What adults can learn from kids | Adora Svitak

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Now, I want to start with a question:

Započeti ću s pitanjem:

When was the last time you were called "childish"?

Kada su Vas zadnji puta nazvali djetinjastim?

For kids like me,

Djecu poput mene,

being called childish can be a frequent occurrence.

često nazivaju djetinjastima.

Every time we make irrational demands,

Svaki puta kada tražimo nešto neracionalno,

exhibit irresponsible behavior,

kada se ponašamo neodgovorno,

or display any other signs of being normal American citizens,

ili kada pokazujemo bilo kakav drugi znak

poput drugih normalnih Amerikanaca

we are called childish.

zovu nas djetinjastima

što me stvarno smeta.

Which really bothers me.

After all, take a look at these events:

Uostalom, pogledajte sljedeće događaje:

Imperialism and colonization,

Imperijalizam i kolonizaciju,

world wars, George W. Bush.

svjetske ratove, George W. Busha.

Ask yourself, who's responsible? Adults.

Zapitajte se: Tko je odgovoran? Odrasli.

Now, what have kids done?

A što su djeca napravila?

Well, Anne Frank touched millions

Anne Frank je ganula milijune

with her powerful account of the Holocaust.

svojom tužnom pričom o Holokaustu,

Ruby Bridges helped to end segregation in the United States.

Ruby Bridges je pomogla da se okonča segragacija u SAD-u,

And, most recently,

i, najnovije,

Charlie Simpson helped to raise 120,000 pounds for Haiti,

Charlie Simpson je pomogao sakupiti

120,000 funti (1 milijun kn) za Haiti

on his little bike.

na svom malom biciklu.

So as you can see evidenced by such examples,

Dakle, kao što možete vidjeti iz ovih primjera,

age has absolutely nothing to do with it.

godine nemaju nikakve veze s time.

The traits the word "childish" addresses are seen so often in adults,

Osobine koje su povezane s djetinjastošću

se toliko često viđaju kod odraslih

that we should abolish this age-discriminatory word,

da bismo trebali odbaciti tu dobno diskriminirajuću riječ

when it comes to criticizing behavior associated with irresponsibility

kada je riječ o kritici ponašanja

koje je povezano s neodgovornim i iracionalim razmišljanjem.

and irrational thinking.

(Pljesak)

(Applause)

Thank you.

Hvala vam.

Then again, who's to say that certain types of irrational thinking

Ipak, tko kaže

da neki oblici iracionalnog razmišljanja

aren't exactly what the world needs?

nisu točno ono što je potrebno svijetu?

Maybe you've had grand plans before,

Možda ste i Vi ranije imali velike planove

but stopped yourself, thinking,

ali ste se zaustavili, razmišljajući:

"That's impossible," or "That costs too much,"

"To je nemoguće ili to košta previše

or "That won't benefit me."

ili to mi neće koristiti."

For better or worse, we kids aren't hampered as much

Bilo bolje ili gore, mi djeca se ne zaustavljamo tek tako

when it comes to thinking about reasons why not to do things.

kada treba razmišljati o razlozima zašto nešto ne učiniti.

Kids can be full of inspiring aspirations and hopeful thinking,

Djeca mogu biti puna nadahnjujućih želja

i razmišljati puna nade,

like my wish that no one went hungry,

kao što i ja sada imam želju da nitko ne bude gladan

or that everything were free, a kind of utopia.

ili da je sve slobodno/besplatno poput neke utopije.

How many of you still dream like that, and believe in the possibilities?

Koliko vas još uvijek tako sanja

ili vjeruje kako je to moguće?

Sometimes a knowledge of history and the past failures of Utopian ideals

Ponekad poznavanje povijesti

ili prošlih neuspjeha utopističkih ideala

mogu biti teret

can be a burden,

because you know that if everything were free,

jer znate da, kada bi sve bilo besplatno,

then the food stocks would become depleted and scarce and lead to chaos.

onda bi skladišta hrane bila iscpljena,

i oskudna i to bi vodilo kaosu.

On the other hand, we kids still dream about perfection.

S druge strane,

mi djeca i dalje sanjamo o savršenstvu.

And that's a good thing, because in order to make anything a reality,

I to je dobra stvar, jer ako želite

bilo što ostvariti,

you have to dream about it first.

prvo morate o tome sanjati.

Na mnogo načina, naša smjelost da maštamo

In many ways, our audacity to imagine

helps push the boundaries of possibility.

pomaže nam da pomaknemo granice mogućega.

For instance, the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Washington,

Na primjer, Muzej stakla u Tacomi, Washington,

my home state -- yoohoo, Washington!

mojoj državi -- juuuhuuuu Washington --

(Applause)

(Pljesak)

has a program called Kids Design Glass,

ima program koji se naziva "Djeca dizajniraju staklom"

and kids draw their own ideas for glass art.

u kojem djeca crtaju vlastite ideje za umjetnost u staklu.

