ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Sydney Jensen - Educator
Sydney Jensen wants to shine a light on the emotional and mental impact of teaching students who have experienced trauma.

Why you should listen

Sydney Jensen is a ninth-grade English teacher at Lincoln High School in the epicenter of America's heartland: Lincoln, Nebraska. Lincoln is one of the nation's top cities for refugee resettlement, and students at Lincoln High speak more than 30 languages. 

Jensen also serves as an instructional coach working with new and veteran teachers to provide instructional support and mentorship. In recognition of her work in the classroom and the school community, Jensen is the 2019 Nebraska Teacher of the Year. She is a passionate advocate for increased mental and emotional wellness supports for both students and the teachers who serve them. You can read more from her here.

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Sydney Jensen: How can we support the emotional well-being of teachers?

希妮·詹森: 我们要怎样保障教师的心理健康?

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老师们在情感上支持我们的孩子,但是又有谁在支持我们的老师呢?在这场令人大开眼界的演讲中,教育学家希妮·詹森(Sydney Jensen)探讨了教师如何面临“二次创伤”的风险——即他们在分担学生经历时,自己所受到的情感影响——并展示了学校如何在保障每个人的心理健康和身心健康方面进行的创新。
- Educator
Sydney Jensen wants to shine a light on the emotional and mental impact of teaching students who have experienced trauma. Full bio

