ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Nadia Lopez - Educator
Nadia Lopez is the founding principal of Mott Hall Bridges Academy, where she is showing the world how underprivileged communities can beat the odds and create positive institutions that have a global impact.

Why you should listen

Dr. Nadia Lopez is pioneering a path of inspired leadership. The founding principal of Mott Hall Bridges Academy, a New York City Public School, Lopez became a viral sensation after one of her students was featured on the popular blog, Humans of New York. Millions of people around the world discovered the positive learning environment, high expectations and growing success rate at her school, which is located right in the middle of one of the most under-served communities in America. In 2015 a Humans of New York fundraiser raised $1.4 million to take Lopez's students on college trips that include Harvard University, Summer STEAM programs and college scholarships.

Lopez's story was shared across numerous media outlets and resulted in her guest appearing on the Ellen Show, visiting President Barack Obama at the White House and receiving the Medal of Distinction from Barnard College. In addition, Lopez was honored alongside First Lady Michelle Obama with the Change Agent Award at the Black Girls Rock show hosted on BET Networks.

Lopez's passion, belief in children and strong conviction has been unwavering in her belief that her community needs strong leadership. Despite the adversities she faced in opening Mott Hall Bridges Academy in 2010, Lopez is encouraged and inspired to see children overcome the "beautiful challenges" of Brownsville and ensuring that they are admitted into some of the most competitive high schools in New York City. Understanding the power of programming, Lopez continues to impact the lives of children through her "She Is Me" and "I Matter" initiatives, which have served thousands of youth throughout Central Brooklyn by providing workshops, forums and mentoring. Lopez continues to influence and inspire the world through her company The Lopez Effect, which offers a blueprint for personal and organizational success.

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Nadia Lopez: Why open a school? To close a prison

娜迪亞 洛培茲: 為什麼要創辦一所學校?來關閉一座監獄

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我們的孩子是我們的未來。他們相信自己很重要。這就是為什麼娜迪亞 洛培茲在布魯克林的布朗斯維爾開辦了一個教育的綠洲,布朗斯維爾市整個紐約城最低產暴力的社區之一。 因為她相信每個孩子的才智和能力。在這個簡短和激勵人性的演講中,莫特山學院(紐約人之星)的創始校長分享她怎樣幫助她的學生創造一個個人和家庭的光明未來。
- Educator
Nadia Lopez is the founding principal of Mott Hall Bridges Academy, where she is showing the world how underprivileged communities can beat the odds and create positive institutions that have a global impact. Full bio

