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Ken Robinson - Author/educator
Creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson challenges the way we're educating our children. He champions a radical rethink of our school systems, to cultivate creativity and acknowledge multiple types of intelligence.

Why you should listen

Why don't we get the best out of people? Sir Ken Robinson argues that it's because we've been educated to become good workers, rather than creative thinkers. Students with restless minds and bodies -- far from being cultivated for their energy and curiosity -- are ignored or even stigmatized, with terrible consequences. "We are educating people out of their creativity," Robinson says. It's a message with deep resonance. Robinson's TED Talk has been distributed widely around the Web since its release in June 2006. The most popular words framing blog posts on his talk? "Everyone should watch this."

A visionary cultural leader, Sir Ken led the British government's 1998 advisory committee on creative and cultural education, a massive inquiry into the significance of creativity in the educational system and the economy, and was knighted in 2003 for his achievements. His 2009 book, The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything, is a New York Times bestseller and has been translated into 21 languages. A 10th anniversary edition of his classic work on creativity and innovation, Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative, was published in 2011. His 2013 book, Finding Your Element: How to Discover Your Talents and Passions and Transform Your Life, is a practical guide that answers questions about finding your personal Element. In his latest book, Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution That’s Transforming Education, he argues for an end to our outmoded industrial educational system and proposes a highly personalized, organic approach that draws on today’s unprecedented technological and professional resources to engage all students.

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Sir Ken Robinson: Bring on the learning revolution!

肯‧羅賓森爵士:推動學習革命

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肯‧羅賓森爵士於2006年曾發表「學校扼殺創意」這場著名演講,他如今再度以尖銳又有趣的口吻,主張教育應徹底轉型,從學校的標準化教育轉變為個人化學習,並營造良好的學習環境,讓孩子發揮自己的長才。
- Author/educator
Creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson challenges the way we're educating our children. He champions a radical rethink of our school systems, to cultivate creativity and acknowledge multiple types of intelligence. Full bio

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I was here four years年份 ago,
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我四年前也來過這裡演講
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and I remember記得, at the time,
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我記得那個時候
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that the talks會談 weren't put online線上.
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TED演講都還沒上線
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I think they were given特定 to TEDstersTEDsters in a box,
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演講錄好後大概都裝在盒子裡,發送給TED觀眾
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a box set of DVDsDVD光盤,
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可能是一盒DVD
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which哪一個 they put on their shelves貨架, where they are now.
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大家拿回家就放在架上,擺到現在都沒動過
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(Laughter笑聲)
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[觀眾笑聲]
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And actually其實, Chris克里斯 called me
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其實後來克里斯有打電話給我
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a week after I'd given特定 my talk
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那時大概是演講過後一星期
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and he said, "We're going to start開始 putting them online線上.
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他說:「我們會開始把演講錄影放到網上」
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Can we put yours你的 online線上?" And I said, "Sure."
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「可以把你的也放上去嗎?」我立刻就答應了
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And four years年份 later後來,
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現在過了四年
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as I said, it's been seen看到 by four ...
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我剛有說,看過演講的有...
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Well, it's been downloaded下載 four million百萬 times.
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應該說演講下載次數達到400萬
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So I suppose假設 you could multiply that by 20 or something
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我猜把這個數字乘上20左右
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to get the number of people who've誰一直 seen看到 it.
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大概就是看過演講的人數
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And, as Chris克里斯 says, there is a hunger飢餓
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克里斯跟我說,有很多人
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for videos視頻 of me.
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渴望看到我的影片
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(Laughter笑聲)
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[觀眾笑聲]
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(Applause掌聲)
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[觀眾掌聲]
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... don't you feel?
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果然非常渴望
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(Laughter笑聲)
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[觀眾笑聲]
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So, this whole整個 event事件 has been an elaborate闡述 build-up積聚
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所以一切就在因緣際會之下
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to me doing another另一個 one for you, so here it is.
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我又回到這裡演講,要開始囉
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(Laughter笑聲)
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[觀眾笑聲]
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Al Gore血塊 spoke
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高爾跟我一樣
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at the TEDTED conference會議 I spoke at four years年份 ago
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四年前在同個TED論壇發表演講
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and talked about the climate氣候 crisis危機.
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他那次談氣候危機
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And I referenced引用 that
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我上回有提到他的演講
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at the end結束 of my last talk.
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用來為我的演講作結
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So I want to pick up from there
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所以我想從上回的結語說起
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because I only had 18 minutes分鐘, frankly坦率地說.
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畢竟我那時只有18分鐘的時間
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So, as I was saying...
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好,我演講最後提到...
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(Laughter笑聲)
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You see, he's right.
