Gever Tulley teaches life lessons through tinkering

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This is the exact moment

Ovo je baš onaj trenutak

that I started creating something called Tinkering School.

u kojem sam počeo stvarati nešto što zovem Škola čeprkanja.

Tinkering School is a place where kids can pick up sticks

Škola čeprkanja je mjesto gdje djeca mogu uzeti štapove

and hammers and other dangerous objects,

i čekiće i druge opasne predmete,

and be trusted.

bez bojazni.

Trusted not to hurt themselves,

Bez bojazni da će se ozlijediti,

and trusted not to hurt others.

i bez bojazni da će ozlijediti druge.

Tinkering School doesn't follow a set curriculum,

Škola čeprkanja nema zadani nastavni program.

and there are no tests.

I nema testova.

We're not trying to teach anybody any specific thing.

Ne pokušavamo nikoga naučiti ništa konkretno.

When the kids arrive

Kada djeca dođu

they're confronted with lots of stuff:

suoče se s mnogo stvari,

wood and nails and rope and wheels,

drvetom i čavlima i konopcem i kotačima,

and lots of tools, real tools.

i s mnogo alata, pravih alata.

It's a six-day immersive experience for the kids.

To je šestodnevno duboko iskustvo za djecu.

And within that context, we can offer the kids time --

U tom kontekstu, mi djeci možemo ponuditi vrijeme.

something that seems in short supply

Nešto čega izgleda ima malo

in their over-scheduled lives.

u njihovim životima s nakrcanim rasporedom.

Our goal is to ensure that they leave

Naš cilj je osigurati da odu od nas

with a better sense of how to make things

s boljim osjećajem za izradu stvari

than when they arrived,

nego kad su došli,

and the deep internal realization

i da ostvare duboko unutarnje razumijevanje

that you can figure things out by fooling around.

da možete shvatiti stvari tako što čeprkate.

Nothing ever turns out as planned ... ever.

Ništa se ne odvija kako je planirano… ikada.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

And the kids soon learn

I djeca brzo nauče

that all projects go awry --

da svi projekti zastrane --

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

and become at ease with the idea that every step

i počinju prihvaćati ideju da je svaki korak

in a project is a step closer

u projektu jedan korak bliže

to sweet success,

slatkom uspjehu,

or gleeful calamity.

ili vedroj pogibelji.

We start from doodles and sketches.

Počinjemo sa crtkarijama i skicama.

And sometimes we make real plans.

A katkada radimo i prave planove.

And sometimes we just start building.

A ponekad samo počnemo graditi.

Building is at the heart of the experience:

Izgradnja je samo srce iskustva.

hands on, deeply immersed

Zaposlenih ruku, duboko uronjeni

and fully committed to the problem at hand.

i potpuno predani problemu koji se rješava.

Robin and I, acting as collaborators,

Robin i ja, uključeni kao suradnici,

keep the landscape of the projects

održavamo krajolik projekata

tilted towards completion.

nagnutim prema dovršetku.

Success is in the doing,

Uspjeh je u radu.

and failures are celebrated and analyzed.

A neuspjesi se slave i analiziraju.

Problems become puzzles

Problemi postaju zagonetke,

and obstacles disappear.

a prepreke nestaju.

When faced with particularly difficult

Kada smo suočeni s posebno teškim

setbacks or complexities,

zastojima ili složenošću,

a really interesting behavior emerges: decoration.

pojavljuje se doista zanimljivo ponašanje: dekoracija.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

Decoration of the unfinished project

Dekoracija nedovršenog projekta

is a kind of conceptual incubation.

je svojevrsna konceptualna inkubacija.

From these interludes come deep insights

U ovim pauzama nastaju duboki uvidi

and amazing new approaches to solving the problems

i zapanjujući novi pristupi rješavanju problema

that had them frustrated just moments before.

koji su ih frustrirali nekoliko trenutaka ranije.

All materials are available for use.

Svi se materijali mogu koristiti.

Even those mundane, hateful, plastic grocery bags

Čak i te obične plastične vrećice koje mrzimo

can become a bridge

mogu postati most

stronger than anyone imagined.

jači nego što bi itko zamislio.

And the things that they build

A stvari koje naprave

amaze even themselves.

zapanje čak i njih same.

Video: Three, two, one, go!

Video: Tri, dva, jedan, idemo!

Gever Tulley: A rollercoaster built by seven-year-olds.

Gever Tulley: Tobogan koji su napravili sedmogodišnjaci.

Video: Yay!

Video: Jee!

(Applause)

(Pljesak)

GT: Thank you. It's been a great pleasure.

Gever Tulley: Hvala vam. Bilo mi je veliko zadovoljstvo.

(Applause)

(Pljesak)