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當我在2010年創辦莫特山學院的時候,
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When I opened打開 Mott莫特 Hall大廳
Bridges橋樑 Academy學院 in 2010,
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my goal目標 was simple簡單:
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我的目標很簡單:
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open打開 a school學校 to close a prison監獄.
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開辦一所學校來關閉一所監獄。
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Now to some, this was an audacious膽大 goal目標,
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這可能對於一些人來說,
是個很冒險的目標,
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because our school學校 is located位於
in the Brownsville布朗斯維爾 section部分 of Brooklyn布魯克林 --
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因為我們的學校坐落在布魯克林
的布朗斯維爾,
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one of the most underserved缺醫少藥
and violent暴力 neighborhoods社區
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這是整個紐約城最低產和
暴力的社區之一。
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in all of New York紐約 City.
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和很多擁有高貧困率的
城區學校一樣,
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Like many許多 urban城市的 schools學校
with high poverty貧窮 rates利率,
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we face面對 numerous眾多 challenges挑戰,
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我們面臨著諸多挑戰,
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like finding發現 teachers教師 who can empathize同情
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比如尋找同情低級社區複雜
情況的老師,
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with the complexities複雜性
of a disadvantaged劣勢 community社區,
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lack缺乏 of funding資金 for technology技術,
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缺少教育設施資金,
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low parental父母 involvement參與
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家長參與度低,
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and neighborhood鄰里 gangs幫派 that recruit
children孩子 as early as fourth第四 grade年級.
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和招募年幼到4年級學生的社區幫派。
所以,我來了,
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So here I was,
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the founding創建 principal主要 of a middle中間 school學校
that was a district public上市 school學校,
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一個地區公立初中的創始校長,
而且我只有45個學生,
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and I only had 45 kids孩子 to start開始.
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Thirty三十 percent百分 of them had special特別 needs需求.
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30%的學生還有特殊需要,
86%的學生數學和英語
不達標,
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Eighty-six86 percent百分 of them
were below下面 grade年級 level水平
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in English英語 and in math數學.
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全部學生都過著貧困的生活。
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And 100 percent百分 were living活的
below下面 the poverty貧窮 level水平.
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如果這些學生不在我們的教室裡,
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If our children孩子 are not in our classrooms教室,
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他們怎麼學習?
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how will they learn學習?
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如果他們不學習,
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And if they're not learning學習,
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他們最後會流落何方?
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where would they end結束 up?
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在我問我13歲的學生時,這暴露無遺
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It was evident明顯 when I would
ask my 13-year-old-歲,
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“年輕人,
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"Young年輕 man,
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where do you see yourself你自己 in five years年份?"
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你覺得五年後你會在幹嘛?”
然後他回答:
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And his response響應:
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"我不知道我會不會活那麼久?"
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"I don't know if I'm gonna
live生活 that long."
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或者是有一個年輕女士對我說
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Or to have a young年輕 woman女人 say to me
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她人生的目標就是在快餐店工作。
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that she had a lifelong終身 goal目標
of working加工 in a fast-food快餐 restaurant餐廳.
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To me, this was unacceptable不可接受.
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對我來說,這是無法接受的,
這暴露無遺當他門不知道在他們的
社區外有無數的機會,
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It was also evident明顯 that they had no idea理念
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that there was a landscape景觀 of opportunity機會
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that existed存在 beyond their neighborhood鄰里.
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We call our students學生們 "scholars學者,"
because they're lifelong終身 learners學習者.
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我們稱呼學生“學者” ,
因為他們終生都會在學習。
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And the skills技能 that they learn學習 today今天
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而且他們今天學習的東西
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will prepare準備 them for college學院
and career事業 readiness準備就緒.
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會為他們的大學和職業生涯做準備,
我選擇了皇家的紫色和黑色,
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I chose選擇 the royal王室的 colors顏色
of purple紫色 and black黑色,
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因為我希望提醒他們,
他們是偉人的後代,
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because I want them to be reminded提醒
that they are descendants後人 of greatness偉大,
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通過教育,
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and that through通過 education教育,
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他們是未來的工程師,
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they are future未來 engineers工程師,
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科學家,
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scientists科學家們,
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entrepreneurs企業家
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企業家,
甚至能夠掌控且將會掌控
全球的領導者。
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and even leaders領導者 who can and will
take over this world世界.
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現在,
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To date日期,
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我們已經有三個畢業班,
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we have had three graduating畢業 classes,
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還有98% ——
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at a 98 --
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(鼓掌)
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(Applause掌聲)
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At a 98-percent-百分 graduation畢業 rate.
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還有98%的畢業率。
這是將近200個孩子,
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This is nearly幾乎 200 children孩子,
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他們將要去紐約一些競爭最激烈的高中,
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who are now going to some of the most
competitive競爭的 high schools學校
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in New York紐約 City.
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(Applause掌聲)
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(鼓掌)
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It was a cold day in January一月
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那是一月寒冷的一天,
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when my scholar學者, Vidal維達爾 Chastanet沙塔,
met會見 Brandon布蘭登 Stanton斯坦頓,
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我的學生, 維多 纏絲坦內特
見到了布蘭登 斯坦登,
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the founder創辦人 of the popular流行 blog博客
"Humans人類 of New York紐約."
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布蘭登是紐約流行博客
"紐約人"的創始人,
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Brandon布蘭登 shared共享 the story故事
of a young年輕 man from Brownsville布朗斯維爾
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布蘭登分享了一個故事,
關於一個來自布朗斯維爾德年輕人,
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who had witnessed目擊 violence暴力 firsthand第一手,
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他親眼目睹過暴力事件:
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by witnessing見證 a man
being存在 thrown拋出 off of a roof屋頂.
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一個人從屋頂上被扔下來,
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Yet然而 he can still
be influenced影響 by a principal主要
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到現在他還會被那個創辦了
相信所有學生的學校校長所影響,
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who had opened打開 up a school學校
that believes相信 in all children孩子.
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Vidal維達爾 embodies體現 the story故事 of so many許多
of our underprivileged弱勢 children孩子
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維多代表著諸多貧困學生
掙扎著活下去的故事,
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who are struggling奮鬥的 to survive生存,
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which哪一個 is why we must必須
make education教育 a priority優先.
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這就是為什麼我們要以教育為先。
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Brandon's布蘭登的 post崗位 created創建 a global全球 sensation感覺
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布蘭登創造了一個世界的形象,
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that touched感動 the lives生活 of millions百萬.
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感動了百萬人,
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This resulted導致 in 1.4 million百萬
dollars美元 being存在 raised上調
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籌集了140萬美金的募捐,
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for our scholars學者 to attend出席 field領域 trips旅行
to colleges高校 and universities高校,
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給我們的學生實地參觀大學和學院。
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Summer夏季 STEAM蒸汽 programs程式,
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暑假的STEAM計畫,
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as well as college學院 scholarships獎學金.
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也就是大學的獎學金。
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You need to understand理解
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你要明白,
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that when 200 young年輕 people
from Brownsville布朗斯維爾 visited參觀 Harvard哈佛,
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當200個來自布朗斯維爾
的年輕人拜訪哈佛大學,
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they now understood了解
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他們才知道,
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that a college學院 of their choice選擇
was a real真實 possibility可能性.
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選擇上大學才是正確的人生道路,
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And the impossibilities不可能的事
that had been imposed徵收 upon them
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他們因為生活在低產社區
而選擇的錯誤人生道路,
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by a disadvantaged劣勢 community社區
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were replaced更換 by hope希望 and purpose目的.
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被希望和目標所替代。
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The revolution革命 in education教育
is happening事件 in our schools學校,
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教育革命正在我們的學校逕行,
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with adults成年人 who provide提供 love,
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成年人提供關愛,
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structure結構體,
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指導,
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support支持
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支持,
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and knowledge知識.
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以及知識。
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These are the things
that inspire啟發 children孩子.
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這些是能夠啟發孩子的東西。
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But it is not an easy簡單 task任務.
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這並不簡單,
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And there are high demands需要
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而且在這並不完美的教育系統中,
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within an education教育 system系統
that is not perfect完善.
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很多人迫切需要。
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But I have a dynamic動態 group of educators教育工作者
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我有一個積極的教育工作者團體,
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who collaborate合作 as a team球隊 to determine確定
what is the best最好 curriculum課程.
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我們團隊合作,制定出最適合的課程表。
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They take time beyond their school學校 day,
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他們在課外抽出時間,
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and come in on weekends週末
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在週末工作,
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and even use their own擁有 money
to often經常 provide提供 resources資源
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甚至經常花自己的錢
來提供我們缺少的資源。
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when we do not have it.
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And as the principal主要,
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作為校長,
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I have to inspect檢查 what I expect期望.
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我需要監督我們的期望。
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So I show顯示 up in classes
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我會出現在課堂上,
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and I conduct進行 observations意見
to give feedback反饋,
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觀察並寫出反饋,
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because I want my teachers教師
to be just as successful成功
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因為我希望我的老師們
和莫特山學院一樣成功。
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as the name名稱 Mott莫特 Hall大廳 Bridges橋樑 Academy學院.
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And I give them access訪問 to me
every一切 single day,
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而且我讓他們每天都能夠聯繫到我,
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which哪一個 is why they all have
my personal個人 cell細胞 number,
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這就是為什麼他們都有
我的私人電話號碼,
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including包含 my scholars學者
and those who graduated畢業 --
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抱括那些學生和已經畢業的,
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which哪一個 is probably大概 why I get
phone電話 calls電話 and text文本 messages消息
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這可能也是為什麼我會在早上三點
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at three o'clock in the morning早上.
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收到電話和短信。
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(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
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But we are all connected連接的 to succeed成功,
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但是我們一起成功,
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and good leaders領導者 do this.
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這是成功的領導者會做的。
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Tomorrow's明天的 future未來 is sitting坐在
in our classrooms教室.
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我們的未來正坐在
我們的教室裡,
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And they are our responsibility責任.
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而且,他們是我們的責任。
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That means手段 everyone大家 in here,
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這意謂著在場的所有人,
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and those who are watching觀看 the screen屏幕.
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和那些正在看這段視頻的人,
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We must必須 believe in their brilliance,
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我們一定要相信他們的才智,
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and remind提醒 them by teaching教學 them
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通過教育來提醒他們,
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that there indeed確實 is power功率 in education教育.
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教育真的很有力量。
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Thank you.
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謝謝。
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(Applause掌聲)
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Translated by Conway Ye
Reviewed by JingZe Wu

