ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Rita F. Pierson - Educator
Rita F. Pierson spent her entire life in or around the classroom, having followed both her parents and grandparents into a career as an educator.

Why you should listen

Rita F. Pierson, a professional educator since 1972, taught elementary school, junior high and special education. She was a counselor, a testing coordinator and an assistant principal. In each of these roles, she brought a special energy to the role -- a desire to get to know her students, show them how much they matter and support them in their growth, even if it was modest.

For the past decade, Pierson conducted professional development workshops and seminars for thousands of educators. Focusing on the students who are too often under-served, she lectured on topics like “Helping Under-Resourced Learners,”“Meeting the Educational Needs of African American Boys" and "Engage and Graduate your Secondary Students: Preventing Dropouts."

Pierson passed away in June 2013.

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Rita Pierson: Every kid needs a champion

丽塔·皮尔逊(Rita Pierson): 每个孩子都需要一个冠军

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丽塔·皮尔逊,一位有40年教龄的老师,一次听到一个同事说,“我的职责不是喜欢学生。”她回应道:“孩子们不会跟他们不喜欢的人学习。” 这个充满激情的演讲号召教育者们相信他们的学生并且从个人角度上真正建立起和孩子们的联系。
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Rita F. Pierson spent her entire life in or around the classroom, having followed both her parents and grandparents into a career as an educator. Full bio

