What adults can learn from kids | Adora Svitak

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืžืชืจื’ื: Ron Bentata ืžื‘ืงืจ: Ido Dekkers
00:15
Now, I want to start with a question:
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ื›ืขืช, ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืขื•ื ื™ื™ื ืช ืœืคืชื•ื— ื‘ืฉืืœื”:
00:17
When was the last time you were called "childish"?
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ืžืชื™ ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื”ืคืขื ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื” ื‘ื” ืืžืจื• ืœื›ื ืฉืืชื "ื™ืœื“ื•ืชื™ื™ื"?
00:20
For kids like me,
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ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื™ืœื“ื™ื, ื›ืžื•ื ื™,
00:22
being called childish can be a frequent occurrence.
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ืคืขืžื™ื ืจื‘ื•ืช ืงื•ืจืื™ื ืœื ื• ื™ืœื“ื•ืชื™ื™ื.
00:25
Every time we make irrational demands,
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ื‘ื›ืœ ืคืขื ืฉืื ื• ืžื‘ืงืฉื™ื ืžืฉื”ื• ืœื ื”ื’ื™ื•ื ื™,
00:28
exhibit irresponsible behavior,
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ืžืชื ื”ื’ื™ื ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืœื ืื—ืจืื™ืช,
00:30
or display any other signs of being normal American citizens,
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ืื• ืžืจืื™ื ืกื™ืžื ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื
ืฉืœ ืื–ืจื—ื™ื ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ื™ื ื ื•ืจืžืœื™ื™ื,
00:34
we are called childish.
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ืงื•ืจืื™ื ืœื ื• ื™ืœื“ื•ืชื™ื™ื,
ืขื•ื‘ื“ื” ืฉืžืื•ื“ ืžืฆื™ืงื” ืœื™.
00:37
Which really bothers me.
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00:38
After all, take a look at these events:
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ืื—ืจื™ ื”ื›ื•ืœ, ืฉื™ืžื• ืœื‘ ืœืื™ืจื•ืขื™ื ื”ื‘ืื™ื:
00:40
Imperialism and colonization,
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ืื™ืžืคืจื™ืืœื™ื–ื ื•ื”ืฉืชืœื˜ื•ืช ืขืœ ืื™ื–ื•ืจื™ื ืžืื•ื›ืœืกื™ื,
00:43
world wars, George W. Bush.
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ืžืœื—ืžื•ืช ืขื•ืœื, ื’'ื•ืจื’' ื‘ื•ืฉ.
00:46
Ask yourself, who's responsible? Adults.
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ืชืฉืืœื• ืืช ืขืฆืžื›ื: ืžื™ ื”ืื—ืจืื™ ืœื›ืœ ืืœื•? ื”ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื.
00:49
Now, what have kids done?
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืžื” ืขืฉื• ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื?
00:52
Well, Anne Frank touched millions
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ืื ื” ืคืจื ืง ื ื’ืขื” ื‘ืœื™ื‘ื ืฉืœ ืžื™ืœื™ื•ื ื™ื
00:54
with her powerful account of the Holocaust.
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ืขื ืกื™ืคื•ืจื” ืจื‘ ื”ืขื•ืฆืžื” ืขืœ ื”ืฉื•ืื”,
00:57
Ruby Bridges helped to end segregation in the United States.
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ืจื•ื‘ื™ ื‘ืจื™ื’'ืก, ืขื–ืจื” ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ืœืกื™ื•ื ื”ื‘ื™ื“ื•ืœ ื‘ืืจื”"ื‘,
01:00
And, most recently,
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ื•ืžืžืฉ ืœืื—ืจื•ื ื”,
01:02
Charlie Simpson helped to raise 120,000 pounds for Haiti,
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ืฆ'ืืจืœื™ ืกื™ืžืคืกื•ืŸ ืขื–ืจ ืœื’ื™ื™ืก
ืชืจื•ืžื•ืช ื‘ืกืš 120,000 ืคืื•ื ื“ ืœื ืคื’ืขื™ ื”ืื™ื˜ื™
01:06
on his little bike.
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ืขืœ ื”ืื•ืคื ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื•.
01:08
So as you can see evidenced by such examples,
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ืื–, ื›ืžื• ืฉืืชื ืจื•ืื™ื ื•ืžื•ื›ื—ื™ื ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื“ื•ื’ืžืื•ืช ืืœื•,
01:11
age has absolutely nothing to do with it.
