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Karim Abouelnaga: A summer school kids actually want to attend
Karim Abouelnaga: Shule ya kiangazi watakayo watoto
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Kipindi cha kiangazi, watoto toka kaya maskini Marekani husahau karibu miezi mitatu ya walichosoma kipindi cha mwaka wa shule. Mjasiriamali wa elimu na Mshirika wa TED Karim Abouelnaga anataka kurekebisha upotevu huu wa elimu, kwa kubadili "anguko la kiangazi" kuwa fursa ya kwenda mbele na kukua kuelekea baadaye ing'arayo zaidi.
Karim Abouelnaga - Education entrepreneur
Karim Abouelnaga is working to provide kids with access to high-quality academic summer programming. Full bio
Karim Abouelnaga is working to provide kids with access to high-quality academic summer programming. Full bio
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00:13
Getting a college education
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Kupata elimu ya chuo
00:15
is a 20-year investment.
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ni uwekezaji wa miaka 20
00:18
When you're growing up poor,
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Unapokulia katika umaskini,
00:20
you're not accustomed
to thinking that far ahead.
to thinking that far ahead.
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unakuwa hujazoea
kufikiria mbele kiasi hicho
kufikiria mbele kiasi hicho
00:23
Instead, you're thinking about
where you're going to get your next meal
where you're going to get your next meal
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Badala yake,
unafikiria wapi utapata mlo unaofuata
unafikiria wapi utapata mlo unaofuata
na namna gani familia yako
italipa kodi ya pango kwa mwezi huo
italipa kodi ya pango kwa mwezi huo
00:26
and how your family
is going to pay rent that month.
is going to pay rent that month.
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00:29
Besides, my parents
and my friends' parents
and my friends' parents
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Mbali na hilo,
wazazi wangu na wazazi wa rafiki zangu
wazazi wangu na wazazi wa rafiki zangu
00:32
seemed to be doing just fine
driving taxis and working as janitors.
driving taxis and working as janitors.
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walionekana kuwa vizuri tu wakiendesha
teksi na kufanya kazi za usafi na uhudumu.
teksi na kufanya kazi za usafi na uhudumu.
00:36
It wasn't until I was a teenager
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Ni mpaka nilipokuwa kijana
00:38
when I realized I didn't
want to do those things.
want to do those things.
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nilipogundua sikutaka kufanya kazi zile.
00:42
By then, I was two-thirds of the way
through my education,
through my education,
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Wakati huo, nilikuwa theluthi mbili
ya muda wa kumaliza elimu yangu
ya muda wa kumaliza elimu yangu
00:45
and it was almost too late
to turn things around.
to turn things around.
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na ilikuwa bado kidogo tu
ningechelewa kufanya mabadiliko.
ningechelewa kufanya mabadiliko.
00:49
When you grow up poor,
you want to be rich.
you want to be rich.
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Unapokulia umaskini, unataka kuwa tajiri.
00:52
I was no different.
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Sikuwa tofauti
00:54
I'm the second-oldest of seven,
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Mi ni wa pili kuzaliwa kati ya saba,
00:56
and was raised by a single mother
on government aid
on government aid
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na nililelewa na mama pekee
kwa msaada wa serikali
kwa msaada wa serikali
00:58
in Queens, New York.
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mjini Queens, New York.
Kwa sababu ya kukulia
kwenye kipato cha chini,
kwenye kipato cha chini,
01:00
By virtue of growing up low-income,
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01:02
my siblings and I went
to some of New York City's
to some of New York City's
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mimi na ndugu zangu tulikwenda
kwenye baadhi ya shule za umma
zilizo duni sana katika Jiji la New York
zilizo duni sana katika Jiji la New York
01:05
most struggling public schools.
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01:07
I had over 60 absences
when I was in seventh grade,
when I was in seventh grade,
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Nilikosa shule zaidi ya mara 60
nilipokuwa darasa la 7
nilipokuwa darasa la 7
01:11
because I didn't feel like going to class.
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kwa sababu sikujisikia kwenda darasani.
01:13
My high school had
a 55 percent graduation rate,
a 55 percent graduation rate,
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Katika shule yangu ya sekondari,
kwa wastani ni 55% walihitimu
kwa wastani ni 55% walihitimu
01:16
and even worse,
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na kibaya zaidi,
01:18
only 20 percent of the kids graduating
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ni 20% tu ya waliohitimu
01:20
were college-ready.
