资源描述:
《TED中英文对照》由会员上传分享,免费在线阅读,更多相关内容在行业资料-天天文库。
1、GritWhatstruckmewasthatI.Q.wasnottheonlydifferencebetweenmybestandmyworststudents.SomeofmystrongestperformersdidnothavestratosphericI.Q.scores.Someofmysmartestkidsweren'tdoingsowell.我发现,我最好和最差的学生之间的差异并不仅仅是智商。有些非常优秀的学生智商并非特别得高有些非常聪明的学生,学业也并非很好。Andthatgotmethink
2、ing.Thekindsofthingsyouneedtolearninseventhgrademath,sure,they'rehard:ratios,decimals,theareaofaparallelogram.Buttheseconceptsarenotimpossible,andIwasfirmlyconvincedthateveryoneofmystudentscouldlearnthematerialiftheyworkedhardandlongenough.这引发了我的思考。七年级数学要学的东西确
3、实挺难:比例、小数、平行四边形的面积。但这些概念并不是不能理解,我也坚信我的每一位学生都能学会这些知识,只要他们足够认真、坚持用功。Afterseveralmoreyearsofteaching,Icametotheconclusionthatwhatweneedineducationisamuchbetterunderstandingofstudentsandlearningfromamotivationalperspective,fromapsychologicalperspective.Ineducation
4、,theonethingweknowhowtomeasurebestisI.Q.,butwhatifdoingwellinschoolandinlifedependsonmuchmorethanyourabilitytolearnquicklyandeasily?教了几年以后,我得出一个结论:我们的教育所需要的是一种对学生、对学习更好的理解——从动机的角度、从心理的角度去理解。在教育领域,我们最擅长测试的指标是智商,但如果说在学校和生活中的表现好坏不仅仅取决于你是否能又好又快地学习呢?SoIlefttheclass
5、room,andIwenttograduateschooltobecomeapsychologist.Istartedstudyingkidsandadultsinallkindsofsuperchallengingsettings,andineverystudymyquestionwas,whoissuccessfulhereandwhy?MyresearchteamandIwenttoWestPointMilitaryAcademy.于是,我离开了课堂,来到了研究所,成为了一名心理学家。我开始研究儿童与成人处于
6、各种艰巨挑战中的表现。在每次研究中,我关注的是:谁会成功?爲什麽会成功?我和我的研究团队去了西点军校。Wetriedtopredictwhichcadetswouldstayinmilitarytrainingandwhichwoulddropout.WewenttotheNationalSpellingBeeandtriedtopredictwhichchildrenwouldadvancefarthestincompetition.我们试着预测哪些学员能通过军事训练,哪些会放弃。我们去看全国拼字比赛,试着预测哪
7、些孩子能在比赛中笑到最后。Westudiedrookieteachersworkinginreallytoughneighborhoods,askingwhichteachersarestillgoingtobehereinteachingbytheendoftheschoolyear,andofthose,whowillbethemosteffectiveatimprovinglearningoutcomesfortheirstudents?我们研究在非常艰苦的环境下工作的新教师,预测哪些教师在学年末时还能坚持在
8、岗位上。当然还有,哪些教师教出的学生成绩的提高最为显着?Wepartneredwithprivatecompanies,asking,whichofthesesalespeopleisgoingtokeeptheirjobs?Andwho'sgoingtoearnthemostmoney?Inallthoseverydifferentcontexts,one