conosco.
he fell in with the wrong crowd.
è finito con la compagnia sbagliata.
he was able to get a master's,
prese un master,
to Staten Island to the Bronx.
alla Staten Island, al Bronx.
by her extended family,
dai parenti,
had a heroin addiction.
una dipendenza da eroina.
to go to community college,
un istituto professionale,
to finish her bachelor's.
e terminare gli studi.
hear these stories and say,
queste storie e dire,
by the bootstraps."
that helped to influence their agency,
hanno influenzato il loro agire,
the obstacles that they were facing
gli ostacoli che si presentavano
given their circumstances.
nonostante le circostanze.
si sentiva perso all'inizio,
was actually aimless at first,
took him aside
lo prese da parte
with the youth program.
nel programma giovani.
and possibilities in the teens.
i suoi stessi sbagli e le opportunità.
in taking college-credit courses.
nei corsi universitari.
who have been formerly incarcerated.
che erano state in prigione in passato.
a master's in social work,
un master in servizi sociali,
alla Columbia sulla riforma carceraria.
at Columbia about prison reform.
called Vocational Foundation
chiamato Vocational Foundation
are what helped her get her GED,
la aiutarono a ottenere il diploma,
di una grave insufficienza renale,
from a very serious kidney failure,
because she was only born with one kidney.
essendo nata con un solo rene.
aspettando un trapianto.
waiting for a successful transplant.
had kept in touch with her,
tenuti in contatto,
that allowed her to become accepted
che la portò ad essere accettata
for women in the country,
femminili del paese,
for her young son.
per il suo bambino.
is that teaching is social
è che l'insegnamento è sociale
pushing these two in one direction,
che spinsero i due in una direzione
mentorship and opportunities,
e delle opportunità personalizzate,
on their circumstances
sulle loro circostanze
like developing a network,
come sviluppare una rete sociale,
that we have needed from time to time,
di aver avuto bisogno, a volte,
as exceptional, but not as exceptions.
eccezionali, ma non eccezioni.
to help students in similar situations.
di aiutare studenti in simili situazioni.
and now even Trump,
e ora perfino Trump,
"the civil rights issue of our time,"
"il problema odierno dei diritti civili",
about the agency that their students have
degli studenti e contribuirvi,
when they push them,
more relevant to their lives,
più attinente alle loro vite,
reservoirs of grit and character.
determinazione e carattere interni
with scholarships,
con borsa di studio
of recommendation.
lettere di referenze.
is what got him this achievement,
l'ha portato a questo risultato
his voice along the way,
la sua strada nel tempo,
a little bit shy and awkward,
un po' timida e impacciata,
he will rely a lot on his grit
molto affidamento sulla determinazione
del primo anno di legge,
that first-year law school grind,
to succeed even more.
la sua capacità di far succedere cose
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Anindya Kundu - Sociologist, educator, writerTED Resident Anindya Kundu is reframing our notions of achievement and ability through his sociological research, which suggests all students can succeed if provided the right support systems.
Why you should listen
Anindya Kundu studies the potential of human agency to help people create positive change in their lives. His research involves learning how students can navigate around personal, social and institutional challenges to succeed. Kundu's book Achieving Agency is forthcoming.
At NYU, Kundu has taught the course, "American Dilemmas: Race, Inequality, and the Unfulfilled Promise of Public Education," originally designed by achievement gap scholar, Dr. Pedro Noguera. Kundu was the 2017 recipient of the NYU "Outstanding Doctoral Student Teaching Award." He also teaches high school students storytelling through The Moth in New York City.
Kundu frequently contributes to public discourse on education. His work has appeared in NPR Education, MSNBC and Huffington Post. Kundu says, "There is intellectual talent going uncultivated and unnoticed in our communities. If we remember education is our greatest public responsibility, we can better tackle the social problems that lie ahead, together."
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