The resident artist said they got some of their best ideas

Lokalni umjetnici kažu kako su

neke od svojih najboljih ideja pokupili iz tog programa

from the program, because kids don't think about the limitations

jer djeca ne razmišljaju o ograničenjima, o tome

of how hard it can be to blow glass into certain shapes,

koliko je teško napuhati staklo u određenoj formi.

Ona samo vide dobru ideju.

they just think of good ideas.

Now, when you think of glass, you might think of colorful Chihuly designs,

Kada vi razmišljate o staklu, možda

razmišljate o slikovitom Chihuly dizajnu

or maybe Italian vases,

ili možda o talijanskim vazama

but kids challenge glass artists to go beyond that,

ali djeca izazivaju umjetnike stakla da odu dalje od toga

into the realm of brokenhearted snakes

u kraljevstvo zmija slomljenih srca

and bacon boys, who you can see has meat vision.

i slaninastih dječaka, koji su kao što možete vidjeti mesna vizija.

(Smijeh)

(Laughter)

Now, our inherent wisdom doesn't have to be insider's knowledge.

Naša prirođena mudrost

ne treba biti povezana s unutrašnjim znanjem.

Kids already do a lot of learning from adults,

Djeca ionako uče jako puno od odraslih,

i imamo jako puno za podijeliti.

and we have a lot to share.

I think that adults should start learning from kids.

Mislim da bi odrasli trebali započeti s učenjem od djece.

Now, I do most of my speaking

Ja većinu svojih govora držim pred ljudima iz obrazovnog sustava,

in front of an education crowd -- teachers and students,

učiteljima i studentima, i sviđa mi se ta analogija.

and I like this analogy:

It shouldn't be a teacher at the head of the class,

Ne bi samo učitelj trebao biti vođa u učionici

koji govori studentima: napravi ono, napravi ovo.

telling students, "Do this, do that."

The students should teach their teachers.

Studenti bi trebali poučavati svoje učitelje.

Učenje između odraslih i djece

Learning between grown-ups and kids should be reciprocal.

bi trebalo biti obostrano.

The reality, unfortunately, is a little different,

Stvarnost je, nažalost, malo drugačija,

and it has a lot to do with trust, or a lack of it.

i povezana je s povjerenjem, odnosno njegovim nedostatkom.

Now, if you don't trust someone, you place restrictions on them, right?

Ako ne vjerujete nekome, onda ćete tu osobu ograničiti.

If I doubt my older sister's ability to pay back the 10 percent interest

Ako sumnjam u sposobnost svoje starije sestre

da će mi vratiti 10% kamata

I established on her last loan,

koliko smo dogovorile za njezinu zadnju posudbu,

I'm going to withhold her ability to get more money from me,

onemogućit ću njenu sposobnost da dobije još novaca od mene

until she pays it back.

dok mi ne vrati posuđeno. (Smijeh)

(Laughter)

True story, by the way.

Usput, to je istinita priča.

Now, adults seem to have

Čini se kako odrasli imaju

a prevalently restrictive attitude towards kids,

pretežno restriktivan stav prema djeci

from every "Don't do that, don't do this" in the school handbook,

od svakog "nemoj ovo raditi",

"nemoj ono raditi" u školskoj bilježnici,

to restrictions on school Internet use.

do ograničenja prilikom upotrebe školskog Interneta.

As history points out, regimes become oppressive

Povijest nas uči da režimi postaju opresivni

when they're fearful about keeping control.

kada se boje kako zadržati kontrolu.

And although adults may not be quite at the level

I premda odrasli možda nisu na razini

of totalitarian regimes,

totalitarnih režima

kids have no or very little say in making the rules,

djecu se uopće ne pita, ili vrlo malo, kad se donose pravila.

when really, the attitude should be reciprocal,

dok bi stav u stvari trebao biti suprotan,

meaning that the adult population should learn

što znači kako bi odrasli trebali naučiti

i uzeti u obzir želje

and take into account the wishes of the younger population.

mladih.

Now, what's even worse than restriction,

Ono što je možda gore od restrikcije

is that adults often underestimate kids' abilities.

jest da odrasli često podcjenjuju sposobnosti djece.

We love challenges, but when expectations are low,

Mi volimo izazove, ali kada su očekivanja od niska,

vjerujte, spustit ćemo se na njihovu razinu.

trust me, we will sink to them.

My own parents had anything but low expectations

Moji roditelji su imali sve samo ne niska očekivanja

for me and my sister.

za mene i moju sestru.

Okay, so they didn't tell us to become doctors or lawyers or anything like that,

Dobro, nisu nam rekli da moramo postati doktori

ili odvjetnici ili nešto takvo,

but my dad did read to us about Aristotle and pioneer germ-fighters,

ali nam je moj otac čitao

o Aristotelu

i pionirima borbe protiv mikroba

when lots of other kids were hearing

dok su druga djeca slušala

"The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round."

"Kotači autobusa se vrte i vrte u krug".

Well, we heard that one too, but "Pioneer Germ Fighters" totally rules.

I mi smo čuli tu pjesmu, ali borci protiv mikroba su zakon.

