ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Linda Cliatt-Wayman - High school principal
As a Philadelphia high school principal, Linda Cliatt-Wayman held an unwavering belief in the potential of all children.

Why you should listen

Linda Cliatt-Wayman grew up in poverty in North Philadelphia, where she experienced firsthand the injustice being perpetrated against poor students in their education. She has dedicated her career and her life to ending that injustice, working within Philadelphia's fractured public-school system. She spent 20 years as a special-ed teacher before becoming a principal, leading two low-performing urban high schools to success with improved test scores and increased college admissions among students.

At Philadelphia's Strawberry Mansion High School (rapper Meek Mill's alma mater), Wayman and her team once again proved what is possible for low-income children. Test scores have improved every year since Wayman took over, and the school was removed from the federal Persistently Dangerous Schools List for the first time in five years. Diane Sawyer and her team spent the 2012-2013 school year documenting Wayman’s efforts for ABC World News Tonight and Nightline.

Cliatt-Wayman retired from Strawberry Mansion High School in May 2017.

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Linda Cliatt-Wayman第一天在费城北部一所败落的高中里任职校长以来,就决心为学校带来秩序。但是她很快就发现这份工作比她想象中难。她的演讲充满激情,分享了帮助她给三所“低绩效、持续危险”的学校带来蜕变的三大原则。她无所畏惧的领导决心——还有对学生无条件的爱——为所有领域的领导设立了模范。
- High school principal
As a Philadelphia high school principal, Linda Cliatt-Wayman held an unwavering belief in the potential of all children. Full bio

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It was November十一月 1, 2002,
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2002年11月1日,
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my first day as a principal主要,
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是我当校长的第一天。
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but hardly几乎不 my first day
in the school学校 district of Philadelphia费城.
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而我在费城的学区已经呆了很多年了。
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I graduated毕业 from
Philadelphia费城 public上市 schools学校,
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我毕业于费城的公立学校,
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and I went on to teach
special特别 education教育 for 20 years年份
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然后花了20年在特殊教育上,
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in a low-income低收入, low-performing低性能 school学校
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在一所低收入、低绩效的学校任教,
00:38
in North Philadelphia费城,
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学校在费城北部地区,
00:40
where crime犯罪 is rampant猖獗
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那里的犯罪率很高,
00:42
and deep poverty贫穷 is
among其中 the highest最高 in the nation国家.
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那里也是全国最贫困的地区之一。
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Shortly不久 after I walked into my new school学校,
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我走进这校园不久后
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a huge巨大 fight斗争 broke打破 out among其中 the girls女孩.
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女生们之间就出现了一次冲突。
00:56
After things were quickly很快 under control控制,
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事情很快就得到控制,
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I immediately立即 called a meeting会议
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我立马在学校的礼堂里
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in the school's学校的 auditorium礼堂
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召开一场会议
01:04
to introduce介绍 myself
as the school's学校的 new principal主要.
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自我介绍我这位新的校长。
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(Applause掌声)
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(掌声)
01:12
I walked in angry愤怒,
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我走进礼堂,怒气很足,
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a little nervous紧张 --
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也有点紧张——
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(Laughter笑声) --
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(笑声)——
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but I was determined决心
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但我下定决心
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to set the tone for my new students学生们.
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给我的新学生定下规矩。
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I started开始 listing清单 as forcefully有力地 as I could
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我底气十足地开始列举
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my expectations期望 for their behavior行为
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我期望他们有怎样的行为表现,
01:30
and my expectations期望
for what they would learn学习 in school学校.
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以及我期望他们能在学校里学到什么。
01:34
When, all of a sudden突然,
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然后突然,
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a girl女孩 way in the back of the auditorium礼堂,
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礼堂最后面的一个女生
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she stood站在 up
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她站了起来
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and she said, "Miss小姐!
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然后说:“老师!”
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Miss小姐!"
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“老师!”
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When our eyes眼睛 locked锁定, she said,
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当我们四目相触时,她说:
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"Why do you keep calling调用 this a school学校?