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ืœื’ื™ืœ ืื™ืŸ ืฉื•ื ืงืฉืจ ืœื›ืš (ืœื™ืœื“ื•ืชื™ื•ืช).
01:14
The traits the word "childish" addresses are seen so often in adults,
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ื”ืชื›ื•ื ื•ืช ืฉื”ืžื™ืœื” "ื™ืœื“ื•ืชื™" ืžืชื™ื™ื—ืกื•ืช ืืœื™ื”ืŸ
ื ืจืื•ืช ืœืขื™ืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ืืฆืœ ื”ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื
01:18
that we should abolish this age-discriminatory word,
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ื›ืš ืฉืื ื• ืœืžืขืฉื” ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื‘ื˜ืœ ืืช ื”ืžื™ืœื” ื”ืžืคืœื” ื”ื–ื•
01:20
when it comes to criticizing behavior associated with irresponsibility
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ื›ืืฉืจ ื–ื” ืžื’ื™ืข ืœื‘ื™ืงื•ืจืช ืขืœ ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ืช
ื”ืžืฉื•ื™ื›ืช ืขื ื—ื•ืกืจ ืื—ืจืื™ื•ืช ื•ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืœื ื”ื’ื™ื•ื ื™ืช.
01:24
and irrational thinking.
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
01:26
(Applause)
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01:31
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื.
01:33
Then again, who's to say that certain types of irrational thinking
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ืžืฆื“ ืฉื ื™, ืžื™ ืื•ืžืจ
ืฉืกื•ื’ื™ื ืžืกื•ื™ืžื™ื ืฉืœ ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืœื ื”ื’ื™ื•ื ื™ืช
01:37
aren't exactly what the world needs?
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ื”ื ืœื ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ืžื” ืฉื”ืขื•ืœื ืฆืจื™ืš?
01:40
Maybe you've had grand plans before,
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ืื•ืœื™ ื”ื™ื• ืœืš ืชื•ื›ื ื™ื•ืช ื’ื“ื•ืœื•ืช ืขื•ื“ ืงื•ื“ื ืœื›ืŸ
01:42
but stopped yourself, thinking,
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ืื‘ืœ ืขืฆืจืช ืืช ืขืฆืžืš ื•ื—ืฉื‘ืช:
01:44
"That's impossible," or "That costs too much,"
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ื–ื” ื‘ืœืชื™ ืืคืฉืจื™ ืื• ืฉื–ื” ื™ืงืจ ืžื™ื“ื™
01:46
or "That won't benefit me."
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ืื• ืฉื–ื” ืœื ื™ื•ืขื™ืœ ืœืš.
01:48
For better or worse, we kids aren't hampered as much
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ืœื˜ื•ื‘ ืื• ืœืจืข, ืื ื—ื ื• ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืื™ื ื ื• ื—ืกืจื™ ืขื›ื‘ื•ืช
01:51
when it comes to thinking about reasons why not to do things.
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ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ื ื•ื’ืข ืœื—ื™ืคื•ืฉ ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช ืžื“ื•ืข ืœื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื“ื‘ืจ ืžืกื•ื™ื.
01:54
Kids can be full of inspiring aspirations and hopeful thinking,
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ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืœืื™ื ื‘ืฉืื™ืคื•ืช
ื•ืžืฉืืœื•ืช ืœื‘,
01:58
like my wish that no one went hungry,
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ื›ืžื• ื”ืžืฉืืœื” ืฉืœื™ ืฉืืฃ ืื“ื ืœื ื™ื”ื™ื” ืจืขื‘
02:00
or that everything were free, a kind of utopia.
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ืื• ืฉื›ื•ืœื ื• ื ื—ื™ื” ื‘ืกื•ื’ ืฉืœ ืื•ื˜ื•ืคื™ื” ื‘ื” ื”ื›ื•ืœ ื—ื•ืคืฉื™.
02:03
How many of you still dream like that, and believe in the possibilities?
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ื›ืžื” ืžื›ื ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื—ื•ืœืžื™ื ื›ืš
ื•ืžืืžื™ื ื™ื ื‘ืืคืฉืจื•ื™ื•ืช?