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I have spent花费 my entire整个 life
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我这辈子
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either at the schoolhouse校舍, on the way to the schoolhouse校舍,
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要么是在学校,要么在去学校的路上,
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or talking about what happens发生 in the schoolhouse校舍.
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要么是在讨论学校里发生了什么事。
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Both my parents父母 were educators教育工作者,
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我的父母都是教育家,
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my maternal母系 grandparents祖父母 were educators教育工作者,
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我的外祖父母也都是搞教育的,
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and for the past过去 40 years年份 I've doneDONE the same相同 thing.
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过去40年我也在从事同样的事业。
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And so, needless不必要 to say, over those years年份
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所以,很显然,过去的这些年里,
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I've had a chance机会 to look at education教育 reform改革
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我有机会从各个角度
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from a lot of perspectives观点.
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审视教育改革。
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Some of those reforms改革 have been good.
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一些改革是有成效的。
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Some of them have been not so good.
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而另一些却收效甚微。
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And we know why kids孩子 drop下降 out.
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我们知道孩子们为什么掉队辍学。
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We know why kids孩子 don't learn学习.
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我们知道孩子们为什么学不下去。
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It's either poverty贫穷, low attendance,
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原因无非是贫穷,低出席率,
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negative peer窥视 influences影响. We know why.
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同龄人的坏影响。我们知道为什么。
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But one of the things that we never discuss讨论
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但是我们从未讨论
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or we rarely很少 discuss讨论
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或者极少讨论的是
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is the value and importance重要性 of human人的 connection连接,
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人和人之间的那种联系的价值和重要性,
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relationships关系.
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这就是“关系”。
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James詹姆士 Comer科默 says that no significant重大 learning学习
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James Comer (美国著名儿童精神科医师)说过
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can occur发生 without a significant重大 relationship关系.
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没有强有力的联系,学习就不会有显著的进步。
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George乔治 Washington华盛顿 Carver卡弗 says all learning学习
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George Washington Carver(美国著名教育学家)说过
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is understanding理解 relationships关系.
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学习就是理解各种关系。
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Everyone大家 in this room房间 has been affected受影响
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在座的各位都曾经被一位老师
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by a teacher老师 or an adult成人.
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或者一个成年人影响过。
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For years年份, I have watched看着 people teach.
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这么多年,我都在看人们怎么教学。
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I have looked看着 at the best最好 and I've look at some of the worst最差.
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我看过最好的也看过最差的。
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A colleague同事 said to me one time,
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一次有个同事跟我说,
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"They don't pay工资 me to like the kids孩子.
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“我的职责不是喜欢那些孩子们。
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They pay工资 me to teach a lesson.
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我的职责是教书。
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The kids孩子 should learn学习 it.
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孩子们就该去学。
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I should teach it. They should learn学习 it. Case案件 closed关闭."
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我管教课,他们管学习。就是这么个理儿。”
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Well, I said to her,
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然后,我就跟她说,
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"You know, kids孩子 don't learn学习 from people they don't like."
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“你知道,孩子们可不跟他们讨厌的人学习。”
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(Laughter笑声) (Applause掌声)
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(笑声)(掌声)
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She said, "That's just a bunch of hooey胡言乱语."
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她接着说,“一派胡言。”
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And I said to her, "Well, your year is going to be long
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然后我对她说,“那么,亲爱的,你这一年会变得
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and arduous艰巨, dear."
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十分漫长和痛苦。”
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Needless不必要 to say it was. Some people think
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事实也果真如此。有些人认为
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that you can either have it in you to build建立 a relationship关系
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一个人或者天生可以建立一种关系
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or you don't.
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或者不具有这种能力。
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I think Stephen斯蒂芬 Covey科维 had the right idea理念.
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我认为Stephen Covey(美国教育家)是对的。
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He said you ought应该 to just throw in a few少数 simple简单 things,
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他说你只需要做一些简单的事情,
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like seeking first to understand理解
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比如试着首先理解他人
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as opposed反对 to being存在 understood了解,
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而不是想要被理解,
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simple简单 things like apologizing道歉.
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比如道歉。
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You ever thought about that?
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你想过吗?
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Tell a kid孩子 you're sorry, they're in shock休克.
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跟一个孩子说你很对不起,他们都惊呆了。
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I taught a lesson once一旦 on ratios.
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我有一次讲比例。
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I'm not real真实 good with math数学, but I was working加工 on it.
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我数学不是很好,但是我当时在教数学。
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And I got back and looked看着 at that teacher老师 edition.
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然后我下了课,翻看了教师用书。
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I'd taught the whole整个 lesson wrong错误. (Laughter笑声)
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我完全教错了。(笑声)
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So I came来了 back to class the next下一个 day, and I said,
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所以我第二天回到班上说,
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"Look, guys, I need to apologize道歉.
