英语语言学习20怎样逃避教育的死亡谷.docx
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英语语言学习20怎样逃避教育的死亡谷
英语语言学习--20怎样逃避教育的死亡谷
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.ManystatesinAmericahavefewerpeopleinthemthanthat.Imean,I'vebeentosomestatesinAm
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