02:08
Sometimes a knowledge of history and the past failures of Utopian ideals
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ืœืขื™ืชื™ื, ื™ื“ืข ืฉืœ ื”ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื”
ื•ื›ืฉืœื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืขื‘ืจ ืฉืœ ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ืื•ื˜ื•ืคื™ื™ื
ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื•ื•ืช ื ื˜ืœ
02:13
can be a burden,
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02:14
because you know that if everything were free,
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ืžืื—ืจ ื•ืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืฉืื ื”ื›ื•ืœ ื”ื™ื” ื—ื™ื ื,
02:16
then the food stocks would become depleted and scarce and lead to chaos.
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ืื– ืžืื’ืจื™ ื”ืื•ื›ืœ ื”ื™ื• ืžืชืจื•ืงื ื™ื
ื•ืื•ื–ืœื™ื ื•ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื™ื” ืžื•ื‘ื™ืœ ืœื›ืื•ืก.
02:20
On the other hand, we kids still dream about perfection.
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ืžืฆื“ ืฉื ื™,
ืื ื—ื ื• ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื—ื•ืœืžื™ื ืขืœ ืฉืœืžื•ืช.
02:24
And that's a good thing, because in order to make anything a reality,
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ื–ื”ื• ื“ื‘ืจ ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉืขืœ ืžื ืช
ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืืช ื”ื›ื•ืœ ืœืžืฆื™ืื•ืช,
02:28
you have to dream about it first.
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ืขืœื™ืš ืœื—ืœื•ื ืขืœ ื›ืš ืชื—ื™ืœื”.
ื‘ืžื•ื‘ื ื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื, ื”ื—ื•ืคืฆื” ืฉืœื ื• ืœื“ืžื™ื™ืŸ
02:31
In many ways, our audacity to imagine
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02:33
helps push the boundaries of possibility.
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ืขื•ื–ืจืช ืœื ื• ืœื”ืจื—ื™ื‘ ืืช ื’ื‘ื•ืœื•ืช ื”ืืคืฉืจื™.
02:36
For instance, the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Washington,
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ืœื“ื•ื’ืžื, ืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ืŸ ื”ื–ื›ื•ื›ื™ืช ื‘ื˜ืืงื•ืžื”, ื•ื•ืฉื™ื ื’ื˜ื•ืŸ,
02:39
my home state -- yoohoo, Washington!
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ืืจืฅ ื”ื•ืœื“ืชื™ -- "ืงื“ื™ืžื” ื•ื•ืฉื™ื ื’ื˜ื•ืŸ!" --
02:41
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
02:44
has a program called Kids Design Glass,
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ืžืฆื™ืขื” ืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช ื”ื ืงืจืืช "ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืžืขืฆื‘ื™ื ื‘ื–ื›ื•ื›ื™ืช",
02:46
and kids draw their own ideas for glass art.
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ื‘ื” ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืžืฆื™ื™ืจื™ื ืืช ื”ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื ืœืขื™ืฆื•ื‘ื™ ื–ื›ื•ื›ื™ืช.
02:48
The resident artist said they got some of their best ideas
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ืื•ืžืŸ ื”ื‘ื™ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ืŸ ืืžืจ ืฉื”ื•ื ืงื™ื‘ืœ
ืืช ื”ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ืฉืœื• ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื”ืชื•ื›ื ื™ื•ืช ื”ื–ื•
02:51
from the program, because kids don't think about the limitations
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ื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ื•ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืœื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืžื’ื‘ืœื•ืช
02:54
of how hard it can be to blow glass into certain shapes,
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ื•ื”ืงื•ืฉื™ ื‘ื ื™ืคื•ื— ื”ื–ื›ื•ื›ื™ืช ืœืฆื•ืจื•ืช ืžืกื•ื™ืžื•ืช.
ื”ื ืจืง ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืขืœ ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื.
02:57
they just think of good ideas.