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的確,他說的沒錯
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I mean, there is a major重大的 climate氣候 crisis危機, obviously明顯,
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也就是說,氣候面臨相當大的危機
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and I think if people don't believe it, they should get out more.
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那些不相信的人,應該多到戶外走走
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(Laughter笑聲)
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But I believe there's a second第二 climate氣候 crisis危機,
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但我認為還有另一個危機
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which哪一個 is as severe嚴重,
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跟氣候危機同樣嚴重
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which哪一個 has the same相同 origins起源,
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有同樣的起因
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and that we have to deal合同 with with the same相同 urgency.
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而且同樣需要我們立即因應
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And I mean by this --
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我所謂的危機...
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and you may可能 say, by the way, "Look, I'm good.
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對了,各位可能會說「喂!可以了吧」
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I have one climate氣候 crisis危機;
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「有一個氣候危機就夠了」
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I don't really need the second第二 one."
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「誰還想要另一個危機」
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But this is a crisis危機 of, not natural自然 resources資源 --
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但這個危機跟自然資源無關
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though雖然 I believe that's true真正 --
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雖然我相信自然資源也有危機
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but a crisis危機 of human人的 resources資源.
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我要說的是人力資源的危機
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I believe fundamentally從根本上,
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基本上我的看法
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as many許多 speakers音箱 have said during the past過去 few少數 days,
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跟過去幾天其他講者說的一樣
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that we make very poor較差的 use
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就是我們並沒有善用
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of our talents人才.
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自己的才能
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Very many許多 people go through通過 their whole整個 lives生活
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很多人終其一生
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having no real真實 sense of what their talents人才 may可能 be,
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都不太清楚自己潛在的才能
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or if they have any to speak說話 of.
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或不知道自己有沒有才能可言
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I meet遇到 all kinds of people
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我碰過各式各樣的人
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who don't think they're really good at anything.
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覺得自己沒什麼長處
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Actually其實, I kind of divide劃分 the world世界 into two groups now.
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其實我覺得全世界大概分為兩種人
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Jeremy傑里米 Bentham邊沁, the great utilitarian功利 philosopher哲學家,
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功利主義哲學大師邊沁
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once一旦 spiked this argument論據.
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詮釋得很有意思
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He said, "There are two types類型 of people in this world世界:
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他說:「全世界可分為兩種人」
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those who divide劃分 the world世界 into two types類型
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「把世界一分為二的人」
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and those who do not."
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「和不把世界一分為二的人」
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(Laughter笑聲)
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[觀眾笑聲]
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Well, I do.
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我就是會分的那種
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(Laughter笑聲)
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[觀眾笑聲]
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I meet遇到 all kinds of people
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我碰過各式各樣的人
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who don't enjoy請享用 what they do.
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說自己不喜歡目前的工作
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They simply只是 go through通過 their lives生活
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他們過著單調的生活
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getting得到 on with it.
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日復一日
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They get no great pleasure樂趣 from what they do.
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他們在工作上得不到快樂
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They endure忍受 it rather than enjoy請享用 it
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只是在忍受,而不是在享受
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and wait for the weekend週末.
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等待著週末來臨
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But I also meet遇到 people
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但我也碰過一些人
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who love what they do
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說自己熱愛現有的工作
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and couldn't不能 imagine想像 doing anything else其他.
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對工作死心塌地
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If you said to them, "Don't do this anymore," they'd他們會 wonder奇蹟 what you were talking about.
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叫他們不要做,他們會一臉納悶
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Because it isn't what they do, it's who they are. They say,
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因為重點不是工作本身,而是天性如此
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"But this is me, you know.
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他們會說:「但這就是我啊」
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It would be foolish for me to abandon放棄 this, because
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「我才不會笨到放棄」
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it speaks說話 to my most authentic真實 self."
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「因為這工作讓我找到真正的自己」
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And it's not true真正 of enough足夠 people.
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對大部份人來說,並非如此
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In fact事實, on the contrary相反, I think
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我覺得正好相反
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it's still true真正 of a minority少數民族 of people.
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熱愛工作的人絕對是少數
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I think there are many許多
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我想有許多原因
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possible可能 explanations說明 for it.
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可以用來解釋這件事
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And high among其中 them
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一大原因
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is education教育,
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出在教育
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because education教育, in a way,
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因為教育可說是
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dislocates脫臼 very many許多 people
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剝奪了許多人
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from their natural自然 talents人才.
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與生俱來的才能
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And human人的 resources資源 are like natural自然 resources資源;
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而且人力資源跟天然資源一樣
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they're often經常 buried隱藏 deep.
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往往「深藏不露」
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You have to go looking for them,
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我們必須去挖掘
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they're not just lying說謊 around on the surface表面.
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不是光看表面就會發現
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You have to create創建 the circumstances情況 where they show顯示 themselves他們自己.