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“为什么你一直管这叫学校?”
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This is not a school学校."
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“这不是一所学校。”
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In one outburst突发,
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霎那间,
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Ashley阿什利 had expressed表达 what I felt
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Ashley就表达了很多很多年前
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and never quite相当 was able能够 to articulate说出
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在同一个生活区内
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about my own拥有 experience经验
when I attended出席 a low-performing低性能 school学校
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我上一所低绩效的学校时
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in the same相同 neighborhood邻里,
many许多, many许多, many许多 years年份 earlier.
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我一直都感受到
但从未能用言语表达的感受。
02:19
That school学校 was definitely无疑 not a school学校.
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那所学校绝不是学校。
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Fast快速 forwarding转发 a decade later后来 to 2012,
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快进到10年后的2012年,
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I was entering进入 my third第三
low-performing低性能 school学校 as principal主要.
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我进入了我第三所低绩效的学校
做校长。
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I was to be Strawberry草莓 Mansion's大厦的
fourth第四 principal主要 in four years年份.
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我要在草莓大厦高中做四年校长。
02:42
It was labeled标记 "low-performing低性能
and persistently一贯 dangerous危险"
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那学校一直被标为
“低绩效且持续危险”
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due应有 to its low test测试 scores分数
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原因是学生考试成绩低,
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and high number of weapons武器,
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并且武器数量多,
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drugs毒品, assaults袭击 and arrests逮捕.
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毒品、袭击和被拘捕次数多。
02:57
Shortly不久 as I approached接近 the door
of my new school学校
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我走近这所校园的校门,
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and attempted尝试 to enter输入,
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尝试进入,
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and found发现 the door locked锁定 with chains,
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却发现门被链条锁住了,
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I could hear Ashley's阿什利的 voice语音 in my ears耳朵
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我马上就想起Ashley的话:
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going, "Miss小姐! Miss小姐!
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“老师!老师!”
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This is not a school学校."
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“这不是一所学校。”
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The halls大厅 were dim暗淡 and dark黑暗
from poor较差的 lighting灯光.
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走廊里又黑又暗,
照明相当不济。
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There were tons of piles
of broken破碎 old furniture家具
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教室里到处都堆满了
坏了的旧摆设和旧桌椅,
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and desks书桌 in the classrooms教室,
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and there were thousands数千
of unused没用过 materials物料 and resources资源.
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未用过的材料资源数不胜数。
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This was not a school学校.
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这不是一所学校。
03:36
As the year progressed进展,
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任教的这一年里,
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I noticed注意到 that the classrooms教室
were nearly几乎 empty.
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我注意到学校的教室几乎是空的。
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The students学生们 were just scared害怕:
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学生就是恐惧:
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scared害怕 to sit in rows in fear恐惧
that something would happen发生;
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恐惧排坐在教室里,
生怕有事情会发生;
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scared害怕 because they were often经常 teased戏弄
in the cafeteria自助餐馆 for eating free自由 food餐饮.
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恐惧,因为他们经常被嘲笑
在饭堂里吃免费的食物。
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They were scared害怕 from all the fighting战斗
and all the bullying欺凌.
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他们被所有的打闹、欺凌吓怕了。
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This was not a school学校.
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这不是一所学校。
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And then, there were the teachers教师,
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然后还有老师,
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who were incredibly令人难以置信 afraid害怕
for their own拥有 safety安全,
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他们都相当担心他们自身的安全,
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so they had low expectations期望
for the students学生们 and themselves他们自己,
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结果他们对学生和自己的期望都很低,
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and they were totally完全
unaware不知道 of their role角色
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他们完全没意识到
在学校文化的败坏中
他们所起的作用。
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in the destruction毁坏
of the school's学校的 culture文化.
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This was the most troubling令人不安 of all.
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这是最让人不安的困扰。
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You see, Ashley阿什利 was right,
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大家看,Ashley是对的,
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and not just about her school学校.
