Why open a school? To close a prison | Nadia Lopez

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Translator: Vicky Lara Labaila Reviewer: Júlia Ramírez
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When I opened Mott Hall Bridges Academy in 2010,
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Quan vaig obrir la Mott Hall Bridges Academy al 2010,
el meu objectiu era simple:
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my goal was simple:
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open a school to close a prison.
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obrir una escola per tancar una presó.
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Now to some, this was an audacious goal,
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Per a alguns, aquest era un objectiu agosarat,
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because our school is located in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn --
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perquè el nostre centre està a Brownsville, a Brooklyn,
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one of the most underserved and violent neighborhoods
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un dels barris més desatesos i violents
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in all of New York City.
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de tota la ciutat de Nova York.
Com tants centres escolars urbans amb alts índexs de pobresa,
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Like many urban schools with high poverty rates,
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we face numerous challenges,
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ens enfrontem a nombrosos reptes,
com ara trobar professorat que pugui entendre
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like finding teachers who can empathize
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with the complexities of a disadvantaged community,
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les complexitats d'una comunitat desafavorida,
la falta de finançament per a tecnologia,
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lack of funding for technology,
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low parental involvement
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la baixa participació dels pares
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and neighborhood gangs that recruit children as early as fourth grade.
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i que les bandes recrutin canalla de 9 o 10 anys.
01:04
So here I was,
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Així que allà em trobava jo,
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the founding principal of a middle school that was a district public school,
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directora i fundadora d'un centre públic de barri de secundària obligatòria,
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and I only had 45 kids to start.
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i només tenia 45 nois i noies per començar.
El 30% tenia necessitats especials.
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Thirty percent of them had special needs.
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Eighty-six percent of them were below grade level
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El 86% estava per sota del nivell que els corresponia
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in English and in math.
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en anglès i mates.
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And 100 percent were living below the poverty level.
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I el 100% vivia per sota del llindar de la pobresa.
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If our children are not in our classrooms,
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Si la nostra canalla no és a les nostres aules,
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how will they learn?
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com aprendrà?
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And if they're not learning,
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I si no aprenen,
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where would they end up?
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on aniran a parar?
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It was evident when I would ask my 13-year-old,
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Era evident quan li preguntava a un dels de 13 anys:
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"Young man,
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"Noi,
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where do you see yourself in five years?"
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on et veus en cinc anys?"
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And his response:
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I la seva resposta:
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"I don't know if I'm gonna live that long."
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"No sé si viuré tants anys."
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Or to have a young woman say to me
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O aquella altra noia que em deia
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that she had a lifelong goal of working in a fast-food restaurant.
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que el seu objectiu a la vida era treballar en un restaurant de menjar ràpid.
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To me, this was unacceptable.
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Per a mi, allò era inacceptable.
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It was also evident that they had no idea
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Era també evident que no tenien ni idea
que hi havia tot un món d'oportunitats
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that there was a landscape of opportunity
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that existed beyond their neighborhood.
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més enllà del seu barri.
Anomenem els nostres estudiants "escolars" perquè aprenen al llarg de tota la vida.
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We call our students "scholars," because they're lifelong learners.
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And the skills that they learn today
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I les habilitats que aprenen avui
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will prepare them for college and career readiness.
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els prepararan per a la universitat i la seva carrera professional.
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I chose the royal colors of purple and black,
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Vaig escollir el violeta i el negre, colors de la realesa,
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because I want them to be reminded that they are descendants of greatness,
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perquè vull recordar-los que descendeixen de la grandesa,
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and that through education,
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i que a través de l'educació,
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they are future engineers,
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són futurs enginyers,
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scientists,
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científics,
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entrepreneurs
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emprenedors,
i fins i tot líders que poden i que prendran el relleu.
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and even leaders who can and will take over this world.
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To date,
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De moment,
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we have had three graduating classes,
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tenim tres promocions graduades
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at a 98 --
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amb un 98
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(Applause)
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(Aplaudiments)
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At a 98-percent graduation rate.
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Amb un índex del 98% d'alumnes que acaben els seus estudis.
Això són gairebé 200 nois i noies,
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This is nearly 200 children,
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who are now going to some of the most competitive high schools
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que ara aniran a alguns dels instituts més competitius
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in New York City.
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de la ciutat de Nova York.
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(Applause)
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(Aplaudiments)
03:29
It was a cold day in January
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Era un dia fred de gener
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when my scholar, Vidal Chastanet, met Brandon Stanton,
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quan el meu estudiant, Vidal Chastanet, es trobà amb Brandon Stanton,
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the founder of the popular blog "Humans of New York."
