鄒奇奇(Adora Svitak) 成年人能從孩子那里學(xué)到什么

 

Now, I want to start with a question: When was the last time you were called childish? For kids like me, being called childish can be a frequent occurrence. Every time we make irrational demands, exhibit irresponsible behavior, or display any other signs of being normal American citizens, we are called childish, which really bothers me. After all, take a look at these events: Imperialism and colonization, world wars, George W. Bush. Ask yourself: Who's responsible? Adults.

首先，我想問(wèn)個(gè)問(wèn)題：您最后一次被評(píng)論作“幼稚”是什么時(shí)候?對(duì)于像我這樣的孩子來(lái)說(shuō)，被稱(chēng)作“幼稚”是家常便飯。每當(dāng)我們作出不合理的要求，表現(xiàn)出不負(fù)責(zé)任的行為，或者顯示出任何其他美國(guó)平民的跡象時(shí)，我們就被稱(chēng)作“幼稚”。真煩的說(shuō)?？傊?，看看這些事情吧，帝國(guó)主義和殖民，世界大戰(zhàn)——George W. Bush，捫心自問(wèn)：是誰(shuí)的責(zé)任?成年人的!

Now, what have kids done? Well, Anne Frank touched millions with her powerful account of the Holocaust, Ruby Bridges helped end segregation in the United States, and, most recently, Charlie Simpson helped to raise 120,000 pounds for Haition his little bike. So, as you can see evidenced by such examples, age has absolutely nothing to do with it. The traits the word childish addresses are seen so often in adults that we should abolish this age-discriminatory word when it comes to criticizing behavior associated with irresponsibility and irrational thinking.

那么，孩子們都做了什么?Anne Frank 以對(duì)大屠殺的有力記述感動(dòng)了數(shù)百萬(wàn)人;Ruby Bridges幫助了美國(guó)種族隔離的終止。此外，最近期的Charlie Simpson幫忙為海地籌集了120,000磅的捐款，在他小小的自行車(chē)上。于是，如您所見(jiàn)，這些例子證實(shí)了年齡與不負(fù)責(zé)任毫無(wú)關(guān)系。“幼稚”一詞所稱(chēng)呼的特征，在成年人中如此常見(jiàn)，因此我們應(yīng)當(dāng)廢除這個(gè)有年齡偏見(jiàn)色彩的詞語(yǔ)。當(dāng)批評(píng)與不負(fù)責(zé)任以及非理性思考相關(guān)的行為。

Thank you. Then again, who's to say that certain types of irrational thinking aren't exactly what the world needs? Maybe you've had grand plans before, but stopped yourself, thinking: That's impossible or that costs too much or that won't benefit me. For better or worse, we kids aren't hampered as muchwhen it comes to thinking about reasons why not to do things. Kids can be full of inspiring aspirations and hopeful thinking, like my wish that no one went hungry or that everything were free kind of utopia. How many of you still dream like that and believe in the possibilities? Sometimes a knowledge of history and the past failures of utopian ideals can be a burden because you know that if everything were free, that the food stocks would become depleted, and scarce and lead to chaos. On the other hand, we kids still dream about perfection. And that's a good thing because in order to make anything a reality, you have to dream about it first.

謝謝!再說(shuō)了，誰(shuí)又能說(shuō)怎樣的非理性思考不是世界所需的?也許你曾想象大展宏圖，又阻止了自己，又阻止了自己心想。“那不可能的”或“代價(jià)太高”或“于我無(wú)益”，與您不同我們孩子很少受到這樣的牽制，當(dāng)考慮為什么不做某事時(shí)孩子們充滿了鼓舞人心的抱負(fù)以及抱有希望的考慮，就像我的愿望“沒(méi)人挨餓”或者“一切都是自由的那種烏托邦”，你們當(dāng)中有多少仍心存這樣的夢(mèng)想且相信它們有實(shí)現(xiàn)的可能?有時(shí)知曉烏托邦式理想的歷史以及它們?cè)械氖?，可以是個(gè)重負(fù)。因?yàn)槟廊绻磺卸甲杂桑称穬?chǔ)備耗盡、缺乏導(dǎo)致混亂。另一方面我們孩子仍然夢(mèng)想著完美，這是好事。因?yàn)?，要?shí)現(xiàn)任何一件事您都得先構(gòu)想才行。

In many ways, our audacity to imagine helps push the boundaries of possibility. For instance, the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Washington, my home state -- yoohoo Washington -- (Applause) has a program called Kids Design Glass, and kids draw their own ideas for glass art. Now, the resident artist said they got some of their best ideas through the program because kids don't think about the limitations of how hard it can be to blow glass into certain shapes. They just think of good ideas. Now, when you think of glass, you might think of colorful Chihuly designs or maybe Italian vases, but kids challenge glass artists to go beyond that into the realm of broken-hearted snakes and bacon boys, who you can see has meat vision. (Laughter)