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02:58
Now, when you think of glass, you might think of colorful Chihuly designs,
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ื›ืขืช, ื›ืืฉืจ ืืชื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืขืœ ื–ื›ื•ื›ื™ืช, ืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื
ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœ ืขื™ืฆื•ื‘ ืฆื‘ืขื•ื ื™ื™ื ืฉืœ ืฆ'ื™ืื•ืœื™
03:03
or maybe Italian vases,
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ืื• ืื•ืœื™ ืื’ืจื˜ืœ ืื™ื˜ืœืงื™,
03:05
but kids challenge glass artists to go beyond that,
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ืื‘ืœ ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืžืืชื’ืจื™ื ืืžื ื™ ื–ื›ื•ื›ื™ืช ืžืขื‘ืจ ืœื›ืš
03:08
into the realm of brokenhearted snakes
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ื•ืœืชื•ืš ืขื•ืœื ืฉืœ ื ื—ืฉื™ื ืฉื‘ื•ืจื™-ืœื‘
03:10
and bacon boys, who you can see has meat vision.
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ื•ื™ืœื“ื™ ื ืงื ื™ืง, ื‘ืขืœื™ ืจืื™ื™ืช-ื‘ืฉืจ, ื›ืžื• ืฉืืชื ืจื•ืื™ื.
(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
03:14
(Laughter)
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03:15
Now, our inherent wisdom doesn't have to be insider's knowledge.
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ื›ืขืช, ื”ื—ื•ื›ืžื” ื”ื ืจื›ืฉืช ืฉืœื ื•
ืœื ื—ื™ื™ื‘ืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื™ื“ืข ืคื ื™ืžื™ ื‘ืœื‘ื“.
03:20
Kids already do a lot of learning from adults,
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ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื›ื‘ืจ ืœื•ืžื“ื™ื ืจื‘ื•ืช ืžื”ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื,
ื•ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžื” ืœืฉืชืฃ.
03:24
and we have a lot to share.
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03:25
I think that adults should start learning from kids.
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ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืฉื”ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืžื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื.
03:29
Now, I do most of my speaking
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ืื ื™ ืžืจืฆื” ืจื‘ื•ืช ืžื•ืœ ืงื”ืœ ืžืขื•ืœื ื”ื—ื™ื ื•ืš,
03:30
in front of an education crowd -- teachers and students,
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ืžื•ืจื™ื ื•ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ื™ื, ื•ืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ืช ืืช ื”ืื ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ื”ื–ื•.
03:33
and I like this analogy:
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03:34
It shouldn't be a teacher at the head of the class,
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ื‘ืจืืฉ ื”ื›ื™ืชื” ืœื ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืขืžื•ื“ ืจืง ื”ืžืจืฆื” ืื• ื”ืžื•ืจื”
ืฉืื•ืžืจ ืœืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ืฉืœื• ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื›ืš ืื• ื›ืš.
03:37
telling students, "Do this, do that."
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03:38
The students should teach their teachers.
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ืืœื, ื”ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ื™ื ื’ื ื”ื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืœืžื“ ืืช ื”ืžืจืฆื™ื ืฉืœื”ื.
ื”ืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืฉื‘ื™ืŸ ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื ื•ื™ืœื“ื™ื
03:42
Learning between grown-ups and kids should be reciprocal.
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ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื”ื“ื“ื™.
03:45
The reality, unfortunately, is a little different,
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ื”ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช, ืœืฆืขืจื ื•, ืงืฆืช ืฉื•ื ื”,
03:48
and it has a lot to do with trust, or a lack of it.
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ื•ื–ื” ื ื•ื‘ืข ื‘ืจื•ื‘ื• ืžืืžื•ืŸ, ืื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ื ื›ื•ืŸ, ื—ื•ืกืจ ืืžื•ืŸ.
03:51
Now, if you don't trust someone, you place restrictions on them, right?
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืื ืืชื” ืœื ื‘ื•ื˜ื— ื‘ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืืชื” ืžืฆื™ื‘ ืœื• ื’ื‘ื•ืœื•ืช.
03:54
If I doubt my older sister's ability to pay back the 10 percent interest
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ืื ืื ื™ ืœื ื‘ื•ื˜ื—ืช ื‘ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื” ืฉืœ ืื—ื•ืชื™ ื”ืงื˜ื ื”
ืœืฉืœื ืœื™ ืืช ื”-10 ืื—ื•ื–ื™ื ืขืžืœื”
03:58
I established on her last loan,
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ืฉืงื‘ืขืชื™ ืขืœ ื”ื”ืœื•ื•ืื” ืฉืœื”,
04:00
I'm going to withhold her ability to get more money from me,
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ืื– ืื ื™ ืœื ืืชืŸ ืœื” ื”ืœื•ื•ืื•ืช ื ื•ืกืคื•ืช
04:03
until she pays it back.