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我們必須營造良好的環境,幫助他們發展
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And you might威力 imagine想像
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各位可能覺得
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education教育 would be the way that happens發生,
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只有教育可以做到這件事
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but too often經常 it's not.
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但往往並非如此
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Every一切 education教育 system系統 in the world世界
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世界各國的教育體制
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is being存在 reformed改革 at the moment時刻
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目前都處於改革的階段
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and it's not enough足夠.
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但光這樣是不夠的
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Reform改革 is no use anymore,
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改革是沒有用的
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because that's simply只是 improving提高 a broken破碎 model模型.
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因為那只是改良舊有的制度
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What we need --
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我們需要的...
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and the word's been used many許多 times during the course課程 of the past過去 few少數 days --
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其實這幾天一直都有提到...
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is not evolution演化,
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不是緩慢的教改
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but a revolution革命 in education教育.
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是教育根本的革命
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This has to be transformed改造
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教育一定要轉型
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into something else其他.
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完完全全的改變
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(Applause掌聲)
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One of the real真實 challenges挑戰
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當前一大難題
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is to innovate創新 fundamentally從根本上
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就是要徹底
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in education教育.
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創新教育
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Innovation革新 is hard
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創新是很困難的
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because it means手段 doing something
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因為創新所要做的事
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that people don't find very easy簡單, for the most part部分.
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都相當的不容易
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It means手段 challenging具有挑戰性的 what we take for granted理所當然,
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創新是要去挑戰我們固有的思維
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things that we think are obvious明顯.
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那些我們視為理所當然的事
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The great problem問題 for reform改革
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改革的一大問題
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or transformation轉型
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或是轉型
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is the tyranny暴政 of common共同 sense;
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是常識的宰制
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things that people think,
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就像一般人常會覺得
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"Well, it can't be doneDONE any other way because that's the way it's doneDONE."
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做事不按規矩來是會失敗的
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I came來了 across橫過 a great quote引用 recently最近 from Abraham亞伯拉罕 Lincoln林肯,
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最近讀到一句林肯的話,我覺得很有道理
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who I thought you'd be pleased滿意 to have quoted at this point.
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這時候想必各位很高興聽到林肯的話
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(Laughter笑聲)
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[觀眾笑聲]
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He said this in December十二月 1862
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1862年的12月
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to the second第二 annual全年 meeting會議 of Congress國會.
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他向國會致詞時說了這句話
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I ought應該 to explain說明 that I have no idea理念 what was happening事件 at the time.
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我該先跟各位說明,我完全不知那年有什麼大事
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We don't teach American美國 history歷史 in Britain英國.
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畢竟我們在英國是不學美國歷史的
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(Laughter笑聲)
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[觀眾笑聲]
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We suppress壓制 it. You know, this is our policy政策.
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我們向來都加以打壓,政策就是這樣
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(Laughter笑聲)
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[觀眾笑聲]
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So, no doubt懷疑, something fascinating迷人 was happening事件 in December十二月 1862,
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反正那年12月一定有發生什麼有趣的事
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which哪一個 the Americans美國人 among其中 us
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在座的美國人
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will be aware知道的 of.
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想必知道
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But he said this:
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總之林肯說
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"The dogmas教條
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「那些屬於」
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of the quiet安靜 past過去
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「寧靜往日的教條」
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are inadequate不足 to the stormy暴風雨 present當下.
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「已不足以因應今日的風雨」
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The occasion場合
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「情勢」
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is piled high with difficulty困難,
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「已然升高,愈發困難」
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and we must必須 rise上升 with the occasion場合."
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「我們得順勢而起」
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I love that.
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說的真好
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Not rise上升 to it, rise上升 with it.
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不是加以抗衡,是順勢而起
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"As our case案件 is new,
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「由於我們面臨新的問題」
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so we must必須 think anew重新
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「故得有新的思維」
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and act法案 anew重新.
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「新的作為」
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We must必須 disenthralldisenthrall ourselves我們自己,
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「我們得掙脫自身的枷鎖」
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and then we shall save保存 our country國家."
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「才能拯救我們的國家」
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I love that word, "disenthralldisenthrall."
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我很喜歡「掙脫枷鎖」這概念
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You know what it means手段?
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各位知道什麼意思嗎?
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That there are ideas思路 that all of us are enthralled如醉如痴 to,
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我們被很多觀念的枷鎖綁住
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which哪一個 we simply只是 take for granted理所當然
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覺得這些觀念理應如此
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as the natural自然 order訂購 of things, the way things are.
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好像是天經地義、自然法則
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And many許多 of our ideas思路
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我們有很多觀念
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have been formed形成, not to meet遇到 the circumstances情況 of this century世紀,
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之所以形成,不是要符合當今態勢
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but to cope應付 with the circumstances情況 of previous以前 centuries百年.