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walikuwa tayari kwa chuo.
01:22
When I actually did make it to college,
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Nilipoingia chuo,
nilimwambia rafiki yangu Brennan
01:25
I told my friend Brennan
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01:26
how our teachers would always ask us
to raise our hands
to raise our hands
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jinsi gani walimu wetu
walituambia tunyooshe mikono juu
walituambia tunyooshe mikono juu
01:30
if we were going to college.
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kama tulitaka kwenda chuo.
01:33
I was taken aback when Brennan said,
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Nilishtushwa pale Brennan aliposema,
01:35
"Karim, I've never been asked
that question before."
that question before."
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"Karim,
sijawahi kuulizwa swali hilo kabla."
sijawahi kuulizwa swali hilo kabla."
01:38
It was always, "What college
are you going to?"
are you going to?"
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Daima lilikuwa, "Ni chuo gani unakwenda?"
01:41
Just the way that question is phrased
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Namna tu swali lilivyoulizwa
01:43
made it unacceptable for him
not to have gone to college.
not to have gone to college.
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ilifanya kuwa jambo lisiliokubalika
kwa yeye kutokwenda chuo.
kwa yeye kutokwenda chuo.
01:47
Nowadays I get asked a different question.
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Sikuhizi naulizwa swali tofauti.
01:50
"How were you able to make it out?"
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"Uliwezaje kufanikiwa kutoka?"
01:53
For years I said I was lucky,
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Kwa miaka nilisema nilikuwa na bahati,
01:57
but it's not just luck.
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Lakini haikuwa bahati tu.
01:59
When my older brother and I
graduated from high school
graduated from high school
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Mimi na kaka yangu mkubwa
tulipomaliza sekondari
tulipomaliza sekondari
02:01
at the very same time
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katika wakati mmoja
02:03
and he later dropped out
of a two-year college,
of a two-year college,
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na baadaye akaacha chuo
chuo cha miaka miwili
chuo cha miaka miwili
02:05
I wanted to understand why he dropped out
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Nilitaka kujua kwanini aliacha
02:07
and I kept studying.
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na niliendelea kusoma
02:10
It wasn't until I got to Cornell
as a Presidential Research Scholar
as a Presidential Research Scholar
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Ni mpaka nilipofika Cornell
kama Mwafunzi wa Utafiti wa Kirais
kama Mwafunzi wa Utafiti wa Kirais
02:13
that I started to learn about
the very real educational consequences
the very real educational consequences
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ndipo nilipoanza kujifunza
juu ya matokeo halisi ya kielimu
juu ya matokeo halisi ya kielimu
02:17
of being raised by a single mother
on government aid
on government aid
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yatokanayo na malezi ya mama pekee
kwa msaada wa serikali
kwa msaada wa serikali
02:20
and attending the schools that I did.
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na kusoma shule nilizosoma.
02:22
That's when my older brother's trajectory
began to make complete sense to me.
began to make complete sense to me.
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Pale ndipo njia ya kaka yangu mkubwa
ilipoanza kuleta maana kamili kwangu.
ilipoanza kuleta maana kamili kwangu.
02:28
I also learned that our most admirable
education reformers,
education reformers,
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Nilijifunza pia kuwa
wanamaboresho elimu wetu maarufu
wanamaboresho elimu wetu maarufu
02:31
people like Arne Duncan,
the former US Secretary of Education,
the former US Secretary of Education,
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watu kama Arne Duncan,
Waziri wa zamani wa Elimu Marekani
Waziri wa zamani wa Elimu Marekani
02:35
or Wendy Kopp, the founder
of Teach For America,
of Teach For America,
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au Wendy Kopp,
mwanzilishi wa Teach For America,
mwanzilishi wa Teach For America,
02:38
had never attended an inner city
public school like I had.
public school like I had.
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hawajawahi kusoma kwenye shule za umma
za ndani ndani ya jiji kama mimi.
za ndani ndani ya jiji kama mimi.