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“同学们,我要道歉。
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I taught the whole整个 lesson wrong错误. I'm so sorry."
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我昨天的课都教错了。我非常抱歉。”
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They said, "That's okay, Ms女士. Pierson皮尔逊.
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他们说,“没关系,Pierson老师。
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You were so excited兴奋, we just let you go."
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你当时教得非常投入,我们就让你继续了。”
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(Laughter笑声) (Applause掌声)
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(笑声)(掌声)
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I have had classes that were so low,
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我曾经教过程度非常低的班级,
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so academically学术上 deficient匮乏 that I cried哭了.
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学术素养差到我都哭了。
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I wondered想知道, how am I going to take this group
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我当时就想,我怎么能在9个月之内
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in nine months个月
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把这些孩子
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from where they are to where they need to be?
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提升到他们必须具备的水平?
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And it was difficult. It was awfully非常 hard.
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这真的很难,太艰难了。
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How do I raise提高 the self-esteem自尊 of a child儿童
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我怎么能让一个孩子重拾自信的同时
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and his academic学术的 achievement成就 at the same相同 time?
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他在学术上也有进步?
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One year I came来了 up with a bright idea理念.
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有一年我有了一个非常好的主意。
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I told all my students学生们,
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我告诉我的学生们,
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"You were chosen选择 to be in my class
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“你们进了我的班级
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because I am the best最好 teacher老师
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因为我是最好的老师
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and you are the best最好 students学生们,
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而你们是最好的学生,
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they put us all together一起
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他们把我们放在一起
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so we could show显示 everybody每个人 else其他 how to do it."
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来给其他人做个好榜样。”
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One of the students学生们 said, "Really?"
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一个学生说,“真的吗?”
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(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
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I said, "Really. We have to show显示 the other classes
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我说,“当然是真的。我们要给其他班级做个榜样,
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how to do it, so when we walk步行 down the hall大厅,
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当我们走在楼道里,
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people will notice注意 us, so you can't make noise噪声.
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因为大家都会注意到我们,我们不能吵闹。
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You just have to strut支撑."
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大家要昂首阔步。”
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And I gave them a saying to say: "I am somebody.
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我还给了他们一个口号:“我是个人物。
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I was somebody when I came来了.
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我来的时候是个人物。
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I'll be a better somebody when I leave离开.
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我毕业的时候会变成一个更好的人物。
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I am powerful强大, and I am strong强大.
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我很有力,很强大。
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I deserve值得 the education教育 that I get here.
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我值得在这里受教育。
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I have things to do, people to impress,
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我有很多事情要做,我要让人们记住我,
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and places地方 to go."
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我要去很多地方。”
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And they said, "Yeah!"
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然后他们说:“是啊!”
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You say it long enough足够,
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如果你长时间的这么说,
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it starts启动 to be a part部分 of you.
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它就会开始变成事实。
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And so — (Applause掌声)
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所以 - (掌声)
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I gave a quiz测验, 20 questions问题.
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我做了一个小测验,20道题。
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A student学生 missed错过 18.
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一个孩子错了18道。
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I put a "+2" on his paper and a big smiley笑脸 face面对.
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我在他了卷子上写了个“+2”和一个大的笑脸。
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He said, "Ms女士. Pierson皮尔逊, is this an F?"
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他说,“Pierson老师,这是不及格吗?”
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I said, "Yes."
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我说,“是的。”
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He said, "Then why'd你为什么 you put a smiley笑脸 face面对?"
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他接着说,“那你为什么给我一个笑脸?”
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I said, "Because you're on a roll.
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我说,“因为你正渐入佳境。
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You got two right. You didn't miss小姐 them all."
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你没有全错,还对了两个。”
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I said, "And when we review评论 this,
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我说,“我们复习这些题的时候,
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won't惯于 you do better?"
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难道你不会做得更好吗?”
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He said, "Yes, ma'am夫人, I can do better."
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他说,“是的,老师。我可以做得更好。”
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You see, "-18" sucks all the life out of you.
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大家看,“-18”让人感觉想死。
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"+2" said, "I ain't all bad."
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“+2”意味着,“我没有那么糟。”
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(Laughter笑声) (Applause掌声)
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(笑声)(掌声)
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For years年份 I watched看着 my mother母亲
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好多年了,我看着我妈妈
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take the time at recess凹槽 to review评论,
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利用课间休息时间批改作业,
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go on home visits访问 in the afternoon下午,
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下午去家访,
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buy购买 combs梳子 and brushes and peanut花生 butter牛油 and crackers饼干
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买梳子、刷子、花生酱和饼干
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to put in her desk drawer抽屉 for kids孩子 that needed需要 to eat,
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把他们放在自己的抽屉里给那些饿了的孩子们吃,