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而是為了因應過去的狀況
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But our minds頭腦 are still hypnotized催眠 by them,
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但我們仍然對這些觀念深信不疑
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and we have to disenthralldisenthrall ourselves我們自己 of some of them.
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而我們必須要掙脫這些枷鎖
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Now, doing this is easier更輕鬆 said than doneDONE.
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這事說來容易
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It's very hard to know, by the way, what it is you take for granted理所當然. (Laughter笑聲)
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但要釐清何謂理所當然的事,實在很難
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And the reason原因 is that you take it for granted理所當然.
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正是因為理所當然,所以不會察覺
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So let me ask you something you may可能 take for granted理所當然.
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我來問些各位可能視為理所當然的事
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How many許多 of you here are over the age年齡 of 25?
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在場有多少人超過25歲?
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That's not what I think you take for granted理所當然,
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這跟「理所當然」扯不上關係啦
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I'm sure you're familiar with that already已經.
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我相信各位都清楚自己幾歲
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Are there any people here under the age年齡 of 25?
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那在場不到25歲的人呢?
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Great. Now, those over 25,
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很好,現在25歲以上的人
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could you put your hands up if you're wearing穿著 your wristwatch手錶?
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如果戴著手錶的話,請把手舉起來
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Now that's a great deal合同 of us, isn't it?
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看到有很多人舉手對吧?
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Ask a room房間 full充分 of teenagers青少年 the same相同 thing.
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如果在場都是青少年,問一樣的問題
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Teenagers青少年 do not wear穿 wristwatches手錶.
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結果會發現青少年不戴手錶
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I don't mean they can't or they're not allowed允許 to,
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並不是他們不會戴或不准戴
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they just often經常 choose選擇 not to.
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他們只是往往選擇不戴
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And the reason原因 is, you see, that we were brought up
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因為各位也知道,我們成長過程中
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in a pre-digital前數字化 culture文化, those of us over 25.
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一切都還沒數位化...我指25歲以上的人
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And so for us, if you want to know the time
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對我們來說,想知道現在幾點
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you have to wear穿 something to tell it.
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一定要戴著手錶才行
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Kids童裝 now live生活 in a world世界 which哪一個 is digitized數字化,
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現在的孩子活在數位化的世界
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and the time, for them, is everywhere到處.
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對他們來說,到處都看得到時間
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They see no reason原因 to do this.
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何必還戴手錶
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And by the way, you don't need to do it either;
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而且其實我們也不需要戴錶
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it's just that you've always doneDONE it and you carry攜帶 on doing it.
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只是長期以來都有戴錶,習慣成自然
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My daughter女兒 never wears穿 a watch, my daughter女兒 Kate凱特, who's誰是 20.
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我女兒從來不戴錶,她叫凱特,今年20歲
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She doesn't see the point.
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她覺得戴錶很沒意義
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As she says, "It's a single function功能 device設備."
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她說:「錶只有單一功能耶」
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(Laughter笑聲)
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[觀眾笑聲]
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"Like, how lame is that?"
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「吼,這會不會太瞎了?」
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And I say, "No, no, it tells告訴 the date日期 as well."
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我跟她說:「不會呀,錶還會顯示日期耶」
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(Laughter笑聲)
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[觀眾笑聲]
08:29
"It has multiple functions功能."
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「應該是多功能才對」
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But, you see, there are things we're enthralled如醉如痴 to in education教育.
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就教育來說,我們也有許多枷鎖
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Let me give you a couple一對 of examples例子.
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給各位幾個例子
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One of them is the idea理念 of linearity線性:
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一個是線性思維
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that it starts啟動 here and you go through通過 a track跟踪
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從起點開始,沿著既定的道路
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and if you do everything right, you will end結束 up
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只要一切都按部就班
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set for the rest休息 of your life.
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就能穩穩當當過完後半輩子
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Everybody每個人 who's誰是 spoken at TEDTED has told us implicitly隱式,
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TED請來的講者都用或間接
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or sometimes有時 explicitly明確地, a different不同 story故事:
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或直接的方式,分享新奇的故事
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that life is not linear線性; it's organic有機.
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告訴我們生命並非直線,而是富有變化
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We create創建 our lives生活 symbiotically共生
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生命掌握在自己手中
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as we explore探索 our talents人才
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我們探索自己天賦的同時
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in relation關係 to the circumstances情況 they help to create創建 for us.
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天賦也引領我們找到自己的一片天
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But, you know, we have become成為 obsessed痴迷
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但我們一心相信
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with this linear線性 narrative敘述.
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線性思維的論述
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And probably大概 the pinnacle巔峰 for education教育
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還有相信教育的最高成就
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is getting得到 you to college學院.
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就是上大學
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I think we are obsessed痴迷 with getting得到 people to college學院.