02:41
So much of our education reform
is driven by a sympathetic approach,
is driven by a sympathetic approach,
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Kwa hiyo maboresho mengi ya elimu
yanaendeshwa na mtazamo wa kihuruma
yanaendeshwa na mtazamo wa kihuruma
02:45
where people are saying,
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ambapo watu wanasema
02:46
"Let's go and help
these poor inner city kids,
these poor inner city kids,
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"Twende tukasaidie hawa watoto maskini
wa ndani ndani ya jiji
wa ndani ndani ya jiji
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or these poor black and Latino kids,"
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au hawa watoto maskini weusi na wakilatino
02:52
instead of an empathetic approach,
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badala ya mtazamo wa uelewa,
02:54
where someone like me, who had grown up
in this environment, could say,
in this environment, could say,
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ambapo mtu ka' mimi, aliyekulia
katika mazingira haya, ningeweza kusema,
katika mazingira haya, ningeweza kusema,
02:58
"I know the adversities that you're facing
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"Najua taabu mnazokumbana nazo
03:00
and I want to help you overcome them."
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na ninataka kuwasaidia kuzishinda."
03:03
Today when I get questions
about how I made it out,
about how I made it out,
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Leo nipatapo maswali kuhusu
jinsi nilivyofanikiwa kutoka,
jinsi nilivyofanikiwa kutoka,
03:06
I share that one of the biggest reasons
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Natoa sababu moja wapo kubwa
03:08
is that I wasn't ashamed to ask for help.
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kuwa sikuwa na aibu kuomba msaada.
03:11
In a typical middle class
or affluent household,
or affluent household,
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Katika tabaka la hali ya kati
au kaya tajiri,
au kaya tajiri,
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if a kid is struggling,
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kama mwanafunzi atakuwa na shida
03:16
there's a good chance that a parent
or a teacher will come to their rescue
or a teacher will come to their rescue
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kuna uwezekano mkubwa kuwa
mzazi au mwalimu atakuja kumsaidia
mzazi au mwalimu atakuja kumsaidia
03:20
even if they don't ask for help.
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hata asipoomba msaada.
Lakini, kama mtoto huyo
amekulia katika umaskini
amekulia katika umaskini
03:22
However, if that same kid
is growing up poor
is growing up poor
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03:24
and doesn't ask for help,
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na hataomba msaada,
03:26
there's a good chance
that no one will help them.
that no one will help them.
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kuna uwezekano mkubwa
hakuna atakayemsaidia.
hakuna atakayemsaidia.
03:28
There are virtually
no social safety nets available.
no social safety nets available.
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Hakuna wigo wa usalama wa kijamii
unaopatikana.
unaopatikana.
Kwa hiyo miaka saba iliyopita,
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So seven years ago,
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03:34
I started to reform
our public education system
our public education system
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Nilianza kuboresha
mfumo wetu wa elimu ya umma
mfumo wetu wa elimu ya umma
03:37
shaped by my firsthand perspective.
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nikichukua taswira
ya mtazamo wangu wa moja kwa moja.
ya mtazamo wangu wa moja kwa moja.
03:40
And I started with summer school.
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Na nilianza na shule ya kiangazi.
03:43
Research tells us that two-thirds
of the achievement gap,
of the achievement gap,
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Utafiti unatuambia kuwa
theluthi mbili ya pengo la ufaulu,
theluthi mbili ya pengo la ufaulu,
03:47
which is the disparity
in educational attainment
in educational attainment
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ambayo
ni tofauti katika upatikanaji wa elimu
ni tofauti katika upatikanaji wa elimu
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between rich kids and poor kids
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kati ya watoto matajiri na watoto maskini
03:51
or black kids and white kids,
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au watoto weusi na watoto weupe
03:54
could be directly attributed
to the summer learning loss.
to the summer learning loss.
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inaweza kuhusishwa moja kwa moja na
upotevu wa elimu kipindi cha kiangazi
upotevu wa elimu kipindi cha kiangazi
03:57
In low-income neighborhoods,
kids forget almost three months
kids forget almost three months
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Katika kaya maskini,
watoto husahau karibu miezi mitatu
watoto husahau karibu miezi mitatu
ya walichosoma kipindi cha mwaka wa shule
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of what they learned
during the school year
during the school year
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04:02
over the summer.
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wakati wa kiangazi.
04:03
They return to school in the fall,
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Wanarudi shule kipindi cha vuli,
04:05
and their teachers
spend another two months
spend another two months
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na walimu wao
wanatumia miezi miwili mingine
wanatumia miezi miwili mingine
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reteaching them old material.
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kurudia tena kuwafundisha.
04:09
That's five months.
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Hiyo ni miezi mitano.
04:10
The school year in the United States
is only 10 months.
is only 10 months.