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and a washcloth面巾 and some soap肥皂 for the kids孩子 who didn't smell so good.
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还有为那些脏孩子们准备了一条毛巾和一些肥皂。
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See, it's hard to teach kids孩子 who stink.
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看吧,教那些发臭的孩子是困难的一件事。
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And kids孩子 can be cruel残忍.
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而孩子们有时也是比较“残忍”的。
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And so she kept不停 those things in her desk,
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所以她把这些东西都放在她的抽屉里,
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and years年份 later后来, after she retired退休,
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然后过了很多年,在她退休以后,
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I watched看着 some of those same相同 kids孩子 come through通过
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我看到一些当年的孩子们回来告诉她,
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and say to her, "You know, Ms女士. Walker助步车,
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“您知道,Walker老师,
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you made制作 a difference区别 in my life.
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您改变了我的生活。
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You made制作 it work for me.
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您让它有了意义。
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You made制作 me feel like I was somebody,
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您让我觉得我是个人物,
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when I knew知道, at the bottom底部, I wasn't.
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虽说在心底我知道我不是。
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And I want you to just see what I've become成为."
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我就是想让您看看我现在成为了个什么样的人。”
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And when my mama妈妈 died死亡 two years年份 ago at 92,
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当我妈妈两年前以92岁高龄去世的时候,
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there were so many许多 former前任的 students学生们 at her funeral葬礼,
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有好多好多的以前的学生来参加了她的葬礼,
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it brought tears眼泪 to my eyes眼睛, not because she was gone走了,
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我哭了,不是因为她去世了,
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but because she left a legacy遗产 of relationships关系
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而是因为她留下了这些永远不会消失的
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that could never disappear消失.
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各种联系。
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Can we stand to have more relationships关系? Absolutely绝对.
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我们真的可以有更多的关系吗?当然可以。
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Will you like all your children孩子? Of course课程 not.
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你会喜欢你所有的学生吗?当然不。
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And you know your toughest最艰难的 kids孩子 are never absent缺席.
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你也知道那些最难搞的孩子总是很难甩掉。
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(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
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Never. You won't惯于 like them all,
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永远不会。你不会喜欢每一个人,
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and the tough强硬 ones那些 show显示 up for a reason原因.
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然而难搞的那几个的出现也是有理由的。
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It's the connection连接. It's the relationships关系.
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这就是联系,是关系。
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And while you won't惯于 like them all,
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当你不会喜欢他们每一个人的时候,
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the key is, they can never, ever know it.
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关键就是他们永远也不会知道这一点。
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So teachers教师 become成为 great actors演员 and great actresses女演员,
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所以老师们变成伟大的演员,
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and we come to work when we don't feel like it,
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我们得强迫自己工作,
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and we're listening to policy政策 that doesn't make sense,
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我们得听从那些毫无道理的政策,
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and we teach anyway无论如何.
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我们还得上课。
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We teach anyway无论如何, because that's what we do.
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我们还得上课,因为这是我们的责任。
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Teaching教学 and learning学习 should bring带来 joy喜悦.
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教学和学习应该是让人愉快的事情。
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How powerful强大 would our world世界 be
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我们的世界会变得多么的强大
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if we had kids孩子 who were not afraid害怕 to take risks风险,
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如果我们的孩子都不害怕接受挑战,
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who were not afraid害怕 to think,
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不害怕思考,
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and who had a champion冠军?
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都赢得了一个冠军?
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Every一切 child儿童 deserves值得 a champion冠军,
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每个孩子都可以成为一个冠军,
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an adult成人 who will never give up on them,
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一个成年人要永远不放弃他们,
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who understands理解 the power功率 of connection连接,
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懂得联系的强大力量,
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and insists坚持 that they become成为 the best最好 that they can possibly或者 be.
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坚信他们可以变成那个最好的自己。
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Is this job工作 tough强硬? You betcha有喜. Oh God, you betcha有喜.
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这个职业很艰巨不?当然。上帝,毫无疑问。
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But it is not impossible不可能.
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但是这不是不可能的。
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We can do this. We're educators教育工作者.
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我们可以的,因为我们是教育家。
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We're born天生 to make a difference区别.
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我们天生就是重塑他人的。
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Thank you so much.
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非常感谢大家。
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(Applause掌声)
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Translated by xuan wang
Reviewed by Psycho Decoder

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Rita F. Pierson - Educator
Rita F. Pierson spent her entire life in or around the classroom, having followed both her parents and grandparents into a career as an educator.

Why you should listen

Rita F. Pierson, a professional educator since 1972, taught elementary school, junior high and special education. She was a counselor, a testing coordinator and an assistant principal. In each of these roles, she brought a special energy to the role -- a desire to get to know her students, show them how much they matter and support them in their growth, even if it was modest.

For the past decade, Pierson conducted professional development workshops and seminars for thousands of educators. Focusing on the students who are too often under-served, she lectured on topics like “Helping Under-Resourced Learners,”“Meeting the Educational Needs of African American Boys" and "Engage and Graduate your Secondary Students: Preventing Dropouts."

Pierson passed away in June 2013.

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Rita F. Pierson | Speaker | TED.com