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我覺得我們太執著上大學這件事
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Certain某些 sorts排序 of college學院.
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還要特定幾所好大學
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I don't mean you shouldn't不能 go to college學院, but not everybody每個人 needs需求 to go
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不是說不該上大學,而是不用每個人都上大學
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and not everybody每個人 needs需求 to go now.
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也不用每個人都一畢業就上大學
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Maybe they go later後來, not right away.
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有些人可能想緩一緩,不想那麼急
09:23
And I was up in San Francisco弗朗西斯科 a while ago
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我不久前在舊金山
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doing a book signing簽約.
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辦了場簽書會
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There was this guy buying購買 a book, he was in his 30s.
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有個男的買了書,他大約30多歲
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And I said, "What do you do?"
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我問他:「你是做什麼的?」
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And he said, "I'm a fireman消防隊員."
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他說:「我是消防員」
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And I said, "How long have you been a fireman消防隊員?"
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我問:「那你從事這行多久了?」
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He said, "Always. I've always been a fireman消防隊員."
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他說:「好久了,我一直都是消防員」
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And I said, "Well, when did you decide決定?"
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我又問:「那你什麼時候決定當消防員的?」
09:40
He said, "As a kid孩子." He said, "Actually其實, it was a problem問題 for me at school學校,
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他說:「小時候就想了,但這在學校就成了問題」
09:43
because at school學校, everybody每個人 wanted to be a fireman消防隊員."
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「因為每個同學都想當消防員」
09:46
He said, "But I wanted to be a fireman消防隊員."
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「但我真的想當消防員」
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And he said, "When I got to the senior前輩 year of school學校,
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「升上高年級的時候」
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my teachers教師 didn't take it seriously認真地.
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「老師都不當一回事」
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This one teacher老師 didn't take it seriously認真地.
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「有個老師更是這樣」
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He said I was throwing投擲 my life away
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「他說我這樣只是浪費生命」
09:59
if that's all I chose選擇 to do with it;
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「最好不要想當消防員」
10:01
that I should go to college學院, I should become成為 a professional專業的 person,
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「說我該讀大學,成為專業人士」
10:04
that I had great potential潛在
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「說我很有潛力」
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and I was wasting浪費 my talent天賦 to do that."
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「不要白白浪費資質」
10:08
And he said, "It was humiliating羞辱 because
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「那時我覺得自己好丟臉」
10:10
he said it in front面前 of the whole整個 class and I really felt dreadful可怕.
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「因為他在全班面前講我,讓人實在很難受」
10:12
But it's what I wanted, and as soon不久 as I left school學校,
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「但這是我的夢想,」
10:14
I applied應用的 to the fire service服務 and I was accepted公認."
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「便申請當消防員,後來就錄取了」
10:17
And he said, "You know, I was thinking思維 about that guy recently最近,
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他接著說:「你知道嗎?我剛剛又想到那個老師」
10:19
just a few少數 minutes分鐘 ago when you were speaking請講, about this teacher老師,"
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「剛剛你還在演講的時候,我正好想到他」
10:22
he said, "because six months個月 ago,
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「因為半年前」
10:24
I saved保存 his life."
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「我救了他一命」
10:26
(Laughter笑聲)
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[觀眾笑聲]
10:28
He said, "He was in a car汽車 wreck破壞,
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「他那時出了車禍」
10:30
and I pulled him out, gave him CPRCPR,
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「是我把他從車中拖出來,幫他人工呼吸」
10:33
and I saved保存 his wife's妻子 life as well."
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「我還救了他太太一命」
10:36
He said, "I think he thinks better of me now."
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「他現在應該對我刮目相看了吧」
10:38
(Laughter笑聲)
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[觀眾笑聲]
10:40
(Applause掌聲)
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[觀眾掌聲]
10:46
You know, to me,
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對我來說
10:48
human人的 communities社區 depend依靠 upon
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社會靠的是
10:50
a diversity多樣 of talent天賦,
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多元的才能
10:52
not a singular單數 conception概念 of ability能力.
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不是單一的能力
10:55
And at the heart of our challenges挑戰 --
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我們當前最大難關
10:57
(Applause掌聲)
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[觀眾掌聲]
10:59
At the heart of the challenge挑戰
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最大的難關
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is to reconstitute重建 our sense of ability能力
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就是重塑我們對才能的看法
11:03
and of intelligence情報.
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還有對智能的看法
11:05
This linearity線性 thing is a problem問題.
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線性思維是個大問題
11:07
When I arrived到達 in L.A.
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我到洛杉磯的時候
11:09
about nine years年份 ago,
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也就是大概九年前
11:11
I came來了 across橫過 a policy政策 statement聲明 --
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那時有個政策口號
11:14
very well-intentioned用心良苦 --
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出發點很好
11:16
which哪一個 said, "College學院 begins開始 in kindergarten幼兒園."
