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1、作者简介: WilliamDeresiewiczisacontributingwriterforTheNationandacontributingeditoratTheNewRepublic.Hisnextbook,AJaneAustenEducation,willbepublishednextyearbyPenguinPress. 威廉·德莱塞维茨(WilliamDeresiewicz)是《国家》杂志撰稿人和《新共和》杂志编辑。他的新书《简•奥斯汀教育》明年将由企鹅出版社出版。” 本文是威廉•德莱塞维茨(Wi
2、lliamDeresiewicz)在斯坦福大学的演讲,标题也叫:勇气挣脱身上的网。 正文: Thequestionmytitleposes,ofcourse,istheonethatisclassicallyaimedathumanitiesmajors.Whatpracticalvaluecouldtherepossiblybeinstudyingliteratureorartorphilosophy?SoyoumustbewonderingwhyI'mbotheringtoraiseithere,atStanfo
3、rd,thisrenownedcitadelofscienceandtechnology.Whatdoubtcantherebethattheworldwillofferyoumanyopportunitiestouseyourdegree? (学习文学、艺术或哲学能有什么用呢?所以你肯定纳闷,我为什么在在以科技堡垒而闻名的斯坦福提出这个问题呢?在大学学位给人带来众多机会的问题上还有什么可怀疑的吗?) Butthat'snotthequestionI'masking.By"do"Idon'tmeanajob,andb
4、y"that"Idon'tmeanyourmajor.Wearemorethanourjobs,andeducationismorethanamajor.Educationismorethancollege,moreeventhanthetotalityofyourformalschooling,fromkindergartenthroughgraduateschool.By"Whatareyougoingtodo,"Imean,whatkindoflifeareyougoingtolead?Andby"that,"Im
5、eaneverythinginyourtraining,formalandinformal,thathasbroughtyoutobesittingheretoday,andeverythingyou'regoingtobedoingfortherestofthetimethatyou'reinschool. (但那不是我提出的问题。这里的“做”并不是指工作,“那”并不是指你的专业。我们不仅仅是要个工作,教育不仅仅是学一门专业。教育也不仅仅是上大学,甚至也不仅是从幼儿园到研究生院的正规学校教育。我说的“你要做什么”的意
6、思是你要过什么样的生活?我所说的“那”指的是你得到的正规或非正规的任何训练,那些把你送到这里来的东西,你在学校的剩余时间里将要做的任何事。) Weshouldstartbytalkingabouthowyoudid,infact,gethere.Yougotherebygettingverygoodatacertainsetofskills.Yourparentspushedyoutoexcelfromthetimeyouwereveryyoung.Theysentyoutogoodschools,wheretheen
7、couragementofyourteachersandtheexampleofyourpeershelpedpushyouevenharder.Yournaturalaptitudeswerenurturedsothat,inadditiontoexcellinginallyoursubjects,youdevelopedanumberofspecificintereststhatyoucultivatedwithparticularvigor.Youdidextracurricularactivities,wentt
8、oafterschoolprograms,tookprivatelessons.Youspentsummersdoingadvancedcoursesatalocalcollegeorattendingskill-specificcampsandworkshops.Youworkedhard,youpaidatten