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Like many许多 teachers教师,
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像很多老师一样,
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every一切 year on the first day of school学校,
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每年在开学的第一天,
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I lead a sort分类 of icebreaker破冰船 activity活动
with my students学生们.
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我都会和我们的学生
做些"破冰"活动。
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I teach at Lincoln林肯 High School学校
in Lincoln林肯, Nebraska内布拉斯加州,
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我在内布拉斯加州林肯市的
林肯高中教书,
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and we are one of the oldest最老的
and most diverse多种 high schools学校
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我们是整个州里最古老,
最多元的学校。
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in our state.
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Also, to our knowledge知识,
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而且,据我们所知,
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we're the only high school学校 in the world世界
whose谁的 mascot吉祥物 is the Links链接.
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我们是世界上唯一一所
把链环当作吉祥物的学校,
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Like, a chain.
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就像是,锁链。
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(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
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And with that being存在 our mascot吉祥物,
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正因为锁链是我们的吉祥物,
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we have a statue雕像 out front面前 of our building建造
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在我们的教学楼前有一座雕塑,
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of four links链接 connected连接的 like a chain.
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有四条似链子的东西链接而成,
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And each link链接 means手段 something.
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每一根链条都有所寓意。
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Our links链接 stand for tradition传统,
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我们的锁链代表了传统、
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excellence卓越, unity统一 and diversity多样.
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卓越,团结和多样性。
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So on the first day of school学校,
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所以在开学的第一天,
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I teach my new ninth-graders九年级学生
about the meaning含义 behind背后 those links链接,
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我会教九年级的新生
关于这些锁链背后的含义,
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and I give them each a slip of paper.
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然后,我给了他们每人一张纸。
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On that paper, I ask them
to write something about themselves他们自己.
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在纸上,我让他们写下
一些关于他们自己的事情,
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It can be something that they love,
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可以是他们所爱的事情,
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something that they hope希望 for --
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他们所期望的事——
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anything that describes介绍 their identity身分.
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任何能代表他们自己的事,
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And then I go around
the room房间 with a stapler订书机,
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然后我拿着订书机在教室四处走动,
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and I staple钉书针 each of those slips卡瓦 together一起
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我把他们的纸片订在一起
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to make a chain.
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做成了一条链子。
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And we hang that chain up in our classroom课堂
as a decoration装饰, sure,
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然后我们把它们都串起来
挂在教室里做装饰,
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but also as a reminder提醒
that we are all connected连接的.
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同时,也提醒着我们彼此间的联系。
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We are all links链接.
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我们都是锁链。
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So what happens发生 when one
of those links链接 feels感觉 weak?
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那么当我们其中的一环链子
变得脆弱时会怎么样呢?
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And what happens发生 when that weakness弱点
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而且若变脆弱的人正是
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is in the person holding保持 the stapler订书机?
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手里拿着订书机的那位又会怎样?
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The person who's谁是 supposed应该
to make those connections连接.
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那位本该去建立那些联系的人。
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The teacher老师.
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我们的老师。
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As teachers教师, we work every一切 day
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作为老师,我们每日工作,
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to provide提供 support支持 socially社交上,
emotionally感情上 and academically学术上
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在社交上、心理上和学习上
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to our students学生们 who come to us
with diverse多种 and tough强硬 circumstances情况.
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为那些来自各种各样的艰苦背景,
并寻求我们帮助的学生们提供支持。
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Like most teachers教师,
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跟大多数老师一样,
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I have students学生们 who go home every一切 day,
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我也有那些每天回家
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and they sit around the kitchen厨房 table
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都能坐在餐桌上
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while one or both parents父母 makes品牌 a healthy健康,
well-rounded成熟的 meal膳食 for them.
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享用一位家人或父母一起
准备的健康、丰盛的食物的学生。
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They spend suppertime晚餐时间 summarizing总结
the story故事 they read
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他们用晚餐时间总结
在当天九年级英文课里
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in ninth-grade九年级 English英语 that day,
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读到的故事,
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or explaining说明 how Newton's牛顿
laws法律 of motion运动 work.
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或者解释牛顿的万有引力定律。
02:30
But I also have students学生们
who go to the homeless无家可归 shelter庇护
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但是,我也有很多学生
下课后要回到流浪者之家,
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or to the group home.
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或者回到教养院。
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They go to the car汽车 that their family家庭
is sleeping睡眠 in right now.
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他们会回到一家人所住的车里。