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而且不仅是她的学校。
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For far too many许多 schools学校,
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有太多太多的学校,
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for kids孩子 who live生活 in poverty贫穷,
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生活贫穷的孩子们,
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their schools学校 are really
not schools学校 at all.
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他们的学校不是真正的学校。
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But this can change更改.
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但这可以改变。
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Let me tell you how it's being存在 doneDONE
at Strawberry草莓 Mansion大厦 High School学校.
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让我来说说,草莓大厦高中
是如何进行蜕变的。
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Anybody任何人 who's谁是 ever worked工作
with me will tell you
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与我共事过的人都会说
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I am known已知 for my slogans口号.
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我的口号就是招牌。
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(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
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So today今天, I am going to use three
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所以今天我要分享
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that have been paramount最重要的
in our quest寻求 for change更改.
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我们蜕变路程上
最为重要的三条口号。
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My first slogan口号 is:
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第一条口号是:
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if you're going to lead, lead.
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如果你要去领导,就切实领导。
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I always believed相信
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我一直相信
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that what happens发生 in a school学校
and what does not happen发生 in a school学校
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学校里发生什么、不发生什么
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is up to the principal主要.
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是由校长决定的。
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I am the principal主要,
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我是校长,
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and having that title标题 required需要 me to lead.
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顶着这头衔我必须要领导。
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I was not going to stay in my office办公室,
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我不要坐在办公室,
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I was not going to delegate代表 my work,
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我不会把自己的工作委任给别人,
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and I was not going to be afraid害怕
to address地址 anything
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我也不会害怕
指出对孩子不利的东西,
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that was not good for children孩子,
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whether是否 that made制作 me liked喜欢 or not.
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无论那会不会让我讨人喜欢。
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I am a leader领导,
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我是领导,
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so I know I cannot不能 do anything alone单独.
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因此我知道我无法独自成事。
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So, I assembled组装
a top-notch顶尖 leadership领导 team球队
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因此在相信孩子潜能的人当中,
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who believed相信 in the possibility可能性
of all the children孩子,
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我召集了一支顶尖的领导队伍,
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and together一起, we tackled解决 the small things,
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联手解决细微的问题,
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like resetting复位 every一切 single
locker更衣室 combination组合 by hand
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譬如手动重设每个储物柜的密码
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so that every一切 student学生
could have a secure安全 locker更衣室.
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让每个学生都可以
有一个安全的储物柜。
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We decorated装饰 every一切
bulletin公告 board in that building建造
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我们重新设计校园里的每个公告栏
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with bright, colorful华美,
and positive messages消息.
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添加了鲜明多彩的正面信息。
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We took the chains off
the front面前 doors of the school学校.
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我们把校门的链条拿走了。
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We got the lightbulbs电灯泡 replaced更换,
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我们也把灯泡换了,
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and we cleaned清洗
every一切 classroom课堂 to its core核心,
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我们把每个教室都清理妥当,
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recycling回收 every一切, every一切 textbook教科书
that was not needed需要,
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回收了所有没有用过的教科书,
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and discarded丢弃 thousands数千
of old materials物料 and furniture家具.
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扔掉了一堆堆的旧材料和摆设。
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We used two dumpsters垃圾箱 per day.
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每天我们都得用两个垃圾箱。
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And, of course课程, of course课程,
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当然,当然,
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we tackled解决 the big stuff东东,
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我们也处理大问题,
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like rehaulingrehauling the entire整个 school学校 budget预算
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譬如重新调整整个学校的预算,
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so that we can reallocate重新分配 funds资金
to have more teachers教师 and support支持 staff员工.
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让我们可以重新分配资金
雇佣更多的老师和协助员工。
06:51
We rebuilt重建 the entire整个
school学校 day schedule时间表 from scratch
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我们重建了
整个学校的日程安排,
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to add a variety品种 of start开始 and end结束 times,
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添加了不同的上下课时间、
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remediation整治, honors荣誉 courses培训班,
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整治安排、荣誉课程、
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extracurricular课外 activities活动,
and counseling辅导服务,
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课外活动和咨询服务,
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all during the school学校 day.