(Smijeh)

(Laughter)

I loved to write from the age of four, and when I was six,

Voljela sam pisati još od svoje četvrte godine,

a kada sam imala šest

my mom bought me my own laptop equipped with Microsoft Word.

mama mi je kupila vlastiti laptop koji je imao instaliran Microsoft Word.™

Thank you, Bill Gates, and thank you, Ma.

Hvala Vam Bille Gatesu i hvala ti mama.

I wrote over 300 short stories on that little laptop,

Napisala sam preko 300 novela

na svom malom laptopu,

and I wanted to get published.

i željela sam to objaviti.

Instead of just scoffing at this heresy that a kid wanted to get published,

Umjesto podsmjeha na ovu herezu

da dijete želi nešto objaviti,

or saying wait until you're older,

ili da mi kažu da pričekam dok ne budem starija,

my parents were really supportive.

moji roditelji su mi pružili podršku.

Many publishers were not quite so encouraging.

Mnogi izdavači nisu bili tako ohrabrujući.

One large children's publisher ironically said

Jedan veliki dječji izdavač ironično je komentirao

that they didn't work with children.

kako oni ne rade s djecom.

Children's publisher not working with children?

Dječji izdavač koji ne radi s djecom?

I don't know, you're kind of alienating a large client there.

Ne znam, ali time odbijate prilično velikog klijenta.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

One publisher, Action Publishing, was willing to take that leap and trust me,

No, jedan izdavač, "Action Publishing",

je bio spreman preuzeti rizik i odgovornost i imati povjerenja,

and to listen to what I had to say.

i slušati ono što sam imala za reći.

They published my first book, "Flying Fingers," you see it here.

Oni su objavili moju prvu knjigu "Leteći prstići", -- vidite --

And from there on, it's gone to speaking at hundreds of schools,

i od tada, sam došla do toga da držim govore po stotinama škola,

keynoting to thousands of educators,

držim predavanja tisućama prosvjetitelja,

and finally, today, speaking to you.

i na koncu, danas, govorim vama.

I appreciate your attention today,

Cijenim vašu pozornost,

because to show that you truly care, you listen.

jer time pokazujete da vam je stalo,

vi slušate.

But there's a problem with this rosy picture

Ali ima jedan problem u ovoj bajkovitoj priči

of kids being so much better than adults.

o djeci koja su toliko bolja od odraslih.

Kids grow up and become adults just like you.

Djeca odrastu i postanu odrasli, poput vas.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

Or just like you? Really?

Ili baš kao vi, stvarno?

The goal is not to turn kids into your kind of adult,

Cilj nije pretvoriti djecu u vašu vrstu odraslih

već u bolju vrstu odraslih od one kakva ste vi,

but rather, better adults than you have been,

which may be a little challenging, considering your guys' credentials.

što može biti izazovno

imajući na umu vaše vjerodajnice,

(Laughter)

But the way progress happens,

ali način na koji se napredak odvija

is because new generations and new eras

jest da nove generacije i novo doba

grow and develop and become better than the previous ones.

rastu, razvijaju se i postaju bolja od prethodnih.

It's the reason we're not in the Dark Ages anymore.

To je razlog zbog kojeg smo izašli iz Tamnog doba.

No matter your position or place in life,

Bez obzira na vašu poziciju u životu,

it is imperative to create opportunities for children,

imperativ je stvoriti čim više prilika za djecu

so that we can grow up to blow you away.

kako bi odrasli i zamijenili vas.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

Adults and fellow TEDsters,

Odrasli i prijatelji TEDovci,

you need to listen and learn from kids,

morate slušati i učiti od djece

and trust us and expect more from us.

i vjerovati nam i očekivati puno od nas.

You must lend an ear today,

Morate nam okrenuti uho danas,

because we are the leaders of tomorrow, which means

jer smo mi vođe sutrašnjice,

što znači da ćemo mi voditi brigu o vama

we're going to take care of you when you're old and senile.

kad ćete biti stari i senilni. Ne, samo se šalim.

No, just kidding.

(Laughter)

Stvarno, mi smo slijedeća generacija

No, really, we are going to be the next generation,

koja će ovaj svijet pomaknuti naprijed.

the ones who will bring this world forward.

And in case you don't think that this really has meaning for you,

I u slučaju, da ne vidite kakvo to značenje ima za vas,

remember that cloning is possible,

zapamtite kako je danas kloniranje moguće,

and that involves going through childhood again,

a to znači da će neki od vas ponovno biti djeca,

in which case you'll want to be heard, just like my generation.

i u tom slučaju, ćete željeti da vas čuju

baš kao i moju generaciju.

Now, the world needs opportunities for new leaders and new ideas.

Svijet treba prilike

za nove vođe i nove ideje.

Kids need opportunities to lead and succeed.

Djeca trebaju prilike da vode i uspiju.

Are you ready to make the match?

Jeste li spremni prihvatiti izazov?

Because the world's problems shouldn't be the human family's heirloom.

Jer problemi svijeta

ne bi trebali biti dio naslijeđa ljudske obitelji.

Thank you.

Hvala vam.

(Applause)

(Pljesak)

Thank you. Thank you.

Hvala vam. Hvala vam.