我們的大膽想象正通過(guò)各種途徑協(xié)助拓寬可能性的邊界，例如，華盛頓塔科馬的玻璃博物館Yoo-hoo，華盛頓我的家鄉(xiāng)。有個(gè)計(jì)劃叫做“孩子設(shè)計(jì)的玻璃”孩子們畫(huà)出他們玻璃工藝品的構(gòu)思，于是駐留的藝術(shù)家說(shuō)他們通過(guò)此計(jì)劃想到了絕佳的點(diǎn)子，因?yàn)楹⒆硬豢紤]將玻璃吹出特定形狀的難度限制他們只想好構(gòu)思，當(dāng)您想到玻璃時(shí)您可能會(huì)想到色彩鮮艷的Chihuly設(shè)計(jì)或者可能會(huì)想到意大利花瓶，但孩子這樣挑戰(zhàn)玻璃藝術(shù)家(視頻圖片)超越他們進(jìn)入《心碎小蛇》與《熏肉小孩》的境界——看呀，對(duì)肉的幻想!

Now, our inherent wisdom doesn't have to be insiders' knowledge. Kids already do a lot of learning from adults, and we have a lot to share. I think that adults should start learning from kids. Now, I do most of my speaking in front of an education crowd, teachers and students, and I like this analogy. It shouldn't just be a teacher at the head of the classroom telling students do this, do that. The students should teach their teachers. Learning between grown ups and kids should be reciprocal. The reality, unfortunately, is a little different, and it has a lot to do with trust, or a lack of it. Now, if you don't trust someone, you place restrictions on them, right. If I doubt my older sister's ability to pay back the 10 percent interest I established on her last loan, I'm going to withhold her ability to get more money from me until she pays it back. (Laughter) True story, by the way. Now, adults seem to have a prevalently restrictive attitude towards kids from every "don't do that," "don't do this" in the school handbook, to restrictions on school internet use. As history points out, regimes become oppressive when they're fearful about keeping control. And, although adults may not be quite at the level of totalitarian regimes, kids have no, or very little, say in making the rules, when really the attitude should be reciprocal, meaning that the adult population should learn and take into account

the wishes of the younger population.

于是，我們內(nèi)在的智慧沒(méi)必要為內(nèi)行人所認(rèn)可，孩子已經(jīng)從成年人那里學(xué)到了很多，我們有很多共同之處。我認(rèn)為成年人應(yīng)該開(kāi)始向孩子們學(xué)習(xí)，現(xiàn)在我的演講主要是針對(duì)受過(guò)教育的群眾教師與學(xué)生，我想這樣打比方不應(yīng)該只是老師站在教師前面告訴學(xué)生干這樣干那樣，學(xué)生應(yīng)該教他們的老師成年人與孩子之間的學(xué)習(xí)應(yīng)該調(diào)換。而現(xiàn)實(shí)呢?很不幸，有所不同，這與信任或者說(shuō)缺乏信任有很大關(guān)系。如果你不信任誰(shuí)，您就對(duì)他施加約束對(duì)嗎?如果我懷疑我姐姐償還10%利息的能力，我會(huì)根據(jù)她上次借錢(qián)的情況不給她再?gòu)奈疫@個(gè)拿錢(qián)的機(jī)會(huì)，除非她還錢(qián)，順便說(shuō)下這是真事。在成年人中似乎盛行對(duì)孩子的約束姿態(tài)，從學(xué)生守則上的每一句“別這樣干”、“別那樣干”到學(xué)校internet的使用限制。如歷史所證，政權(quán)往往會(huì)在擔(dān)心難以實(shí)施控制時(shí)變得暴虐，盡管成年人不完全處于極權(quán)主義政權(quán)的水平，制定規(guī)則時(shí)孩子們沒(méi)有或者只有很少的發(fā)言權(quán)當(dāng)態(tài)度真的該調(diào)換時(shí)意味著成人應(yīng)該了解并考慮年輕人的意愿。

Now, what's even worse than restriction is that adults often underestimate kids abilities. We love challenges, but when expectations are low, trust me, we will sink to them. My own parents had anything but low expectations for me and my sister. Okay, so they didn't tell us to become doctors or lawyers or anything like that, but my dad did read to us about Aristotle and pioneer germ fighters when lots of other kids were hearing "The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round." Well, we heard that one too, but "Pioneer Germ Fighters" totally rules. (Laughter)

但比限制更糟糕的是成年人經(jīng)常低估孩子的能力，我們喜歡挑戰(zhàn)，但當(dāng)期望值很低時(shí)，相信我，我們會(huì)感到失望的。我父母對(duì)我和我姐姐除了低期望外什么都有。嗯，所以他們沒(méi)有讓我們從事醫(yī)生或律師或者類(lèi)似的職業(yè)。但我爸爸確實(shí)給我們度過(guò)亞里士多德和《微生物先驅(qū)勇士》(兒童文學(xué)，1962年出版)，當(dāng)其他很多孩子還在聽(tīng)“巴士的輪兒轉(zhuǎn)呀轉(zhuǎn)”的時(shí)候。嗯，我們也聽(tīng)過(guò)那首兒歌，但我們完全被《微生物先去勇士》統(tǒng)治了。