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Nadia Lopez - Educator
Nadia Lopez is the founding principal of Mott Hall Bridges Academy, where she is showing the world how underprivileged communities can beat the odds and create positive institutions that have a global impact.

Why you should listen

Dr. Nadia Lopez is pioneering a path of inspired leadership. The founding principal of Mott Hall Bridges Academy, a New York City Public School, Lopez became a viral sensation after one of her students was featured on the popular blog, Humans of New York. Millions of people around the world discovered the positive learning environment, high expectations and growing success rate at her school, which is located right in the middle of one of the most under-served communities in America. In 2015 a Humans of New York fundraiser raised $1.4 million to take Lopez's students on college trips that include Harvard University, Summer STEAM programs and college scholarships.

Lopez's story was shared across numerous media outlets and resulted in her guest appearing on the Ellen Show, visiting President Barack Obama at the White House and receiving the Medal of Distinction from Barnard College. In addition, Lopez was honored alongside First Lady Michelle Obama with the Change Agent Award at the Black Girls Rock show hosted on BET Networks.

Lopez's passion, belief in children and strong conviction has been unwavering in her belief that her community needs strong leadership. Despite the adversities she faced in opening Mott Hall Bridges Academy in 2010, Lopez is encouraged and inspired to see children overcome the "beautiful challenges" of Brownsville and ensuring that they are admitted into some of the most competitive high schools in New York City. Understanding the power of programming, Lopez continues to impact the lives of children through her "She Is Me" and "I Matter" initiatives, which have served thousands of youth throughout Central Brooklyn by providing workshops, forums and mentoring. Lopez continues to influence and inspire the world through her company The Lopez Effect, which offers a blueprint for personal and organizational success.

More profile about the speaker
Nadia Lopez | Speaker | TED.com