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所有都安排在课程时间内。
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All during the school学校 day.
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所有都安排在课程时间内。
07:16
We created创建 a deployment部署 plan计划
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我们制定了一个部署计划,
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that specified规定 where every一切 single
support支持 person and police警察 officer would be
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详细写明
每个协助人员和警务人员
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every一切 minute分钟 of the day,
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每天每刻的位置安排,
07:27
and we monitored监控
at every一切 second第二 of the day,
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我们监控每天每秒的情况,
07:31
and, our best最好 invention发明 ever,
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我们有一个发明最棒:
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we devised设计 a schoolwide全校
discipline学科 program程序
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我们设计了一个校园纪律项目,
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titled标题 "Non-negotiables非negotiables."
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名为“没商量计划”。
07:40
It was a behavior行为 system系统 --
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这是一个行为系统——
07:44
designed设计 to promote促进
positive behavior行为 at all times.
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专门设计来鼓励持续正面行为。
07:49
The results结果?
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结果呢?
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Strawberry草莓 Mansion大厦 was removed去除
from the Persistently一贯 Dangerous危险 List名单
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一年后,草莓大厦高中
就在“持续危险”名单中除名了,
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our first year after being存在 --
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(Applause掌声) --
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(掌声)
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after being存在 on the Persistently一贯
Dangerous危险 List名单 for five consecutive连续 years年份.
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在“持续危险”名单上
待了连续五年后,除名了。
08:08
Leaders领导者 make the impossible不可能 possible可能.
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领导者让不可能变成可能。
08:13
That brings带来 me to my second第二 slogan口号:
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那将我带到第二条口号:
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So what? Now what?
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那又怎样?现在怎办?
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(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
08:20
(Applause掌声)
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(掌声)
08:25
When we looked看着 at the data数据,
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我们看着数据,
08:27
and we met会见 with the staff员工,
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跟员工谈话,
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there were many许多 excuses借口
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会听到很多借口,
08:31
for why Strawberry草莓 Mansion大厦 was
low-performing低性能 and persistently一贯 dangerous危险.
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来解释为什么草莓大厦高中
一直低绩效又持续危险。
08:36
They said that only 68 percent百分 of the kids孩子
come to school学校 on a regular定期 basis基础,
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他们说只有68%的孩子
会定期来上课,
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100 percent百分 of them live生活 in poverty贫穷,
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100%的孩子生活贫困,
08:44
only one percent百分
of the parents父母 participate参加,
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只有1%的父母参与教育,
08:48
many许多 of the children孩子
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许多孩子
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come from incarceration监禁
and single-parent单身父母 homes家园,
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都来自有监禁背景的和单亲家庭,
08:53
39 percent百分 of the students学生们
have special特别 needs需求,
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39%的学生是特殊儿童,
08:57
and the state data数据 revealed透露
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而且州政府的数据显示
09:00
that six percent百分 of the students学生们
were proficient精通 in algebra代数,
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只有6%的学生熟练掌握代数,
09:05
and 10 were proficient精通 in literature文学.
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10%的学生擅长文学。
09:10
After they got through通过
telling告诉 us all the stories故事
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当他们终于说完状况有多糟,
09:14
of how awful可怕 the conditions条件
and the children孩子 were,
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孩子们有多坏之后,
09:18
I looked看着 at them,
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我看着他们,
09:21
and I said, "So what. Now what?
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然后我说:“那又怎样。现在怎办?”
09:25
What are we gonna do about it?"
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“我们接下来要做什么?”
09:26
(Applause掌声)
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(掌声)
09:32
Eliminating消除 excuses借口 at every一切 turn
became成为 my primary responsibility责任.
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每时每刻地消除借口
成了我的首要任务。
09:38
We addressed解决 every一切 one of those excuses借口
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我们不放过任何一个借口,
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through通过 a mandatory强制性
professional专业的 development发展,
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通过强制性的专业发展计划,
09:44
paving铺路 the way for intense激烈 focus焦点
on teaching教学 and learning学习.