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「大學從幼稚園開始」
11:21
No, it doesn't.
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才怪
11:23
(Laughter笑聲)
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[觀眾笑聲]
11:26
It doesn't.
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本來就不是
11:28
If we had time, I could go into this, but we don't.
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如果有時間我可以細講,但時間很趕
11:31
(Laughter笑聲)
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[觀眾笑聲]
11:33
Kindergarten幼兒園 begins開始 in kindergarten幼兒園.
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幼稚園從幼稚園開始才對
11:35
(Laughter笑聲)
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[觀眾笑聲]
11:37
A friend朋友 of mine once一旦 said,
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我有個朋友曾說
11:39
"You know, a three year-old is not half a six year-old."
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「一個三歲的孩子不等於半個六歲的孩子」
11:42
(Laughter笑聲)
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[觀眾笑聲]
11:44
(Applause掌聲)
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[觀眾掌聲]
11:49
They're three.
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三歲就三歲
11:51
But as we just heard聽說 in this last session會議,
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但前場演講也提到了
11:53
there's such這樣 competition競爭 now to get into kindergarten幼兒園 --
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現在進幼稚園非常競爭
11:56
to get to the right kindergarten幼兒園 --
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特別是進「好的」幼稚園
11:58
that people are being存在 interviewed採訪 for it at three.
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三歲小孩就要口試
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Kids童裝 sitting坐在 in front面前 of unimpressed不為所動 panels面板,
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坐在難以取悅的評審面前
12:05
you know, with their resumes簡歷,
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桌上放著小孩的履歷
12:07
(Laughter笑聲)
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[觀眾笑聲]
12:10
flipping翻轉 through通過 and saying, "Well, this is it?"
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他們翻了一下說:「就這樣啊?」
12:12
(Laughter笑聲)
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[觀眾笑聲]
12:14
(Applause掌聲)
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[觀眾掌聲]
12:17
"You've been around for 36 months個月, and this is it?"
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「你活了36個月,就這點履歷?」
12:20
(Laughter笑聲)
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[觀眾笑聲]
12:27
"You've achieved實現 nothing -- commit承諾.
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「一點成就也沒有」
12:30
Spent花費 the first six months個月 breastfeeding哺乳, the way I can see it."
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「想必你前六個月在喝母奶,沒做什麼正事」
12:33
(Laughter笑聲)
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[觀眾笑聲]
12:38
See, it's outrageous蠻橫的 as a conception概念, but it [unclear不明].
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聽起來很離譜對吧?但就有人這麼離譜
12:41
The other big issue問題 is conformity一致性.
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另一個大問題就是從眾
12:43
We have built內置 our education教育 systems系統
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我們的教育制度
12:45
on the model模型 of fast快速 food餐飲.
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建立在速食文化上
12:47
This is something Jamie傑米 Oliver奧利弗 talked about the other day.
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主廚奧立佛前兩天有談到這點
12:50
You know there are two models楷模 of quality質量 assurance保證 in catering餐飲業.
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外燴的品質保證分為兩種
12:52
One is fast快速 food餐飲,
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一種是速食
12:54
where everything is standardized標準化.
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東西都標準化
12:56
The other are things like ZagatZAGAT and Michelin米其林 restaurants餐館,
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另一種是米其林等級的餐廳
12:58
where everything is not standardized標準化,
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東西都不是標準化
13:00
they're customized定制 to local本地 circumstances情況.
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而是依各地需求客製化
13:02
And we have sold出售 ourselves我們自己 into a fast快速 food餐飲 model模型 of education教育,
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我們的教育就是依循速食的模式
13:05
and it's impoverishing致貧 our spirit精神 and our energies能量
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正不斷消耗我們的精神和活力
13:08
as much as fast快速 food餐飲 is depleting消耗 our physical物理 bodies身體.
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就像吃速食會弄壞身體一樣
13:11
(Applause掌聲)
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[觀眾掌聲]
13:17
I think we have to recognize認識 a couple一對 of things here.
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我想我們得認清幾件事
13:19
One is that human人的 talent天賦 is tremendously異常 diverse多種.
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首先,才能有千百種
13:22
People have very different不同 aptitudes性向.
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資質因人而異
13:24
I worked工作 out recently最近 that
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我最近才發現
13:26
I was given特定 a guitar吉他 as a kid孩子
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我小時候初次拿到吉他
13:28
at about the same相同 time that Eric埃里克 Clapton克萊普頓 got his first guitar吉他.
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年紀跟克萊普頓拿到他第一把吉他差不多
13:32
You know, it worked工作 out for Eric埃里克, that's all I'm saying.