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They come to school学校 with trauma外伤,
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他们带着创伤来到学校,
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and when I go home every一切 day,
that goes home with me.
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当我每天回家时,
也带着他们的创伤。
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And see, that's the hard part部分
about teaching教学.
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这就是教书的艰难之处,
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It's not the grading等级,
the lesson-planning课程规划, the meetings会议,
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这无关打分,备课,或者会议,
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though虽然 sure, those things do occupy占据
a great deal合同 of teachers'教师' time and energy能源.
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当然,这些事情占据了
老师大量的时间和精力。
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The tough强硬 part部分 about teaching教学
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教书的艰难之处,
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is all the things
you can't control控制 for your kids孩子,
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是那些你无能为力的事,
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all the things you can't change更改 for them
once一旦 they walk步行 out your door.
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是孩子们走出了你的这扇门,
所有那些你无法为他们改变的事。
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And so I wonder奇迹
if it's always been this way.
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所以,我在想是否
一直以来都是如此。
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I think back to my undergraduate大学本科 training训练
at the University大学 of Georgia格鲁吉亚,
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回想我在佐治亚大学接受本科
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where we were taught
in our methods方法 classes
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教学方法的培训时,
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that the concept概念
of good teaching教学 has changed.
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关于何为好的教育的概念已经改变。
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We're not developing发展 learners学习者
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我们不是在培养
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who are going to go out into a workforce劳动力
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为了能要跻身工人行列,
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where they'll他们会 stand
on a line线 in a factory.
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在工厂的流水线上工作的学习者。
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Rather, we're sending发出 our kids孩子
out into a workforce劳动力
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相反,我们要把我们的
孩子送进一个工作环境,
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where they need to be able能够 to communicate通信,
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在那里他们能够彼此交流、
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collaborate合作 and problem-solve问题解决.
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互相合作,并解决问题。
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And that has caused造成
teacher-student师生 relationships关系
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这也使得师生关系变得
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to morph变形 into something stronger
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比内容的给予者
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than the giver赠与者 of content内容
and the receiver接收器 of knowledge知识.
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和知识的接受者更强大。
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Lectures讲座 and sitting坐在 in silent无声 rows
just doesn't cut it anymore.
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仅仅只是有讲师在授课,
学生在安静聆听是远远不够的,
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We have to be able能够 to build建立 relationships关系
with and among其中 our students学生们
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我们需要与学生
建立某种关系,帮助他们
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to help them feel connected连接的
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在这个依赖彼此联系的世界里
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in a world世界 that depends依靠 on it.
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感受到这种联系。
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I think back to my second第二 year teaching教学.
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回想我开始教学的第二年,
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I had a student学生 who I'll call "David大卫."
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我遇到了一位叫“大卫”的学生,
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And I remember记得 feeling感觉 like
I'd doneDONE a pretty漂亮 good job工作
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我记得在那一年里,
我觉得我的教学进展
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at teaching教学 that year:
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非常顺利:
“嘿,我不再是个新人老师,
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"Hey, I ain't no first-year第一年 teacher老师.
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I know what I'm doing."
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我知道我在做什么。”
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And it was on the last day of school学校,
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那是学期的最后一天,
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I told David大卫 to have a great summer夏季.
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我祝大卫有一个愉快的暑假。
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And I watched看着 him walk步行 down the hall大厅,
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我看着他走出大厅,
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and I thought to myself,
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我心里想,
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I don't even know
what his voice语音 sounds声音 like.
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我甚至都没听过他的声音。
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And that's when I realized实现
I wasn't doing it right.
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那一刻我忽然觉得
有什么事我做错了,
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So I changed almost几乎 everything
about my teaching教学.
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所以我开始改变我的教学方法,
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I built内置 in plenty丰富 of opportunities机会
for my students学生们 to talk to me
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我给予了学生很多与我交谈的机会,
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and to talk to each other,
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同时也与彼此交谈,
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to share分享 their writing写作
and to verbalize口头化 their learning学习.
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分享他们的作品,
用语言表达他们所学,
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And it was through通过 those conversations对话
I began开始 not only to know their voice语音
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这样的对话起初不只是
为了听到他们的声音,
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but to know their pain疼痛.
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但也是为了听到他们的创伤。
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I had David大卫 in class again that next下一个 year,
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接下来的一年,
大卫又出现在了班上,
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and I learned学到了 that his father父亲
was undocumented无证
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我得知了他的父亲