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ืขื“ ืฉื”ื™ื ืชื—ื–ื™ืจ ืœื™ ืืช ื”ืชืฉืœื•ื. (ืฆื—ื•ืง)
04:04
(Laughter)
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04:05
True story, by the way.
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ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืืžื™ืชื™, ื“ืจืš ืื’ื‘.
04:07
Now, adults seem to have
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ื ืจืื” ืฉืœืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื ื™ืฉื ื”
04:10
a prevalently restrictive attitude towards kids,
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ื’ื™ืฉื” ืฉืœ ื”ืฆื‘ืช ื’ื‘ื•ืœื•ืช ื›ืœืคื™ ื™ืœื“ื™ื
04:13
from every "Don't do that, don't do this" in the school handbook,
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ื”ื—ืœ ืžืžืฉืคื˜ื™ื ื›ื’ื•ืŸ "ืืœ ืชืขืฉื” ืืช ื–ื”",
ื•-"ืืœ ืชืขืฉื” ืืช ื›ื›ื”" ื‘ืกืคืจ ื”ื”ื“ืจื›ื” ืฉืœ ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ,
04:17
to restrictions on school Internet use.
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ื•ืขื“ ืœื”ื’ื‘ืœื•ืช ืขืœ ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜ ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ.
04:20
As history points out, regimes become oppressive
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ื›ืžื• ืฉื ื™ืชืŸ ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืžื”ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื”, ืžืฉื˜ืจื™ื ื”ื•ืคื›ื™ื ืžื“ื›ืื™ื
04:23
when they're fearful about keeping control.
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ื›ืืฉืจ ื”ื ืžืคื—ื“ื™ื ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ื ื•ื’ืข ืœืื™ื‘ื•ื“ ืฉืœื™ื˜ื”.
04:25
And although adults may not be quite at the level
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ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉื”ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื ืœื ื‘ืจืžื” ื›ื–ื•
04:27
of totalitarian regimes,
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ืฉืœ ืžืฉื˜ืจื™ื ื˜ื•ื˜ืืœื™ื˜ืจื™ื™ื,
04:29
kids have no or very little say in making the rules,
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ืœื™ืœื“ื™ื ืื™ืŸ ื‘ื›ืœืœ, ืื• ืžืขื˜ ืžืื•ื“, ื”ืฉืคืขื” ืขืœ ืงื‘ื™ืขืช ื”ื—ื•ืงื™ื.
04:32
when really, the attitude should be reciprocal,
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ื›ืืฉืจ ื”ื’ื™ืฉื” ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ื‘ืืžืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื”ื“ื“ื™ืช,
04:34
meaning that the adult population should learn
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ื›ืœื•ืžืจ ื”ืื•ื›ืœื•ืกื™ื” ื”ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจืช ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœืœืžื•ื“
ื•ืœืงื—ืช ื‘ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ ืืช ื”ืจืฆื•ื ื•ืช
04:37
and take into account the wishes of the younger population.
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ืฉืœ ื”ื“ื•ืจ ื”ืฆืขื™ืจ.
04:40
Now, what's even worse than restriction,
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ื›ืขืช, ืžื” ืฉื—ืžื•ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื”ื’ื‘ืœื”
04:42
is that adults often underestimate kids' abilities.
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ื”ื•ื ืฉืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื ืžืคื—ื™ืชื™ื ื‘ืขืจืš ื”ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ืฉืœ ื™ืœื“ื™ื.
04:45
We love challenges, but when expectations are low,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืื•ื”ื‘ื™ื ืืชื’ืจื™ื, ืืš ื›ืืฉืจ ื”ืฆื™ืคื™ื•ืช ื ืžื•ื›ื•ืช,
ืชืืžื™ื ื• ืœื™, ืื ื—ื ื• ื ืจื“ ืœืจืžื” ืฉืœื”ื.
04:49
trust me, we will sink to them.
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04:51
My own parents had anything but low expectations
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ื”ื”ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื”ื ื”ื”ื™ืคืš ื”ื’ืžื•ืจ ืžืฆื™ืคื™ื•ืช ื ืžื•ื›ื•ืช
04:54
for me and my sister.
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ืœื’ื‘ื™ื™ ื•ืœื’ื‘ื™ ืื—ื•ืชื™.