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Mwaka wa shule Marekani ni miezi 10 tu.
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If kids lose five months of learning
every single year,
every single year,
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Kama watoto watapoteza miezi 5
ya kujifunza kila mwaka
ya kujifunza kila mwaka
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that's half of their education.
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hiyo ni nusu ya elimu yao.
04:18
Half.
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Nusu.
04:20
If kids were in school over the summer,
then they couldn't regress,
then they couldn't regress,
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Kama watoto wangekuwa shule
kipindi cha kiangazi, wasingerudi nyuma,
kipindi cha kiangazi, wasingerudi nyuma,
04:24
but traditional summer school
is poorly designed.
is poorly designed.
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lakini shule ya kiangazi iliyozoeleka
imeundwa vibaya.
imeundwa vibaya.
04:26
For kids it feels like punishment,
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Kwa watoto inaonekana kama adhabu,
04:29
and for teachers
it feels like babysitting.
it feels like babysitting.
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na kwa walimu inaonekana kama uyaya.
04:32
But how can we expect principals
to execute an effective summer program
to execute an effective summer program
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Lakini tunatarajia vipi walimu wakuu
kutekeleza programu madhubuti ya kiangazi
kutekeleza programu madhubuti ya kiangazi
04:36
when the school year
ends the last week of June
ends the last week of June
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ikiwa mwaka wa shule unaisha
juma la mwisho la Juni
juma la mwisho la Juni
04:38
and then summer school starts
just one week later?
just one week later?
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na shule ya kiangazi inaanza
juma moja tu baadaye?
juma moja tu baadaye?
04:41
There just isn't enough time
to find the right people,
to find the right people,
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Yaani hakuna wakati wa kutosha
kupata watu sahihi
kupata watu sahihi
kuratibu ugavi,
04:44
sort out the logistics,
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04:45
and design an engaging curriculum
that excites kids and teachers.
that excites kids and teachers.
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na kuunda mtaala mahsusi
unaowavutia watoto na walimu.
unaowavutia watoto na walimu.
04:51
But what if we created a program
over the summer
over the summer
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Lakini vipi kama tungetengeneza
programu ya kiangazi
programu ya kiangazi
04:55
that empowered teachers
as teaching coaches
as teaching coaches
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ambayo ingewapa nguvu walimu
kama makocha wa kufundisha
kama makocha wa kufundisha
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to develop aspiring educators?
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kuendeleza waelimishaji watarajiwa?
05:02
What if we empowered
college-educated role models
college-educated role models
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Vipi kama tungewawezesha
wasomi wa chuo wa mfano
wasomi wa chuo wa mfano
05:05
as teaching fellows
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kuwa wakufunzi wenza
05:07
to help kids realize
their college ambitions?
their college ambitions?
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kuwasaidia watoto kutambua
matarajio yao ya chuo?
matarajio yao ya chuo?
05:10
What if empowered high-achieving kids
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Vipi kama tungewawezesha
watoto wenye ufaulu mkubwa kuwa washauri
watoto wenye ufaulu mkubwa kuwa washauri
05:12
as mentors to tutor their younger peers
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kuwafundisha vijana wenzao
05:15
and inspire them
to invest in their education?
to invest in their education?
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na kuwahamasisha
kuwekeza katika elimu yao?
kuwekeza katika elimu yao?
05:19
What if we empowered all kids as scholars,
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Vipi kama tungewawezesha watoto wote
kama wasomi,
kama wasomi,
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asked them what colleges
they were going to,
they were going to,
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tukiwauliza ni vyuo gani
wangependa kwenda,
wangependa kwenda,
05:26
designed a summer school
they want to attend
they want to attend
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tukiunda shule ya kiangazi
wanayotaka kwenda
wanayotaka kwenda
05:30
to completely eliminate
the summer learning loss
the summer learning loss
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kuondoa kabisa upotevu wa elimu
kipindi cha kiangazi
kipindi cha kiangazi
05:32
and close two-thirds
of the achievement gap?
of the achievement gap?
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na kufunga theluthi mbili
ya pengo la ufaulu?
ya pengo la ufaulu?