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el fundador d'"Humans de Nova York", el famós blog.
En Brandon va compartir la història d'un jove de Brownsville
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Brandon shared the story of a young man from Brownsville
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que va ser testimoni de la violència de primera mà,
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who had witnessed violence firsthand,
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by witnessing a man being thrown off of a roof.
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quan va veure com un home era llençat des d'una teulada.
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Yet he can still be influenced by a principal
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Però ell encara pot ser influenciat per una directora
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who had opened up a school that believes in all children.
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que ha obert un centre escolar que creu en tota la canalla.
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Vidal embodies the story of so many of our underprivileged children
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Vidal personifica la història de tanta de la nostra canalla desafavorida
que lluita per sobreviure,
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who are struggling to survive,
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which is why we must make education a priority.
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raó per la qual hem de fer de l'educació, una prioritat.
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Brandon's post created a global sensation
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La publicació d'en Brandon va ser un èxit mundial
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that touched the lives of millions.
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que va commoure milions de persones.
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This resulted in 1.4 million dollars being raised
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Això va resultar en la recaptació d'1,4 milions de dòlars
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for our scholars to attend field trips to colleges and universities,
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per a què els nostres estudiants puguin fer viatges d'estudis a universitats,
als campaments d'estiu científics STEAM,
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Summer STEAM programs,
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as well as college scholarships.
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així com per a beques universitàries.
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You need to understand
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Han de pensar
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that when 200 young people from Brownsville visited Harvard,
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que quan els 200 joves de Brownsville van visitar Harvard,
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they now understood
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per fi van entendre
que una universitat de la seva elecció era una possibilitat real.
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that a college of their choice was a real possibility.
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And the impossibilities that had been imposed upon them
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I que els obstacles que els havien estat imposats
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by a disadvantaged community
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per pertànyer a una comunitat desafavorida
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were replaced by hope and purpose.
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eren substituïts per esperança i metes.
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The revolution in education is happening in our schools,
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La revolució educativa està succeïnt a les nostres escoles,
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with adults who provide love,
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per adults que donen amor,
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structure,
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estructura,
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support
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suport
i coneixements.
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and knowledge.
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These are the things that inspire children.
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Aquestes són les coses que inspiren la canalla.
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But it is not an easy task.
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Però no és una feina fàcil.
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And there are high demands
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I hi ha grans exigències
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within an education system that is not perfect.
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en un sistema educatiu que no és perfecte.
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But I have a dynamic group of educators
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Però tinc un dinàmic grup d'educadors
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who collaborate as a team to determine what is the best curriculum.
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que col·labora com a equip per fixar quin és el millor currículum.
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They take time beyond their school day,
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Ocupen el seu temps després de la jornada escolar,
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and come in on weekends
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i vénen els caps de setmana
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and even use their own money to often provide resources
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i fins i tot utilitzen sovint els seus diners per oferir recursos
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when we do not have it.
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quan no els tenim.
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And as the principal,
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I com a directora,
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I have to inspect what I expect.
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he d'inspeccionar el que espero.
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So I show up in classes
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Així que, aparec a les aules
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and I conduct observations to give feedback,
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i duc a terme observacions per donar la meva opinió,
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because I want my teachers to be just as successful
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perquè vull que els meus professors siguin tan competents
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as the name Mott Hall Bridges Academy.
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com ho és la Mott Hall Bridges Academy.
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And I give them access to me every single day,
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I els atenc tots els dies,
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which is why they all have my personal cell number,
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raó per la qual tots tenen el meu número de mòbil,
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including my scholars and those who graduated --
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incloent els meus alumnes i també els que ja s'han graduat,
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which is probably why I get phone calls and text messages
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raó per la qual probablement rebo trucades i missatges
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at three o'clock in the morning.
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a les tres de la matinada.
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(Laughter)
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(Rialles)
Però estem tots connectats per triomfar
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But we are all connected to succeed,
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and good leaders do this.
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i és el que fan els bons líders.
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Tomorrow's future is sitting in our classrooms.
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El futur del demà s'asseu a les nostres aules.
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And they are our responsibility.
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I en són la nostra responsabilitat.
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That means everyone in here,
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I amb això vull dir a tots els presents,
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and those who are watching the screen.
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i els que ens estan veient.
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We must believe in their brilliance,
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Hem de creure en la seva genialitat,
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and remind them by teaching them
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i recordar-los, quan els ensenyem,
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that there indeed is power in education.
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que hi ha poder de debò en l'educació.
Gràcies.
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Thank you.
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06:59
(Applause)
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(Aplaudiment)
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