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我们致力让重点转向教学。
09:50
After many许多 observations意见,
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经过多次观察后,
09:52
what we determined决心 was
that teachers教师 knew知道 what to teach
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我们发现
教师知道教学的内容,
09:57
but they did not know how to teach
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但却不知道如何去教
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so many许多 children孩子
with so many许多 vast广大 abilities能力.
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有那么多不同才能的那么多学生。
10:03
So, we developed发达 a lesson
delivery交货 model模型 for instruction指令
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所以我们为教师们设计了
一个课堂教学模式,
10:08
that focused重点 on small group instruction指令,
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专门侧重于小组教学,
10:12
making制造 it possible可能 for all the students学生们
to get their individual个人 needs需求 met会见
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让所有学生在课堂内
都可以满足他们自身的需要。
10:17
in the classroom课堂.
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10:19
The results结果?
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结果呢?
10:21
After one year, state data数据 revealed透露
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一年后,州政府数据显示
10:25
that our scores分数 have grown长大的
by 171 percent百分 in Algebra代数
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我们学生的代数成绩上升了171%,
10:30
and 107 percent百分 in literature文学.
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文学成绩上升了107%。
10:32
(Applause掌声)
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(掌声)
10:37
We have a very long way to go,
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我们还有很长的路要走,
10:40
a very long way to go,
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非常非常长的路要走,
10:42
but we now approach途径 every一切 obstacle障碍
with a "So What. Now What?" attitude态度.
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但我们现在处理每个问题,都抱着
“那又怎样。现在怎办?”的态度。
10:50
And that brings带来 me
to my third第三 and final最后 slogan口号.
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这就带出了我的第三个,
也是最后一个口号。
10:54
(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
10:56
If nobody没有人 told you they loved喜爱 you today今天,
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如果今天尚未有人跟你说他们爱你,
11:00
you remember记得 I do, and I always will.
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你记住我爱你,而且会一直爱你。
11:05
My students学生们 have problems问题:
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我的学生有各种状况:
11:07
social社会, emotional情绪化 and economic经济 problems问题
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社会上、情绪上、经济上的状况,
11:12
you could never imagine想像.
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各种你不可想象的状况。
11:15
Some of them are parents父母 themselves他们自己,
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他们有些已经为人父母,
11:17
and some are completely全然 alone单独.
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有些却完全孤独。
11:21
If someone有人 asked me my real真实 secret秘密
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如果有人问我
我让草莓大厦高中进步的真正秘密,
11:24
for how I truly keep
Strawberry草莓 Mansion大厦 moving移动 forward前锋,
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11:29
I would have to say
that I love my students学生们
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我会说:我爱我的学生,
11:32
and I believe in their possibilities可能性
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而且我相信他们的潜能,
11:35
unconditionally无条件.
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无条件的信任。
11:38
When I look at them,
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当我看着他们,
11:40
I can only see what they can become成为,
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我只看得见
他们可以创造的未来,
11:43
and that is because I am one of them.
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因为我是他们其中一员。
11:48
I grew成长 up poor较差的 in North Philadelphia费城 too.
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我也是在费城北部的贫穷家庭长大。
11:52
I know what it feels感觉 like
to go to a school学校 that's not a school学校.
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我知道在一所不是学校的学校上课
是什么样的滋味。
11:58
I know what it feels感觉 like to wonder奇迹
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我知道当你在想
贫穷究竟有没有出路时
12:01
if there's ever going to be
any way out of poverty贫穷.
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到底是什么滋味。
12:06
But because of my amazing惊人 mother母亲,
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但是感谢我了不起的母亲,
12:10
I got the ability能力 to dream梦想
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让我能够梦想,
12:13
despite尽管 the poverty贫穷 that surrounded包围 me.
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尽管贫穷总在我左右。
12:17
So --
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所以——
12:18
(Applause掌声) --
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(掌声)
12:20
if I'm going to push my students学生们
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如果我要将我的学生
推向生活的梦想和目标,
12:25
toward their dream梦想
and their purpose目的 in life,
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12:28
I've got to get to know who they are.