04:56
Okay, so they didn't tell us to become doctors or lawyers or anything like that,
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ืื•ืงื™, ืื– ื”ื ืœื ืืžืจื• ืœื ื• ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืจื•ืคืื•ืช
ืื• ืขื•ืจื›ื•ืช ื“ื™ืŸ ืื• ืžืฉื”ื• ื“ื•ืžื”,
05:01
but my dad did read to us about Aristotle and pioneer germ-fighters,
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ืื‘ืœ ืื‘ื ืฉืœื™ ืงืจื ืœื ื•
ืื•ื“ื•ืช ืืจื™ืกื˜ื•
ื•ื—ื™ื“ื•ืฉื™ื ื‘ืชื—ื•ื ื”ืžืœื—ืžื” ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื“ืงื™ื
05:07
when lots of other kids were hearing
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ื›ืืฉืจ ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื ืฉืžืขื•
05:09
"The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round."
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"ื’ืœื’ืœื™ ื”ืื•ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืก ืžืกืชื•ื‘ื‘ื™ื ื•ืžืกืชื•ื‘ื‘ื™ื" (ืฉื™ืจ ื™ืœื“ื™ื).
05:11
Well, we heard that one too, but "Pioneer Germ Fighters" totally rules.
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ื˜ื•ื‘, ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืฉื•ืžืขื•ืช ื’ื ืืช ื–ื” ืื‘ืœ "ื—ื™ื“ื•ืฉื™ื ื‘ืžืœื—ืžื” ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื“ืงื™ื" ืฉื•ื•ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ.
(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
05:15
(Laughter)
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05:16
I loved to write from the age of four, and when I was six,
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ืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ืช ืœื›ืชื•ื‘ ื›ื‘ืจ ืžื’ื™ืœ ืืจื‘ืข,
ื•ื‘ื’ื™ืœ 6
05:19
my mom bought me my own laptop equipped with Microsoft Word.
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ืืžื ืฉืœื™ ืงื ืชื” ืœื™ ืžื—ืฉื‘ ื ื™ื™ื“ ืขื ืชื•ื›ื ืช ื•ื•ืจื“ (Word) ืฉืœ ืžื™ื™ืงื•ืกื•ืคื˜.
05:23
Thank you, Bill Gates, and thank you, Ma.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืœืš ื‘ื™ืœ ื’ื™ื™ื˜ืก ื•ืชื•ื“ื” ืœืš ืืžื.
05:25
I wrote over 300 short stories on that little laptop,
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ืื ื™ ื›ืชื‘ืชื™ ืžืขืœ 300 ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืงืฆืจื™ื
ืขืœ ื”ืžื—ืฉื‘ ื”ื ื™ื™ื“ ื”ืงื˜ืŸ ื”ื–ื”,
05:29
and I wanted to get published.
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ื•ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœืคืจืกื ืื•ืชื.
05:32
Instead of just scoffing at this heresy that a kid wanted to get published,
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ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืœืœืขื•ื’ ืœื‘ืงืฉื”
ืœืคืจืกื ืืช ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื,
05:36
or saying wait until you're older,
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ืื• ืœื•ืžืจ ืœื™ ืœื—ื›ื•ืช ืขื“ ืฉืื ื™ ืื”ื™ื” ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื™ื•ืชืจ,
05:38
my parents were really supportive.
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ื”ื”ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื™ ืžืžืฉ ืชืžื›ื• ื‘ื™.
05:40
Many publishers were not quite so encouraging.
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ืžื•ืฆื™ืื™ื ืœืื•ืจ ืจื‘ื™ื ืœื ืชืžื›ื• ื‘ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ.
05:44
One large children's publisher ironically said
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ืžื•ืฆื™ื ืœืื•ืจ ืฉืœ ืกืคืจื™ ื™ืœื“ื™ื, ืื—ื“ ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื, ื˜ืขืŸ ื‘ืื™ืจื•ื ื™ื•ืช
05:47
that they didn't work with children.
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ืฉื”ื ืื™ื ื ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ืขื ื™ืœื“ื™ื.
05:49
Children's publisher not working with children?
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ืžื•ืฆื™ื ืœืื•ืจ ืฉืœ ืกืคืจื™ ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉืื™ื ื• ืขื•ื‘ื“ ืขื ื™ืœื“ื™ื?
