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TED英语演讲稿
TED英语演讲稿
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TED英语演讲稿
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Whenyouareakid,yougetaskedthisoneparticularquestionalot,itreallygetskindofannoying.Whatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?
Now,adultsarehopingforanswerslike,IwanttobeanastronautorIwanttobeaneurosurgeon,you’readultsinyourimaginations.
Kids,they’remostlikelytoanswerwithpro-skateboarder,surferorminecraftplayer.Iaskedmylittlebrother,andhesaid,seriouslydude,I’m10,Ihavenoidea,probablyapro-skier,let’sgogetsomeicecream.
See,uskidsaregoingtoanswersomethingwe’restokedon,whatwethinkiscool,whatwehaveexperiencewith,andthat’stypicallytheoppositeofwhatadultswanttohear.
Butifyouaskalittlekid,sometimesyou’llgetthebestanswer,somethingsosimple,soobviousandreallyprofound.WhenIgrowup,Iwanttobehappy.
Forme,whenIgrowup,IwanttocontinuetobehappylikeIamnow.I’mstokedtobehereatTedEx,Imean,I’vebeenwatchingTedvideosforaslongasIcanremember,butIneverthoughtI’dmakeitonthestageheresosoon.Imean,Ijustbecameateenager,andlikemostteenageboys,Ispendmostofmytimewondering,howdidmyroomgetsomessyallonitsown.
DidItakeashowertoday?
Andthemostperplexingofall,howdoIgetgirlstolikeme?
Neurosciencessaythattheteenagebrainisprettyweird,ourprefrontalcortexisunderdeveloped,butweactuallyhavemoreneuronsthanadults,whichiswhywecanbesocreative,andimpulsiveandmoodyandgetbummedout.
Butwhatbumsmeoutistoknowthat,alotofkidstodayarejustwishingtobehappy,tobehealthy,tobesafe,notbullied,andbelovedforwhotheyare.Soitseemstomewhenadultssay,whatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?
Theyjustassumethatyou’llautomaticallybehappyandhealthy.
Well,maybethat’snotthecase,gotoschool,gotocollege,getajob,getmarried,boom,thenyou’llbehappy,right?
Youdon’tseemtomakelearninghowtobehappyandhealthyapriorityinourschools,it’sseparatefromschools.Andforsomekids,itdoesn’texistsatall?
Butwhatifwedidn’tmakeitseparate?
Whatifwebasededucationonthestudyandpracticeofbeinghappyandhealthy,becausethat’swhatitis,apractice,andasimplepracticeatthat?
Educationisimportant,butwhyisbeinghappyandhealthynotconsiderededucation,Ijustdon’tgetit.SoI’vebeenstudyingthescienceofbeinghappyandhealthy.Itreallycomesdowntopracticingtheseeightthings.Exercise,dietandnutrition,timeinnature,contribution,servicetoothers,relationships,recreation,relaxationandstressmanagement,andreligiousorspiritualinvolvement,yes,gotthatone.
SotheseeightthingscomefromDr.RogerWalsh,hecallsthemTherapeuticLifestyleChangesorTLCsforshort.Heisascientistthatstudieshowtobehappyandhealthy.Inresearchingthistalk,Igotachancetoaskhimafewquestionslike;doyouthinkthatourschoolstodayaremakingtheseeightTLCsapriority?
Hisresponsewasnosurprise,itwasessentiallyno.Buthedidsaythatmanypeopledotrytogetthiskindofeducationoutsideofthetraditionalarena,throughreadingandpracticessuchasmeditationoryoga.
ButwhatIthoughtwashisbestresponsewasthat,muchofeducationisorientedforbetterorworsetowardsmakingalivingratherthanmakingalife.
In2019,SirKenRobinsongavethemostpopularTedtalkofalltime.Schoolskillcreativity.Hismessageisthatcreativityisasimportantasliteracy,andweshouldtreatitwiththesamestatus.
Alotofparentswatchedthosevideos,someofthoseparentslikeminecounteditasoneofthereasonstheyfeltconfidenttopulltheirkidsfromtraditionalschooltotrysomethingdifferent.IrealizedI’mpartofthissmall,butgrowingrevolutionofkidswhoaregoingabouttheireducationdifferently,andyouknowwhat?
Itfreaksalotofpeopleout.
EventhoughIwasonlynine,whenmyparentspulledmeoutoftheschoolsystem,Icanstillremembermymombeingintearswhensomeofherfriendstoldhershewascrazyanditwasastupididea.
Lookingback,I’mthankfulshedidn’tcavetopeerpressure,andIthinksheistoo.So,outofthe200millionpeoplethathavewatchedSirKenRobinson’stalk,whyaren’ttheremorekidslikemeoutthere?
ShaneMcConkeyismyhero.Ilovedhimbecausehewastheworld’sbestskier.Butthen,onedayIrealizedwhatIreallylovedaboutShane,hewasahacker.Notacomputerhacker,hehackedskiing.Hiscreativityandinventionsmadeskiingwhatitistoday,andwhyIlovetoski.Alotofpeoplethinkofhackersasgeekycomputernerdswholiveintheirparent’sbasementandspreadcomputerviruses,butIdon’tseeitthatway.
