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ted英语演讲稿范文4篇
ted英语演讲稿范文4篇
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thankyouverymuch.
imovedtoamerica12yearsagowithmywifeterryandourtwokids.actually,truthfully,wemovedtolosangeles--(laughter)--thinkingweweremovingtoamerica,butanyway,it'sashortplaneridefromlosangelestoamerica.
igothere12yearsago,andwhenigothere,iwastoldvariousthings,like,"americansdon'tgetirony."haveyoucomeacrossthisidea?
it'snottrue.i'vetraveledthewholelengthandbreadthofthiscountry.ihavefoundnoevidencethatamericansdon'tgetirony.it'soneofthoseculturalmyths,like,"thebritisharereserved."idon'tknowwhypeoplethinkthis.we'veinvadedeverycountrywe'veencountered.(laughter)butit'snottrueamericansdon'tgetirony,butijustwantyoutoknowthatthat'swhatpeoplearesayingaboutyoubehindyourback.youknow,sowhenyouleavelivingroomsineurope,peoplesay,thankfully,nobodywasironicinyourpresence.
butiknewthatamericansgetironywhenicameacrossthatlegislationnochildleftbehind.becausewhoeverthoughtofthattitlegetsirony,don'tthey,because--(laughter)(applause)—becauseit'sleavingmillionsofchildrenbehind.nowicanseethat'snotaveryattractivenameforlegislation:
millionsofchildrenleftbehind.icanseethat.what'stheplan?
well,weproposetoleavemillionsofchildrenbehind,andhere'showit'sgoingtowork.
andit'sworkingbeautifully.insomepartsofthecountry,60percentofkidsdropoutofhighschool.inthenativeamericancommunities,it's80percentofkids.ifwehalvedthatnumber,oneestimateisitwouldcreateanetgaintotheu.s.economyover10yearsofnearlyatrilliondollars.fromaneconomicpointofview,thisisgoodmath,isn'tit,thatweshoulddothis?
itactuallycostsanenormousamounttomopupthedamagefromthedropoutcrisis.
butthedropoutcrisisisjustthetipofaniceberg.whatitdoesn'tcountareallthekidswhoareinschoolbutbeingdisengagedfromit,whodon'tenjoyit,whodon'tgetanyrealbenefitfromit.
andthereasonisnotthatwe'renotspendingenoughmoney.americaspendsmoremoneyoneducationthanmostothercountries.classsizesaresmallerthaninmanycountries.andtherearehundredsofinitiativeseveryyeartotryandimproveeducation.thetroubleis,it'sallgoinginthewrongdirection.therearethreeprinciplesonwhichhumanlifeflourishes,andtheyarecontradictedbythecultureofeducationunderwhichmostteachershavetolaborandmoststudentshavetoendure.
thefirstisthis,thathumanbeingsarenaturallydifferentanddiverse.
caniaskyou,howmanyofyouhavegotchildrenofyourown?
okay.orgrandchildren.howabouttwochildrenormore?
right.andtherestofyouhaveseensuchchildren.(laughter)smallpeoplewanderingabout.iwillmakeyouabet,andiamconfidentthatiwillwinthebet.ifyou'vegottwochildrenormore,ibetyoutheyarecompletelydifferentfromeachother.aren'tthey?
aren'tthey?
(applause)youwouldneverconfusethem,wouldyou?
like,"whichoneareyou?
remindme.yourmotherandiaregoingtointroducesomecolor-codingsystem,sowedon'tgetconfused."
educationundernochildleftbehindisbasedonnotdiversitybutconformity.whatschoolsareencouragedtodoistofindoutwhatkidscandoacrossaverynarrowspectrumofachievement.oneoftheeffectsofnochildleftbehindhasbeentonarrowthefocusontotheso-calledstemdisciplines.they'reveryimportant.i'mnotheretoargueagainstscienceandmath.onthecontrary,they'renecessarybutthey'renotsufficient.arealeducationhastogiveequalweighttothearts,thehumanities,tophysicaleducation.anawfullotofkids,sorry,thankyou—(applause)—oneestimateinamericacurrentlyisthatsomethinglike10percentofkids,gettingonthatway,arebeingdiagnosedwithvariousconditionsunderthebroadtitleofattentiondeficitdisorder.adhd.i'mnotsayingthere'snosuchthing.ijustdon'tbelieveit'sanepidemiclikethis.ifyousitkidsdown,hourafterhour,doinglow-gradeclericalwork,don'tbesurprisediftheystarttofidget,youknow?