05:52
I don't know, you're kind of alienating a large client there.
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ืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืขืช, ืืชื” ื“ื™ ืžื‘ื˜ืœ ื ืชื— ืฉื•ืง ื’ื“ื•ืœ.
05:55
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
05:57
One publisher, Action Publishing, was willing to take that leap and trust me,
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ื›ืขืช, ืžื•ืฆื™ื ืœืื•ืจ ืื—ื“ ื‘ืฉื Action Publishing,
ื”ื‘ื™ืข ื ื›ื•ื ื•ืช ื•ื”ื™ื” ืžื•ื›ืŸ ืœื‘ื˜ื•ื— ื‘ื™,
06:03
and to listen to what I had to say.
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ื•ืœืฉืžื•ืข ืืช ืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื” ืœื™ ืœื•ืžืจ.
06:05
They published my first book, "Flying Fingers," you see it here.
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ื”ื ืคืจืกืžื• ืืช ื”ืกืคืจ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉืœื™ "ืืฆื‘ืขื•ืช ืžืขื•ืคืคื•ืช", -- ืืชื ืจื•ืื™ื ืื•ืชื• ื›ืืŸ --
06:08
And from there on, it's gone to speaking at hundreds of schools,
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ื•ืžืฉื ื•ื”ืœืื”, ื–ื” ื”ืžืฉื™ืš ืœื”ืจืฆืื•ืช ื‘ืžืื•ืช ื‘ืชื™ ืกืคืจ,
06:12
keynoting to thousands of educators,
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ื”ืจืฆืื•ืช ื‘ื›ื ืกื™ื ืžื•ืœ ืืœืคื™ ืื ืฉื™ ื—ื™ื ื•ืš,
06:14
and finally, today, speaking to you.
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ื•ืœื‘ืกื•ืฃ, ื”ื™ื•ื, ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืื™ืชื›ื.
06:16
I appreciate your attention today,
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ืื ื™ ืžืขืจื™ื›ื” ืืช ืชืฉื•ืžืช ื”ืœื‘ ืฉืœื›ื ื”ื™ื•ื,
06:18
because to show that you truly care, you listen.
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ืžืคื ื™ ืฉืขืœ ืžื ืช ืœื”ืจืื•ืช ืฉื‘ืืžืช ืื›ืคืช ืœืš,
ืืชื” ืžืงืฉื™ื‘.
06:22
But there's a problem with this rosy picture
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ืื‘ืœ ื™ืฉื ื” ื‘ืขื™ื” ืขื ื”ืชืžื•ื ื” ื”ื•ืจื•ื“ื” ื”ื–ื•
06:25
of kids being so much better than adults.
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ืฉืœ ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื”ื•ืคื›ื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื”ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื.
06:28
Kids grow up and become adults just like you.
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ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืœื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื’ื“ืœื™ื ื•ื”ื•ืคื›ื™ื ืœืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื›ืžื•ื›ื.
06:31
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
06:33
Or just like you? Really?
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ืื• ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื›ืžื•ื›ื, ื‘ืืžืช?
06:35
The goal is not to turn kids into your kind of adult,
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ื”ืžื˜ืจื” ื”ื™ื ืœื ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืืช ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืœืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื ืžื”ืกื•ื’ ืฉืœื›ื,
ืืœื ืœืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืžื” ืฉืืชื ื”ื™ื™ืชื,
06:39
but rather, better adults than you have been,
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06:41
which may be a little challenging, considering your guys' credentials.
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ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืชื’ืœื•ืช ื›ืžืืชื’ืจ
ืœืื•ืจ ื”ืขื‘ืจ ืฉืœ ื”ื ืฆื™ื’ื™ื ืฉืœื›ื,
06:44
(Laughter)
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06:45
But the way progress happens,
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืงื™ื“ืžื” ื ืขืฉื™ืช
06:47
is because new generations and new eras
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ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื›ืš ืฉื“ื•ืจื•ืช ื•ืขื™ื“ื ื™ื ื—ื“ืฉื™ื
06:50
grow and develop and become better than the previous ones.
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ืฆื•ืžื—ื™ื ื•ืžืชืคืชื—ื™ื ื•ื”ื•ืคื›ื™ื ืœื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ืžืืœื• ืฉื”ื™ื• ืงื•ื“ื ืœื›ืŸ.