因为没有合法文件,
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and had been deported被驱逐出境.
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已经被驱逐出境。
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He started开始 acting演戏 out in school学校
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他在学校发泄他的不满,
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because all he wanted
was for his family家庭 to be together一起 again.
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但这不过是形式,因为他想要的
是家人能再次团圆。
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In so many许多 ways方法, I felt his pain疼痛.
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从多方面,我感受到了他的伤痛。
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And I needed需要 someone有人 to listen,
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我也渴望有人来倾听,
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somebody to provide提供 support支持 for me
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有人能给予我一些支持,
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so that I could support支持 him in this thing
that I could not even comprehend理解.
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这样我就可以在这件我都
无法完全领悟的事上去支持他。
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And we recognize认识 that need
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我们认识到同样的需求
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for police警察 officers长官 who've谁一直 witnessed目击
a gruesome阴森 crime犯罪 scene现场
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也存在于那些目睹
犯罪惨案现场的警察身上,
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and nurses护士 who have lost丢失 a patient患者.
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还有那些眼睁睁看着
病人离世的护士身上。
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But when it comes
to teaching教学 professionals专业人士,
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但是当考虑到教师岗位时,
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that urgency is lagging滞后.
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其紧迫性还很滞后,
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I believe it's paramount最重要的
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我相信,
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that students学生们 and teachers教师,
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让学生和老师,
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administrators管理员, paraprofessionals准专业人员
and all other support支持 staff员工
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行政管理人员、辅助性专业人员,
以及所有其他支持教职工
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have convenient方便 and affordable实惠 access访问
to mental心理 wellness健康 supports支持.
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得到便捷和可负担的
心理健康支持尤其必要。
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When we are constantly经常 serving服务 others其他,
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当我们在不断地为他人服务,
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often经常 between之间 25
and 125 students学生们 each day,
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每天大概要管理 25 到 125 名学生时,
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our emotional情绪化 piggy小猪 banks银行
are constantly经常 being存在 drawn upon.
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我们自己的情感储蓄罐
也在不断地被提取,
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After a while, it can become成为 so depleted耗尽,
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过一段时间,它终会耗尽,
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that we just can't bear it anymore.
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我们或许再也受不了了。
06:35
They call it "secondary次要 trauma外伤"
and "compassion同情 fatigue疲劳,"
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人们把它称之为“二次创伤”
和“同情疲劳”,
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the concept概念 that we absorb吸收 the traumas创伤
our students学生们 share分享 with us each day.
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即每天在分担学生的痛苦时,
自己也受到了情感影响。
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And after a while,
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再过一些日子,
06:48
our souls灵魂 become成为 weighed称重 down
by the heaviness沉重 of it all.
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我们的灵魂将
不能承受生命之沉重,
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The Buffett巴菲特 Institute研究所
at the University大学 of Nebraska内布拉斯加州
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内布拉斯加州大学
巴菲特研究所
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recently最近 found发现 that most teachers教师 --
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在最新的研究中发现,
大多数老师——
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86 percent百分 across横过
early childhood童年 settings设置 --
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孩童早期教育行业中 86% 的老师——
07:04
experienced有经验的 some depressive抑郁 symptoms症状
during the prior week.
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在早期经历过不同程度的抑郁症状。
07:09
They found发现 that approximately one in 10
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他们发现大约十位里面就有一位
07:12
reported报道 clinically临床 significant重大
depressive抑郁 symptoms症状.
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报告称有临床抑郁症状。
07:17
My interactions互动 with colleagues同事
and my own拥有 experiences经验
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我和同事们的交流
以及我自身的经历
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make me feel like
this is a universal普遍 struggle斗争
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让我觉得这是一个跨越所有年级
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across横过 all grade年级 levels水平.
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的普遍斗争。
07:28
So what are we missing失踪?
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那我们缺少了什么?
07:31
What are we allowing允许 to break打破 the chain
and how do we repair修理 it?
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我们该用什么打破这样的锁链,
又该如何修复它?
07:36
In my career事业,
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在我的职业生涯,
我经历过两位学生的自杀,
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I've experienced有经验的 the death死亡
by suicide自杀 of two students学生们
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and one amazing惊人 teacher老师
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以及一位了不起的老师的自杀。
07:45
who loved喜爱 his kids孩子;
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他很爱他的孩子们;
07:48
countless无数 students学生们
experiencing经历 homelessness无家可归;
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无数的学生经受着无家可归的折磨;
07:52
and kids孩子 entering进入 and exiting退出
the justice正义 system系统.
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还有那些进出司法系统的孩子们。
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When these events事件 happen发生,
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当这些事情发生时,
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protocol协议 is to say, "If you need
someone有人 to talk to, then ..."
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我们总是礼貌性的说,
“如果你需要和某人谈谈,那么……”
08:04
And I say that's not enough足够.
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我认为这远远不够,
08:07
I am so lucky幸运.
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我很幸运,
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I work in an amazing惊人 school学校
with great leadership领导.
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我在一所有着出色领导力的
优秀的学校里工作,
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I serve服务 a large district
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我服务于一个很大的地区,
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with so many许多 healthy健康 partnerships伙伴关系
with community社区 agencies机构.
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与社区机构有很多
健康的合作关系。
08:19