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但不用說,只有他成了吉他之神
13:35
(Laughter笑聲)
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[觀眾笑聲]
13:37
In a way, it did not for me.
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吉他不是我興趣所在
13:39
I could not get this thing to work
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我就是彈不好
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no matter how often經常 or how hard I blew自爆 into it.
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練習再久、再努力也沒用
13:44
(Laughter笑聲) It just wouldn't不會 work.
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就是沒辦法練好
13:49
But it's not only about that.
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但不只是技巧層面
13:51
It's about passion.
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重要的是我缺乏熱忱
13:53
Often經常, people are good at things they don't really care關心 for.
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許多人雖然很擅長某事,卻不太有興趣
13:55
It's about passion,
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問題在於有沒有熱忱
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and what excites的激勵 our spirit精神 and our energy能源.
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在於我們有沒有衝勁
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And if you're doing the thing that you love to do, that you're good at,
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如果我們不但熱愛工作,工作起來又得心應手
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time takes a different不同 course課程 entirely完全.
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就會產生完全不同的時間感
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My wife's妻子 just finished writing寫作 a novel小說,
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我太太剛寫完一本小說
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and I think it's a great book,
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我覺得寫得很棒
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but she disappears消失 for hours小時 on end結束.
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但她寫起小說來,常幾小時不見人影
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You know this, if you're doing something you love,
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想必各位也有類似經驗,做自己愛做的事
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an hour小時 feels感覺 like five minutes分鐘.
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一小時感覺起來像五分鐘
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If you're doing something that doesn't resonate諧振 with your spirit精神,
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如果做的事並非心之所向
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five minutes分鐘 feels感覺 like an hour小時.
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五分鐘卻像一小時般漫長
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And the reason原因 so many許多 people are opting選擇加入 out of education教育
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很多人之所以不願接受正規教育
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is because it doesn't feed飼料 their spirit精神,
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是因為教育無法滿足內心的志趣
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it doesn't feed飼料 their energy能源 or their passion.
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無法帶給他們活力或熱忱
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So I think we have to change更改 metaphors隱喻.
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所以我想我們得換個比喻
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We have to go from what is essentially實質上 an industrial產業 model模型 of education教育,
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我們必須脫離工業模式的教育
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a manufacturing製造業 model模型,
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或說生產模式
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which哪一個 is based基於 on linearity線性
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脫離那種線性思維
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and conformity一致性 and batching配料 people.
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強調從眾和標準化的教育
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We have to move移動 to a model模型
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我們的教育必須轉型
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that is based基於 more on principles原則 of agriculture農業.
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以務農的原則為基礎
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We have to recognize認識 that human人的 flourishing芊芊
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也就是瞭解一個人的成長
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is not a mechanical機械 process處理;
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並不是機械化的過程
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it's an organic有機 process處理.
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而是自然多元
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And you cannot不能 predict預測 the outcome結果 of human人的 development發展.
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沒辦法預知發展的結果
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All you can do, like a farmer農民,
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只能像農夫一樣
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is create創建 the conditions條件 under which哪一個
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打造良好的條件
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they will begin開始 to flourish繁榮.
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幫助幼苗成長茁壯
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So when we look at reforming改革 education教育 and transforming轉型 it,
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所以無論是教育改革或轉型
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it isn't like cloning克隆 a system系統.
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並非把一套制度挪為己用
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There are great ones那些, like KIPP'sKIPP的; it's a great system系統.
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有不少制度的理念很好,例如KIPP計畫
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There are many許多 great models楷模.
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這類計畫有很多,理念很棒
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It's about customizing定制 to your circumstances情況
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重點是要視每個人的情況
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and personalizing個性化 education教育
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量身打造教育
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to the people you're actually其實 teaching教學.
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給學生個人化的學習經驗
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And doing that, I think,
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我認為如果做到這點
15:24
is the answer回答 to the future未來
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未來才有希望
15:26
because it's not about scaling縮放 a new solution;
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因為這不是要找一個新的解決方案
15:29
it's about creating創建 a movement運動 in education教育
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而是要推動教育上的運動
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in which哪一個 people develop發展 their own擁有 solutions解決方案,
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讓每個人找到自己的解決方案
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but with external外部 support支持 based基於 on a personalized個性化 curriculum課程.
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同時結合外在資源與個人化的課程
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Now in this room房間,
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現在這個會場內
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there are people who represent代表
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各位來自不同領域
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extraordinary非凡 resources資源 in business商業,
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有的人是企業界大亨
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in multimedia多媒體, in the Internet互聯網.
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有的人專精於多媒體,有的人經營網路事業
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These technologies技術,
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這些科技
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combined結合 with the extraordinary非凡 talents人才 of teachers教師,
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若跟老師的教學才能加以結合
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provide提供 an opportunity機會 to revolutionize革命化 education教育.