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我就得去认识他们。
12:32
So I have to spend time with them,
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所以我花时间跟他们相处。
12:34
so I manage管理 the lunchroom小吃店 every一切 day.
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所以我每天都管理饭堂。
12:37
(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
12:38
And while I'm there,
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我待在饭堂时,
12:40
I talk to them
about deeply personal个人 things,
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我跟学生聊一些非常私人的事情,
12:45
and when it's their birthday生日,
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到了他们的生日,
12:47
I sing "Happy快乐 Birthday生日"
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我会给他们唱生日歌,
12:49
even though虽然 I cannot不能 sing at all.
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虽然我一点都不会唱歌。
12:52
(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
12:54
I often经常 ask them,
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我常问他们,
12:55
"Why do you want me to sing
when I cannot不能 sing at all?"
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“我一点都不会唱,
为什么你还想听我唱歌?”
12:59
(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
13:01
And they respond响应 by saying,
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然后他们回答说:
13:04
"Because we like feeling感觉 special特别."
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“因为我们喜欢被特别关注感觉。”
13:08
We hold保持 monthly每月一次 town hall大厅 meetings会议
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我们每个月都举行学生全员大会,
13:11
to listen to their concerns关注,
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去聆听他们的担忧,
13:14
to find out what is on their minds头脑.
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去找出他们的想法。
13:18
They ask us questions问题 like,
"Why do we have to follow跟随 rules规则?"
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他们问我们各种问题:
“为什么我们得守规矩?”
13:24
"Why are there so many许多 consequences后果?"
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“为什么会有那么多惩罚?”
13:27
"Why can't we just do what we want to do?"
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“为什么我们不能想做什么就做什么?”
13:30
(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
13:32
They ask, and I answer回答
each question honestly老老实实,
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他们问着,然后
我诚实回答每个问题,
13:36
and this exchange交换 in listening
helps帮助 to clear明确 up any misconceptions误解.
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这样的聆听交流
帮助我扫清所有的误区想法。
13:43
Every一切 moment时刻 is a teachable受教 moment时刻.
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每个时刻都是有教育意义的时刻。
13:48
My reward奖励,
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我的回报,
13:51
my reward奖励
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我的回报
13:54
for being存在 non-negotiable非流通
in my rules规则 and consequences后果
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得益于对规矩和相应后果的不让步,
13:59
is their earned respect尊重.
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回报就是我赢得了他们的尊重。
14:02
I insist咬定 on it,
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我坚持这一点,
14:04
and because of this,
we can accomplish完成 things together一起.
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而正因如此,
我们可以共同取得一些成果。
14:09
They are clear明确 about
my expectations期望 for them,
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他们清楚知道我对他们的期望,
14:14
and I repeat重复 those expectations期望
every一切 day over the P.A. system系统.
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我每天都在学校广播里重复那些期望。
14:19
I remind提醒 them --
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我提醒他们——
14:21
(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
14:23
I remind提醒 them of those core核心 values
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我提醒他们这些核心价值:
14:27
of focus焦点, tradition传统, excellence卓越,
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专注、传统、优秀、
14:32
integrity廉正 and perseverance毅力,
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正直、毅力,
14:35
and I remind提醒 them every一切 day
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我每天都提醒他们
14:37
how education教育 can truly
change更改 their lives生活.
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教育可以如何
真正改变他们的生活。
14:42
And I end结束 every一切 announcement公告 the same相同:
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每次广播结束时我都会告诉他们:
14:45
"If nobody没有人 told you they loved喜爱 you today今天,
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“如果今天尚未有人跟你说他们爱你,
14:49
you remember记得 I do,
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要记住我爱你,
14:51
and I always will."
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而且我会一直爱你。”
14:54
Ashley's阿什利的 words
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Ashley的话——
14:56
of "Miss小姐, Miss小姐,
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“老师!老师!
15:00
this is not a school学校,"
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这不是一所学校。”——
15:03
is forever永远 etched蚀刻 in my mind心神.