They have provided提供 steadily稳步
increasing增加 numbers数字
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他们为学生们提供了
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of school学校 counselors心理咨询师 and therapists治疗师
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越来越多的学校辅导员、
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and support支持 staff员工 to help our students学生们.
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治疗师和辅助人员。
08:31
They even provide提供 staff员工 members会员
with access访问 to free自由 counseling辅导服务
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他们甚至为教职工提供了
免费咨询服务,
08:34
as part部分 of our employment雇用 plan计划.
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作为我们就业合约的一部分。
08:38
But many许多 small districts
and even some large ones那些
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但是还有很多小的地区,
甚至是一些较大的地区,
08:41
simply只是 cannot不能 foot脚丫子 the bill法案 without aid援助.
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没有援助根本无法负担这些服务。
08:48
(Exhales呼 出)
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(呼气)
08:53
Not only does every一切 school学校 need
social社会 and emotional情绪化 support支持 staff员工,
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不仅是每一个学校
需要社会和心理支持职工,
08:58
trained熟练 professionals专业人士 who can navigate导航
the needs需求 of the building建造 --
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训练有素的专业人员,
能够满足教学的需要——
09:03
not just the students学生们,
not just the teachers教师, but both --
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不仅是学生或者老师需要,
而是两者都需要——
09:08
we also need these trained熟练 professionals专业人士
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我们需要这些训练有素的专业人员
09:10
to intentionally故意地 seek寻求 out
those closest最近的 to the trauma外伤
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去发现那些最接近创伤的人们,
09:14
and check in with them.
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并与他们会诊。
09:18
Many许多 schools学校 are doing what they can
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很多学校正尽其所能
09:20
to fill in the gaps空白,
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来填补空缺,
09:22
starting开始 with acknowledging承认
that the work that we do
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首先,要承认我们所做的工作
09:24
is downright彻头彻尾 hard.
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是非常艰苦的。
09:27
Another另一个 school学校 in Lincoln林肯,
Schoo Middle中间 School学校,
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林肯的另一所学校,
斯克中学,
09:30
has what they call "Wellness健康 Wednesdays星期三."
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有一项他们称之为
“健康星期三”的倡议。
09:33
They invite邀请 in community社区 yoga瑜伽 teachers教师,
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他们邀请社区瑜伽老师,
09:35
they sponsor赞助 walks散步 around
the neighborhood邻里 during lunch午餐
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他们也邀请大家
在午餐时去周围散心,
09:38
and organize组织 social社会 events事件
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和组织社交活动,
09:40
that are all meant意味着
to bring带来 people together一起.
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为了把所有人连结在一起。
09:44
Zachary扎卡里 Elementary初级 School学校
in Zachary扎卡里, Louisiana路易斯安那州,
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路易斯安那州
扎卡里的扎卡里小学,
09:47
has something they call
a "Midweek周中 Meetup聚会,"
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想出了他们称之“周中会议”计划,
09:49
where they invite邀请 teachers教师 to share分享 lunch午餐
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他们邀请老师共进午餐,
09:52
and to talk about the things
that are going well
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谈论所有进展顺利的事情,
09:54
and the things that are weighing称重
heavy on their hearts心中.
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以及让他们倍感压力的事情。
09:59
These schools学校 are making制造 space空间
for conversations对话 that matter.
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这些学校为
有价值的交流提供了空间,
10:05
Finally最后, my friend朋友
and colleague同事 Jen Highstreet高街街
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最后,我的朋友和同事
珍·海尔斯崔特,
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takes five minutes分钟 out of each day
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每天都会花五分钟
10:10
to write an encouraging鼓舞人心的
note注意 to a colleague同事,
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给同事们留下鼓舞人心的便条,
10:13
letting出租 them know
that she sees看到 their hard work
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告诉我们她看到了他们的付出,
10:15
and the heart that they share分享 with others其他.
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以及他们与人分享的真心。
10:18
She knows知道 that those five minutes分钟
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她明白这五分钟
10:21
can have an invaluable无价
and powerful强大 ripple波纹 effect影响
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可以在整个学校产生无价的、
10:24
across横过 our school学校.
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强大的涟漪效应。
10:27
The chain that hangs挂起 in my classroom课堂
is more than just a decoration装饰.
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挂在我们教室里的链条
远远不只是装饰品。
10:35
Those links链接 hang over our heads
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在我们的学生们走过的整个四年里,
10:37
for the entire整个 four years年份
that our students学生们 walk步行 our halls大厅.
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这些锁链一直萦绕在我们的头上。
10:41
And every一切 year,
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而每年,
10:42
I have seniors老年人 come back
to my classroom课堂, room房间 340,
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都会有高年级学生回到
我所在的 340 班,
10:47
and they can still point out
where their link链接 hangs挂起.
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指着挂着他们自己锁链的地方,
10:51
They remember记得 what they wrote on it.
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他们记得自己在上面写下的内容。
10:55
They feel connected连接的 and supported支持的.
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他们感受到了彼此的联系和支持,
10:59
And they have hope希望.
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因而拥有了希望。
11:01
Isn't that what we all need?
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这不就是我们所需要的吗?
11:04
Somebody to reach达到 out
and make sure that we're OK.
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有人能来问问我们是否都好,
11:09
To check in with us
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来关心我们,
11:11
and remind提醒 us that we are a link链接.
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并提醒我们都是一环锁链。
11:16
Every一切 now and then,
we all just need a little help
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时不时,我们都需要一点点帮助
11:20
holding保持 the stapler订书机.
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来握住那个订书机。
11:23
Thank you.
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谢谢大家。
11:24
(Applause掌声)
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(掌声)
Translated by Yanyan Hong

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Sydney Jensen - Educator
Sydney Jensen wants to shine a light on the emotional and mental impact of teaching students who have experienced trauma.

Why you should listen

Sydney Jensen is a ninth-grade English teacher at Lincoln High School in the epicenter of America's heartland: Lincoln, Nebraska. Lincoln is one of the nation's top cities for refugee resettlement, and students at Lincoln High speak more than 30 languages. 

Jensen also serves as an instructional coach working with new and veteran teachers to provide instructional support and mentorship. In recognition of her work in the classroom and the school community, Jensen is the 2019 Nebraska Teacher of the Year. She is a passionate advocate for increased mental and emotional wellness supports for both students and the teachers who serve them. You can read more from her here.

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