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有機會帶來教育界的革命
15:53
And I urge敦促 you to get involved參與 in it
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我希望各位都能參與其中
15:55
because it's vital重要, not just to ourselves我們自己,
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因為這不只對我們意義重大
15:57
but to the future未來 of our children孩子.
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對未來的孩子來說更是重要
15:59
But we have to change更改 from the industrial產業 model模型
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但我們得先把教育從工業模式
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to an agricultural農業的 model模型,
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轉型為農業模式
16:03
where each school學校 can be flourishing芊芊 tomorrow明天.
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讓每個學校都能蓬勃發展
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That's where children孩子 experience經驗 life.
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孩子在學校才能真正體驗生活
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Or at home, if that's where they choose選擇 to be educated博學
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選擇自學的孩子,則在家中
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with their families家庭 or their friends朋友.
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與家人朋友一同體驗
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There's been a lot of talk about dreams
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最近很多講者都談到夢想
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over the course課程 of this few少數 days.
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這幾天我就聽到不少
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And I wanted to just very quickly很快 ...
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我只想快速提一下...
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I was very struck來襲 by Natalie娜塔莉 Merchant's商家的 songs歌曲 last night,
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我昨晚聽到莫森特的歌,深受感動
16:22
recovering恢復 old poems.
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重拾了古詩的韻味
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I wanted to read you a quick, very short poem
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我想很快讀一首短詩
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from W. B. Yeats葉芝, who some of you may可能 know.
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作者是葉慈,各位或許知道這位詩人
16:29
He wrote this to his love,
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他把這首詩獻給心上人
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Maud莫德 Gonne內[114],
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茉德岡
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and he was bewailing痛惜 the fact事實 that
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葉慈一度悲嘆
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he couldn't不能 really give her what he thought she wanted from him.
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自己無法給她想要的東西
16:39
And he says, "I've got something else其他, but it may可能 not be for you."
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他說:「我還有準備一份禮物,但可能也不是妳要的」
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He says this:
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他娓娓道來這首詩
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"Had I the heavens'天' embroidered繡花 cloths,
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「若我有天上的錦衣」
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EnwroughtEnwrought with gold
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「織著或金黃」
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and silver light,
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「或銀白的光線」
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The blue藍色 and the dim暗淡
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「摻雜湛藍、灰暗」
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and the dark黑暗 cloths
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「漆黑的綢緞」
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Of night and light and the half-light半光,
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「象徵日夜與朝暮」
16:58
I would spread傳播 the cloths under your feet:
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「我會將其鋪在你腳下」
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But I, being存在 poor較差的,
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「可我,一貧如洗」
17:04
have only my dreams;
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「只有夢想相伴」
17:07
I have spread傳播 my dreams under your feet;
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「於是我把夢想鋪在你腳下」
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Tread softly輕輕的
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「請輕輕的踏」
17:12
because you tread on my dreams."
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「因我的夢就在你的腳下」
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And every一切 day, everywhere到處,
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而無論何時,無論何處
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our children孩子 spread傳播 their dreams beneath下面 our feet.
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孩子把他們的夢想鋪在我們腳下
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And we should tread softly輕輕的.
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我們應該輕輕的踏
17:24
Thank you.
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謝謝
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(Applause掌聲)
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[觀眾掌聲]
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Thank you very much.
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謝謝各位
Translated by Bu-sheng Lin
Reviewed by Adrienne Lin

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Ken Robinson - Author/educator
Creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson challenges the way we're educating our children. He champions a radical rethink of our school systems, to cultivate creativity and acknowledge multiple types of intelligence.

Why you should listen

Why don't we get the best out of people? Sir Ken Robinson argues that it's because we've been educated to become good workers, rather than creative thinkers. Students with restless minds and bodies -- far from being cultivated for their energy and curiosity -- are ignored or even stigmatized, with terrible consequences. "We are educating people out of their creativity," Robinson says. It's a message with deep resonance. Robinson's TED Talk has been distributed widely around the Web since its release in June 2006. The most popular words framing blog posts on his talk? "Everyone should watch this."

A visionary cultural leader, Sir Ken led the British government's 1998 advisory committee on creative and cultural education, a massive inquiry into the significance of creativity in the educational system and the economy, and was knighted in 2003 for his achievements. His 2009 book, The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything, is a New York Times bestseller and has been translated into 21 languages. A 10th anniversary edition of his classic work on creativity and innovation, Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative, was published in 2011. His 2013 book, Finding Your Element: How to Discover Your Talents and Passions and Transform Your Life, is a practical guide that answers questions about finding your personal Element. In his latest book, Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution That’s Transforming Education, he argues for an end to our outmoded industrial educational system and proposes a highly personalized, organic approach that draws on today’s unprecedented technological and professional resources to engage all students.

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