Hackersareinnovators,hackersarepeoplewhochallengeandchangethesystemstomakethemworkdifferently,tomakethemworkbetter,it’sjusthowtheythink,it’samindset.
I’mgrowingupinaworldthatneedsmorepeoplewiththehackermindset,andnotjustfortechnology,everythingisupforbeinghacked,evenskiing,eveneducation.Sowhetherit’sSteveJobs,MarkZuckerbergorShaneMcConkeyhavingthehackermindsetcanchangetheworld.
Healthy,happy,creativityinthehackermindsetareallalargepartofmyeducation.IcallitHackschooling,Idon’tuseanyoneparticularcurriculum,andI’mnotdedicatedtoanyoneparticularapproach,Ihackmyeducation.
Itakeadvantageofopportunitiesinmycommunity,andthroughanetworkofmyfriendsandfamily.ItakeadvantageofopportunitiestoexperiencewhatI’mlearning,andI’mnotafraidtolookforshortcutsorhackstogetabetterfasterresult.It’slikearemixoramash-upoflearning.It’sflexible,opportunistic,anditneverlosessightofmakinghappy,healthyandcreativityapriority.
Andhereisthecoolpart,becauseit’samindset,notasystem.Hackschoolingcanbeusedanyone,eventraditionalschools.Soowhatdoesmyschoollooklike?
Well,itlookslikeStarbucksalotofthetime,butlikemostkidsIstudylotofmath,science,historyandwriting.Ididn’tusedtoliketowritebecausemyteachersmademewriteaboutbutterfliesandrainbows,andIwantedtowriteaboutskiing.
Itwasareliefformygoodfriend’smom,startedtheSquawValleyKidsInstitute,whereIgottowritethroughmyexperiencesandmyinterests,while,connectingwithgreatspeakersfromaroundthenation,andthatsparkedmyloveofwriting.
Irealizedthatonceyou’remotivatedtolearnsomething,youcangetalotdoneinashortamountoftime,andonyourown,Starbucksisprettygreatforthat.Hackingphysicswasfun,welearnedallaboutNewtonandGalileo,andweexperiencedsomebasicphysicsconceptslikekineticenergythroughexperimentingandmakingmistakes.
MyfavoritewasthegiantNewton’scradlethatwemadeoutofbowlingballs,nobocceballs.Weexperimentedwithlotofotherthingslikebowlingballsandeventgiantjawbreakers.
ProjectDiscovery’sropescourseisawesome,andslightlystressful.Whenyou’re60feetofftheground,youhavetolearnhowtohandleyourfears,communicateclearly,andmostimportantly,trusteachother.
Communityorganizationsplayabigpartinmyeducation,HighFivesFoundation’sBasicsProgrambeingawareandsafeincriticalsituations.WespentadaywiththeSquawValleySkiPatroltolearnmoreaboutmountainsafety,thenthenextdayweswitchedtoscienceofsnow,weatherandavalanches.
Butmostimportantly,welearnedthatmakingbaddecisionsputsyouandyourfriendsatrisk.Youngshouldtalk,wellbringshistorytolife.Youstudyafamouscharacterinhistory,andsothatyoucanstandonstageandperformasthatcharacter,andansweranyquestionabouttheirlifetime.
Inthisphoto,youseeAlCaponeandBobMarleygettinggrilledwithquestionsatthehistoricalPiper’sOperaHouseinVirginiaCity,thesamestagewhereHarryHoudinigothisstart.
Timeandnatureisreallyimportanttome,it’scalm,quietandIgettojustlogoutofreality.Ispendonedayaweek,outsideallday.AtmyFoxWalkersclasses,ourgoalistobeabletosurviveinthewildernesswithjustaknife.Welearntolistentonature,welearntosenseoursurroundings,andI’vegainedaspiritualconnectiontonaturethat,Ineverknewexisted.
Butthebestpartisthatwegettomakespears,bowsandarrows,fireswithjustabowdrillandsurvivalsheltersforthesnowynightswhenwecampout.HangingoutattheMomentFactorywheretheyhandmakeskisanddesignclothes,hasreallyinspiredmetoonedayhavemyownbusiness.TheguysatthefactoryshowedmewhyIneedtobegoodatmath,becreativeandgetgoodatselling.
SoIgotaninternshipatBigSharkPrinttogetbetteratdesignandselling.Betweenfetchinglunch,scrubbingtoiletsandbreakingtheirvacuumcleaner,I’mgettingtocontributetoclothingdesign,customizinghatsandsellingthem.Thepeoplewhoworktherearehappy,healthy,creative,andstokedtobedoingwhattheyaredoing,thisisbyfarmyfavoriteclass.
So,thisiswhyI’mreallyhappy,powderdays,andit’sagoodmetaphorformylife,myeducation,myhackschooling.Ifeveryoneskithismountain,likemostpeoplethinkofeducation,everyonewillbeskiingthesameline,probablythesafestandmostofthepowderwouldgountouched.
Ilookatthis,andseeathousandpossibilities,droppingthecorners,shreddingthespine,lookingforachurningfromcliff-to-cliff.Skiingtomeisfreedom,andsoismyeducation,it’saboutbeingcreative;doingthingsdifferently,it’saboutco