05:37
By this summer, my team will have served
over 4,000 low-income children,
over 4,000 low-income children,
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Kiangazi hiki, timu yangu itakuwa imehudum
ia zaidi ya watoto 4,000 wa kaya maskini,
ia zaidi ya watoto 4,000 wa kaya maskini,
05:41
trained over 300 aspiring teachers
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imefundisha zaidi ya walimu watarajiwa 300
05:44
and created more than 1,000 seasonal jobs
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na kuunda zaidi ya kazi 1,000 za msimu
05:47
across some of New York City's
most disadvantaged neighborhoods.
most disadvantaged neighborhoods.
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katika baadhi ya vitongoji vilivyo nyuma
vya jiji la New York
vya jiji la New York
05:51
(Applause)
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(Makofi na Vifijo)
05:56
And our kids are succeeding.
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Na watoto wetu wanafanikiwa
05:59
Two years of independent evaluations
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Miaka miwili ya uthamini binafsi
inatuambia kuwa watoto wetu
wameondoa upotevu wa elimu wa kiangazi
wameondoa upotevu wa elimu wa kiangazi
06:01
tell us that our kids
eliminate the summer learning loss
eliminate the summer learning loss
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06:04
and make growth of one month in math
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na wameongeza mwezi mmoja kwenye Hisabati
06:06
and two months in reading.
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na miezi miwili kwenye kusoma.
Kwa hiyo badala ya kurudi shule kipindi
cha vuli wakiwa miezi mitatu nyuma,
cha vuli wakiwa miezi mitatu nyuma,
06:08
So instead of returning to school
in the fall three months behind,
in the fall three months behind,
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06:11
they now go back four months ahead in math
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sasa hivi wanarudi wakiwa
miezi minne mbele kwenye Hisabati
miezi minne mbele kwenye Hisabati
06:15
and five months ahead in reading.
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na miezi mitano mbele kwenye kusoma.
06:17
(Applause)
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(Makofi na Vifijo)
06:24
Ten years ago, if you would have told me
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Miaka 10 iliyopita, kama ungeniambia
06:26
that I'd graduate in the top 10 percent
of my class from an Ivy League institution
of my class from an Ivy League institution
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kuwa ningehitimu katika 10% bora ya
darasa langu kutoka taasisi ya Ivy League
darasa langu kutoka taasisi ya Ivy League
06:30
and have an opportunity to make a dent
on our public education system
on our public education system
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na kuwa na fursa ya kubadilisha japo
kiduchu tu mfumo wetu wa elimu ya umma
kiduchu tu mfumo wetu wa elimu ya umma
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just by tackling two months
of the calendar year,
of the calendar year,
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kwa kukabiliana na miezi miwili tu
ya mwaka wa kalenda,
ya mwaka wa kalenda,
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I would have said,
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ningesema,
06:40
"Nah. No way."
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"Hapana, haiwezekani"
06:43
What's even more exciting
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Cha kusisimua ziaidi
06:45
is that if we can prevent
five months of lost time
five months of lost time
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ni kuwa kama tunaweza kuzuia
miezi mitano ya upotevu wa muda
miezi mitano ya upotevu wa muda
06:48
just by redesigning two months,
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kwa kuunda upya miezi miwili
06:51
imagine the possibilities
that we can unlock
that we can unlock
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fikiria fursa tunazoweza kufumbua
06:54
by tackling the rest of the calendar year.
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kwa kukabiliana na miezi yote iliyobaki
ya mwaka wa kalenda
ya mwaka wa kalenda
06:58
Thank you.
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Asanteni
06:59
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Karim Abouelnaga - Education entrepreneurKarim Abouelnaga is working to provide kids with access to high-quality academic summer programming.
Why you should listen
Karim Abouelnaga wants to eliminate summer learning loss in kids and give them a fair chance at realizing their life ambitions. After experiencing the struggle to succeed in under-resourced urban public schools, he was lucky enough to benefit from nonprofits that provided him with great mentors, receiving over $300,000 in scholarships to make his college education possible. Abouelnaga is the founder and CEO of the benefit corporation Practice Makes Perfect, a full-service summer school operator that uses a "near-peer" learning model to drive academic outcomes for thousands of low-income children.
Abouelnaga is a regular contributor for Entrepreneur and Forbes, a co-founder of Gentlemen Ventures, a TED Fellow, Global Shaper and Echoing Green Fellow. He was named to Forbes' 30 under 30 in Education. In 2016 Richtopia ranked him in the top five of most influential entrepreneurs in the world under 25. Abouelnaga graduated from Cornell University with a degree in hotel administration in 2013.
Reach Karim here: karimted@practicemakesperfect.org.
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