06:53
It's the reason we're not in the Dark Ages anymore.
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ื–ื• ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ืฉืื ื• ื›ื‘ืจ ืœื ื‘ื™ืžื™ ื”ื‘ื™ื ื™ื™ื.
06:56
No matter your position or place in life,
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ืœื ืžืฉื ื” ืžื” ืขื™ืกื•ืงืš ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื,
06:59
it is imperative to create opportunities for children,
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ื–ื” ื—ื™ื•ื ื™ ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ื™ื•ืช ืœื™ืœื“ื™ื
07:02
so that we can grow up to blow you away.
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ืขืœ ืžื ืช ืฉืื ื• (ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื) ื ื’ื“ืœ ื•ื ื“ื”ื™ื ืืชื›ื ื”ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื.
07:05
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
07:08
Adults and fellow TEDsters,
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ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื ื•ืขืžื™ืชื™ื™ ื”ื˜ื“ืกื˜ืจื™ื,
07:10
you need to listen and learn from kids,
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ืืชื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ืงืฉื™ื‘ ื•ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืžื™ืœื“ื™ื
07:12
and trust us and expect more from us.
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ืœื‘ื˜ื•ื— ื‘ื ื• ื•ืœืฆืคื•ืช ืœื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืื™ืชื ื•.
07:16
You must lend an ear today,
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ืืชื ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœื”ืงืฉื™ื‘ ื”ื™ื•ื,
07:18
because we are the leaders of tomorrow, which means
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ืžืคื ื™ ืฉืื ื• ื”ืžื ื”ื™ื’ื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ืžื—ืจ,
ืžื” ืฉืื•ืžืจ ืฉืื ื• ื ื˜ืคืœ ื‘ื›ื
07:21
we're going to take care of you when you're old and senile.
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ื›ืฉืืชื ืชื”ื™ื• ื–ืงื ื™ื ื•ืกื ื™ืœื™ื. ืœื, ืกืชื ื‘ืฆื—ื•ืง.
07:24
No, just kidding.
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07:25
(Laughter)
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื‘ืจืฆื™ื ื•ืช, ืื ื• ื‘ื“ืจื›ื ื• ืœื“ื•ืจ ื”ื‘ื,
07:26
No, really, we are going to be the next generation,
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ืืœื• ืฉื™ืงื—ื• ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื ืงื“ื™ืžื”.
07:29
the ones who will bring this world forward.
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07:31
And in case you don't think that this really has meaning for you,
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ื•ืœืžืงืจื” ืฉืืชื ืœื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื–ื” ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ืขื‘ื•ืจื›ื
07:34
remember that cloning is possible,
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ืชื–ื›ืจื• ืฉืฉื›ืคื•ืœ ื”ื•ื ื›ืขืช ืืคืฉืจื™
07:36
and that involves going through childhood again,
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ื•ื–ื” ื›ื•ืœืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื™ืœื“ ืฉื•ื‘,
07:38
in which case you'll want to be heard, just like my generation.
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ื›ืš ืฉืืชื ืชืจืฆื• ืฉื™ืฉืžืขื• ืืชื›ื
ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื›ืžื• ืฉื”ื“ื•ืจ ืฉืœื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืฉื™ืฉืžืขื• ืื•ืชื•.
07:42
Now, the world needs opportunities for new leaders and new ideas.
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ื›ืขืช, ื”ืขื•ืœื ืฆืจื™ืš ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ื™ื•ืช
ืœืžื ื”ื™ื’ื™ื ื•ืœืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ื—ื“ืฉื™ื.
07:48
Kids need opportunities to lead and succeed.
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ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ื”ื–ืžื ื•ื™ื•ืช ืœื”ื•ื‘ื™ืœ ื•ืœื”ืฆืœื™ื—.
07:51
Are you ready to make the match?
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ื”ืื ืืชื ืžื•ื›ื ื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื”ื”ืชืืžื”?
07:53
Because the world's problems shouldn't be the human family's heirloom.
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ื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ื•ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ื”ืขื•ืœื
ืœื ืฆืจื™ื›ื•ืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื”ื™ืจื•ืฉื” ืœื“ื•ืจื•ืช ื”ื‘ืื™ื.
07:58
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื.
08:00
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
08:03
Thank you. Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”, ืชื•ื“ื”.
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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