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永远地刻在我的心头。
15:06
If we are truly going
to make real真实 progress进展
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如果我们要真正地
在解决贫穷问题上取得实质性的进展,
15:11
in addressing解决 poverty贫穷,
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15:13
then we have to make sure
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那么我们必须确保
15:16
that every一切 school学校
that serves供应 children孩子 in poverty贫穷
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每所有贫困孩子的学校
15:20
is a real真实 school学校,
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都是一所真正的学校,
15:23
a school学校, a school学校 --
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是一所学校,一所学校——
15:25
(Applause掌声) --
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(掌声)——
15:29
a school学校 that provides提供 them with knowledge知识
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一所为他们提供知识的学校,
15:33
and mental心理 training训练
to navigate导航 the world世界 around them.
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给他们提供心理训练,
让他们来探索周围的世界。
15:38
I do not know all the answers答案,
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我不能解决所有问题,
15:41
but what I do know is for those
of us who are privileged特权
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但我知道,我们当中
有机会而且有责任领导
有贫困学生的学校的每个人,
15:47
and have the responsibility责任 of leading领导
a school学校 that serves供应 children孩子 in poverty贫穷,
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15:53
we must必须 truly lead,
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都必须真正地领导,
15:55
and when we are faced面对
with unbelievable难以置信的 challenges挑战,
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当我们面对难以置信的挑战时,
15:58
we must必须 stop and ask ourselves我们自己,
"So what. Now what?
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我们必须停下来问问自己,
“那又怎样。现在怎办?”
16:04
What are we going to do about it?"
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“我们接下来要做什么?”
16:08
And as we lead,
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当我们领导时,
16:10
we must必须 never forget忘记
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我们决不能忘记
16:12
that every一切 single one of our students学生们
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我们的每一个学生
16:15
is just a child儿童,
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都不过是个孩子,
16:17
often经常 scared害怕 by what the world世界
tells告诉 them they should be,
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世界要他们成为这样那样的人
但他们往往被吓怕,
16:23
and no matter what the rest休息
of the world世界 tells告诉 them they should be,
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无论这个世界告诉他们要做什么,
16:30
we should always provide提供 them with hope希望,
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我们要永远给他们希望,
16:33
our undivided一心一意 attention注意,
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给他们给予一心一意的关注,
16:36
unwavering毫不动摇 belief信仰 in their potential潜在,
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始终坚信他们的潜能,
16:39
consistent一贯 expectations期望,
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一直给予他们期望,
16:42
and we must必须 tell them often经常,
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并且必须时常告诉他们:
16:45
if nobody没有人 told them they loved喜爱 them today今天,
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如果今日尚未有人跟你们说爱你,
16:48
remember记得 we do, and we always will.
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记住我们爱你,而且会一直爱你。
16:51
Thank you.
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谢谢。
16:53
(Applause掌声)
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(掌声)
17:04
Thank you, Jesus耶稣.
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谢谢,耶稣。
Translated by Psycho Decoder
Reviewed by Huazhe Xie

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Linda Cliatt-Wayman - High school principal
As a Philadelphia high school principal, Linda Cliatt-Wayman held an unwavering belief in the potential of all children.

Why you should listen

Linda Cliatt-Wayman grew up in poverty in North Philadelphia, where she experienced firsthand the injustice being perpetrated against poor students in their education. She has dedicated her career and her life to ending that injustice, working within Philadelphia's fractured public-school system. She spent 20 years as a special-ed teacher before becoming a principal, leading two low-performing urban high schools to success with improved test scores and increased college admissions among students.

At Philadelphia's Strawberry Mansion High School (rapper Meek Mill's alma mater), Wayman and her team once again proved what is possible for low-income children. Test scores have improved every year since Wayman took over, and the school was removed from the federal Persistently Dangerous Schools List for the first time in five years. Diane Sawyer and her team spent the 2012-2013 school year documenting Wayman’s efforts for ABC World News Tonight and Nightline.

Cliatt-Wayman retired from Strawberry Mansion High School in May 2017.

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