(laughter)(applause)childrenarenot,forthemostpart,sufferingfromapsychologicalcondition.they'resufferingfromchildhood.(laughter)andiknowthisbecauseispentmyearlylifeasachild.iwentthroughthewholething.kidsprosperbestwithabroadcurriculumthatcelebratestheirvarioustalents,notjustasmallrangeofthem.andbytheway,theartsaren'tjustimportantbecausetheyimprovemathscores.they'reimportantbecausetheyspeaktopartsofchildren'sbeingwhichareotherwiseuntouched.
thesecond,thankyou—(applause)
thesecondprinciplethatdriveshumanlifeflourishingiscuriosity.ifyoucanlightthesparkofcuriosityinachild,theywilllearnwithoutanyfurtherassistance,veryoften.childrenarenaturallearners.it'sarealachievementtoputthatparticularabilityout,ortostifleit.curiosityistheengineofachievement.nowthereasonisaythisisbecauseoneoftheeffectsofthecurrentculturehere,ificansayso,hasbeentode-professionalizeteachers.thereisnosystemintheworldoranyschoolinthecountrythatisbetterthanitsteachers.teachersarethelifebloodofthesuccessofschools.butteachingisacreativeprofession.teaching,properlyconceived,isnotadeliverysystem.youknow,you'renottherejusttopassonreceivedinformation.greatteachersdothat,butwhatgreatteachersalsodoismentor,stimulate,provoke,engage.yousee,intheend,educationisaboutlearning.ifthere'snolearninggoingon,there'snoeducationgoingon.andpeoplecanspendanawfullotoftimediscussingeducationwithouteverdiscussinglearning.thewholepointofeducationistogetpeopletolearn.
afriendofmine,anoldfriend--actuallyveryold,he'sdead.(laughter)that'sasoldasitgets,i'mafraid.butawonderfulguyhewas,wonderfulphilosopher.heusedtotalkaboutthedifferencebetweenthetaskandachievementsensesofverbs.youknow,youcanbeengagedintheactivityofsomething,butnotreallybeachievingit,likedieting.it'saverygoodexample,youknow.thereheis.he'sdieting.ishelosinganyweight?
notreally.teachingisawordlikethat.youcansay,"there'sdeborah,she'sinroom34,she'steaching."butifnobody'slearninganything,shemaybeengagedinthetaskofteachingbutnotactuallyfulfillingit.
theroleofateacheristofacilitatelearning.that'sit.andpartoftheproblemis,ithink,thatthedominantcultureofeducationhascometofocusonnotteachingandlearning,buttesting.now,testingisimportant.standardizedtestshaveaplace.buttheyshouldnotbethedominantcultureofeducation.theyshouldbediagnostic.theyshouldhelp.(applause)ifigoforamedicalexamination,iwantsomestandardizedtests.ido.youknow,iwanttoknowwhatmycholesterolleveliscomparedtoeverybodyelse'sonastandardscale.idon'twanttobetoldonsomescalemydoctorinventedinthecar.
"yourcholesteroliswhaticalllevelorange."
"really?
isthatgood?
""wedon'tknow."
butallthatshouldsupportlearning.itshouldn'tobstructit,whichofcourseitoftendoes.soinplaceofcuriosity,whatwehaveisacultureofcompliance.ourchildrenandteachersareencouragedtofollowroutinealgorithmsratherthantoexcitethatpowerofimaginationandcuriosity.andthethirdprincipleisthis:
thathumanlifeisinherentlycreative.it'swhyweallhavedifferentrésumés.wecreateourlives,andwecanrecreatethemaswegothroughthem.it'sthecommoncurrencyofbeingahumanbeing.it'swhyhumancultureissointerestinganddiverseanddynamic.imean,otheranimalsmaywellhaveimaginationsandcreativity,butit'snotsomuchinevidence,isit,asours?
imean,youmayhaveadog.andyourdogmaygetdepressed.youknow,butitdoesn'tlistentoradiohead,doesit?
(laughter)andsitstaringoutthewindowwithabottleofjackdaniels.(laughter)
andyousay,"wouldyouliketocomeforawalk?
"
hesays,"no,i'mfine.yougo.i'llwait.buttakepictures."
weallcreateourownlivesthroughthisrestlessprocessofimaginingalternativesandpossibilities,andwhatoneoftherolesofeducationistoawakenanddevelopthesepowersofcreativity.instead,whatwehaveisacultureofstandardization.
now,itdoesn'thavetobethatway.itreallydoesn't.finlandregularlycomesoutontopinmath,scienceandreading.now,weonlyknowthat'swhattheydowellatbecausethat'sallthat'sbeingtestedcurrently.that'soneoftheproblemsofthetest.theydon'tlookforotherthingsthatmatterjustasmuch.thethingaboutworkinfinlandisthis:
theydon'tobsessaboutthosedisciplines.theyhaveaverybroadapproachtoeducationwhichincludeshumanities,physicaleducation,thearts.
second,thereisnostandardizedtestinginfinland.imean,there'sabit,butit'snotwhatgetspeopleupinthemorning.it'snotwhatkeepsthemattheirdesks.
andthethirdthing,andiwasatameetingrecentlywithsomepeoplefromfinland,actualfinnishpeople,andsomebodyfromtheamericansystemwassayingtothepeopleinfinland,"whatdoyoudoaboutthedropoutrateinfinland?
"
andtheyalllookedabitbemused,andsaid,"well,wedon'thaveone.whywouldyoudropout?
ifpeopleareintrouble,wegettothemquitequicklyandhelpthemandwesupportthem."
nowpeoplealwayssay,"well,youknow,youcan'tcomparefinlandtoamerica."
no.ithinkthere'sapopulationofaroundfivemillioninfinland.butyoucancompareittoastateinamerica.manystatesinamericah
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