Diane Wolk-Rogers: A Parkland teacher's homework for us all
戴安.沃克羅傑斯: 一位帕克蘭校園槍擊事件學校的老師給大家的功課
Diane Wolk-Rogers has been a Florida public school teacher for more than three decades. Full bio
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mass school shootings in American history.
大規模校園槍擊事件之一。
我的危機模式,
follow me through the hall,
讓他們跟著我穿越大廳,
moving in the opposite direction.
and I knew I had to pull myself together.
我知道我得振作起來。
that somehow, Valentine's Day --
不知怎麼的,情人節──
that somehow, Valentine's Day
不知怎麼的,情人節的收場
of the "pop, pop" sound of the gunfire.
「砰,砰」的回音。
of my students
of pain, grief and anger
lost 17 precious lives
斯通曼·道格拉斯中學
question I've been asked.
I've been humbled by a student's question.
無法招架學生的問題。
in the public schools for 33 years,
what you don't know
先承認你不知道什麼,
to being an engaged student,
成為一個積極參與的學生、
to the person asking you a question.
Admit what you don't know.
承認你不知道什麼。
thoughtful questions all the time.
很深思熟慮的問題。
to prove their smarts.
when I have no idea of the answer,
我是否無法給出答案,
Let me research that and get back to you."
讓我研究一下再回覆你。」
問題的答案時會做的事,
the answer to one of my questions,
with the Second Amendment and the NRA.
和美國全國步槍協會開始著手。
you've been sitting in a history class,
歷史課教室裡的人,
to the security of a free State,
to keep and bear arms,
infringe on the rights of citizens
侵犯公民的權利,
紀律良好的民兵部隊。
was ratified 226 years ago.
226 年前被批准的。
the federal government's armed forces
as necessary to protect the states.
保衛國家所必要的。
had ended a few years prior,
marksmanship on the battlefield.
一些十分拙劣的槍法。
for any future conflicts,
能為未來衝突做好準備,
Rifle Association
(以下簡稱 NRA)
was written to ensure
to ensure future soldiers had good aim.
未來士兵的槍法能更準確。
the gun regulation conversations
影響我們美國內部
of the Second Amendment.
in our nation's history
幾乎每一個關鍵時刻,
regulate and feel about guns.
以及對槍枝的感受。
ruled for the first time
an individual right to possess a firearm
個人持有槍枝的權利,
傳統上合法目的的權利,
for traditionally lawful purposes,
改變,讓我很震驚,
of the Second Amendment
they could change again.
它們還可能再改變。
and dynamic history lesson,
I'm here to teach today,
to stand and speak.
we don't have time to lose.
真的不能再浪費時間了。
are killed by guns in the United States,
my students' question soon,
要如何回答我學生提出的問題,
how do we stop this senseless violence,
我們如何能阻止無謂的暴力?
questions in high school, don't you?
hold gun manufacturers responsible
槍枝製造商為它們的產品
這情況就會終止。
actually thought about this before.
這個點子,可能會覺得很驚訝。
sued gun manufacturers,
make their products safer
where their products are sold.
for how their products were used.
沒有直接負責的義務。
and the owners who bought them
以及購買槍枝的持有人
should anything bad happen.
and many other lawsuits,
以及許多其他訴訟的回應,
for the passage of the PLCAA,
Commerce in Arms Act.
with bipartisan support in 2005
在兩黨的支持下通過了,
and use the gun responsibly.
會秉持著負責的態度。
and faculty die at my school,
學生和教職員喪命時,
will assume responsibility.
沒有人會承擔起責任。
hold ourselves accountable
只要我們能自己負責
300 million guns available in America.
約三億把槍枝。
投票是最好的方式之一。
for gun violence.
are willing to pass commonsense gun reform
願意通過常識性的槍枝改革,
those 300 million guns under control.
最有效的方式之一。
can take personal initiative.
taking care of your mental health?
the mental health argument falls flat
如果我們不承認自己
our own personal vulnerabilities
那麼心理健康論點
will struggle with mental illness.
為心理疾病所苦。
rigorously engaged in the upkeep
我們應該要嚴格做到
在發病的時候扣下扳機。
seriously ask ourselves
and attention to own a gun.
和心力去持有一把槍?
of taking care of each other.
這情況就會終止。
why people buy and use guns.
大家為什麼要購買和使用槍枝。
and psychos, shaming them.
神經病並引以為恥。
for people that need help.
築起了高牆。
better mental health care.
and poverty affect gun ownership
貧窮,都會影響到擁槍者的屬性
were fatally shot each month
平均來說,估計每個月
and emotions with words, not weapons.
來處理他們的衝突和情緒。
reported that last year,
and the police union about that.
警察公會談談這件事。
multiple-choice questions
with just three possibilities.
Choice D: all of the above.
and this is not an easy problem.
而這個問題並不是個簡單的問題。
thinking by all of us.
都做深入的分析性思考。
to do your homework,
look to my students as role models.
把我的學生當作典範。
communication skills
that I find so inspiring.
我覺得非常鼓舞人心。
engaged in the issue of gun regulation,
在參與槍枝管制的議題,
to do this on their own.
I'm no gun control expert.
我不是槍枝控制專家。
is to share your knowledge.
就是要分享你的知識。
brave and sincere engagement
needs to do your homework.
with each other.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Diane Wolk-Rogers - EducatorDiane Wolk-Rogers has been a Florida public school teacher for more than three decades.
Why you should listen
Diane Wolk-Rogers began teaching because she was passionate about supporting too-often neglected young people facing challenges and vulnerabilities. Early in her career, she received awards for her work providing special education support to students with learning and emotional disabilities. In 2001 she joined the faculty at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where she teaches AP World History.
In 2006, Wolk-Rogers became engaged in LGBTQAI activism, and she now serves as the faculty advisor for MSD’s Gay/Straight Alliance. She recently gained national attention for speaking publicly in support of the #neveragain movement led by her students at MSD after the shooting that occurred there on February 14, 2018. Their activism inspires her to fight for a safe learning environment for all.
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