I loved to write from the age of four, and when I was six my mom bought me my own laptop equipped with Microsoft Word. Thank you Bill Gates and thank you Ma. I wrote over 300 short stories on that little laptop, and I wanted to get published. Instead of just scoffing at this heresy that a kid wanted to get published, or saying wait until you're older, my parents were really supportive. Many publishers were not quite so encouraging. One large children's publisher ironically saying that they didn't work with children. Children's publisher not working with children? I don't know, you're kind of alienating a large client there. (Laughter) Now, one publisher, Action Publishing, was willing to take that leap and trust me, and to listen to what I had to say. They published my first book, "Flying Fingers," -- you see it here -- and from there on, it's gone to speaking at hundreds of schools, keynoting to thousands of educators, and finally, today, speaking to you.

我自四歲起喜歡上寫(xiě)作，當(dāng)我六歲時(shí)我媽媽給我購(gòu)置了配備有Microsoft Word的筆記本，感謝Bill Gates 感謝媽。我在那臺(tái)小筆記本上寫(xiě)了三百多篇短篇小說(shuō)，然后我就想發(fā)表這些小說(shuō)，我的父母沒(méi)有嘲笑這個(gè)異端也沒(méi)有說(shuō)“等你長(zhǎng)大些”他們非常支持。很多出版社可不這么鼓舞人心，一家大的兒童出版社很諷刺的說(shuō)：“他們不和兒童共事”。兒童出版社不和兒童共事?我不知道，您可是在孤立一個(gè)很大的客戶(hù)群呀!然后一家出版社Action Publishing愿意摒除偏見(jiàn)信任我并聆聽(tīng)我的告白，他們出版了我的第一本書(shū)《飛舞的手指》(Flying Fingers)，從那以后它在數(shù)百學(xué)校風(fēng)靡為數(shù)千教育家定調(diào)。最終，今天給您做演講。

I appreciate your attention today, because to show that you truly care, you listen. But there's a problem with this rosy picture of kids being so much better than adults. Kids grow up and become adults just like you. (Laughter) Or just like you, really? The goal is not to turn kids into your kind of adult, but rather better adults than you have been, which may be a little challenging considering your guys credentials, but the way progress happens is because new generations and new eras grow and develop and become better than the previous ones. It's the reason we're not in the Dark Ages anymore. No matter your position of place in life, it is imperative to create opportunities for children so that we can grow up to blow you away. (Laughter)

非常感謝您今天的關(guān)注，因?yàn)闉榱孙@示出您真的關(guān)心您在聽(tīng)。但“孩子比成年人好這么多”這樣樂(lè)觀的心態(tài)也有個(gè)問(wèn)題，孩子也會(huì)長(zhǎng)大變成你們這樣的成年人。像你們這樣，真的?目的在于不把孩子變成你們這樣的成年人而是比你們更好的成年人，他們可能會(huì)富于挑戰(zhàn)性，考慮您的資歷，但進(jìn)步就是這樣發(fā)生。因?yàn)?，一浪更比一浪?qiáng)，因?yàn)槲覀儾辉偬幱诤诎禃r(shí)代，不論您在實(shí)際生活中地位如何為孩子創(chuàng)造把你們拍在沙灘上的機(jī)會(huì)很重要。

Adults and fellow TEDsters, you need to listen and learn from kids and trust us and expect more from us. You must lend an ear today, because we are the leaders of tomorrow, which means we're going to be taking care of you when you're old and senile. No, just kidding. No, really, we are going to be the next generation, the ones who will bring this world forward. And, in case you don't think that this really has meaning for you, remember that cloning is possible, and that involves going through childhood again, in which case, you'll want to be heard just like my generation. Now, the world needs opportunities for new leaders and new ideas. Kids need opportunities to lead and succeed. Are you ready to make the match? Because the world's problems shouldn't be the human family's heirloom. Thank you. (Applause) Thank you.

Thank you.

成年人還有同樣從事TED的人們，你們需要傾聽(tīng)并向孩子學(xué)習(xí)，信任我們隊(duì)我們有更多的期待?，F(xiàn)在您必須彎下腰聽(tīng)聽(tīng)我們的話，因?yàn)槲覀兪俏磥?lái)的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者(you must lend an ear today, because we are the leaders of tomorrow)我們將在你們年邁力衰時(shí)照顧你們。不，只是開(kāi)玩笑。不，真的，我們將成為下一代，將要推動(dòng)世界發(fā)展的一代。為防止你們想這對(duì)你們沒(méi)有意義，記住克隆是可能的也就意味著重度童年，這樣您就會(huì)希望有人傾聽(tīng)您的話就像我們這一代。世界需要新的領(lǐng)袖和新想法的機(jī)會(huì)，孩子也需要引領(lǐng)和成功的機(jī)會(huì)，你們準(zhǔn)備好“作媒”了嗎?因?yàn)槭澜缟犀F(xiàn)在的問(wèn)題不應(yīng)該像傳家寶那樣在人類(lèi)家族中流傳下去。謝謝!