Every kid needs a champion | Rita Pierson | TED

Translator: Joseph Geni Reviewer: Morton Bast

Translator: Špela Stanek Reviewer: Tilen Pigac - EFZG

I have spent my entire life

Celo svoje življenje sem preživela

either at the schoolhouse, on the way to the schoolhouse,

v šolskem poslopju, na poti v šolsko poslopje

or talking about what happens in the schoolhouse.

ali da sem govorila o tem, kaj se je zgodilo v šolskem poslopju.

(Laughter)

Both my parents were educators,

(Smeh)

Oba starša sta bila učitelja,

my maternal grandparents were educators,

materini starši so bili učitelji

and for the past 40 years, I've done the same thing.

in zadnjih 40 let sem tudi sama opravljala to delo.

And so, needless to say, over those years

In tako verjetno ni potrebno posebej poudarjati,

I've had a chance to look at education reform

da sem v teh letih imela priložnost opazovati reformo izobraževanja

from a lot of perspectives.

iz več zornih kotov.

Nekatere izmed reform so bile dobre,

Some of those reforms have been good.

druge ne tako dobre.

Some of them have been not so good.

And we know why kids drop out.

Vemo, zakaj otroci obesijo šolo na klin.

We know why kids don't learn.

Vemo, zakaj se otroci ne učijo.

It's either poverty, low attendance,

Ali je posredi revščina, slabo obiskovanje pouka

negative peer influences...

ali pa negativen vpliv vrstnikov.

We know why.

Vemo zakaj.

But one of the things that we never discuss

Vendar ena od stvari, o kateri nikoli ne razpravljamo,

or we rarely discuss

oz. razpravljamo redko,

is the value and importance of human connection.

sta vrednost in pomembnost človeške povezanosti.

Relationships.

Medsebojni odnosi.

James Comer pravi, da ni učenja

James Comer says that no significant learning

can occur without a significant relationship.

brez dobrih medosebnih odnosov.

George Washington Carver says all learning

George Washington Carver pravi:

"Vse učenje je razumevanje medsebojnih odnosov."

is understanding relationships.

Everyone in this room has been affected by a teacher or an adult.

Na vsakega v tej dvorani je vplival učitelj ali odrasla oseba.

For years, I have watched people teach.

Leta sem opazovala ljudi pri poučevanju.

I have looked at the best and I've looked at some of the worst.

Videla sem nekaj najboljših, a tudi nekaj najslabših.

A colleague said to me one time,

Kolegica mi je nekoč rekla:

"They don't pay me to like the kids.

"Ne plačajo me, da imam rada otroke.

They pay me to teach a lesson.

Plačajo me, da jim predavam snov. Otroci se to morajo naučiti.

The kids should learn it.

I should teach it, they should learn it,

Jaz moram predavati. Oni se morajo naučiti.

Case closed."

Konec in pika."

Well, I said to her,

No, rekla sem ji:

"You know, kids don't learn from people they don't like."

"Veš, otroci se ne učijo od ljudi, ki jim niso všeč."

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

(Applause)

(Aplavz)

She said, "That's just a bunch of hooey."

Rekla je: "To je samo kup neumnosti."

And I said to her,

Nato sem ji rekla:

"Well, your year is going to be long and arduous, dear."

"Draga moja, tvoje leto bo dolgo in naporno."

Needless to say, it was.

In res je bilo tako.

Some people think that you can either have it in you to build a relationship,

Nekateri ljudje mislijo, da imaš dar za ustvarjanje odnosov,

or you don't.

ali pa ga enostavno nimaš.

Menim, da je Stephen Covey dobro povedal,

I think Stephen Covey had the right idea.

He said you ought to just throw in a few simple things,

ko je rekel: "Potrebujete le nekaj preprostih stvari,

like seeking first to understand,

kot na primer prizadevanje, da bi razumeli,

as opposed to being understood.

namesto pričakovanja, da boste razumljeni.

Simple things, like apologizing.

Preproste stvari, kot je opravičilo."

You ever thought about that?

Ste kdaj pomislili na to?

Tell a kid you're sorry, they're in shock.

Povejte učencem, da vam je žal in povsem bodo šokirani.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

Spominjam se svojega predavanja o razmerjih.

I taught a lesson once on ratios.

I'm not real good with math, but I was working on it.

Veste, nisem preveč dobra v matematiki, ampak sem se trudila.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

And I got back and looked at that teacher edition.

Kasneje sem preverila, kaj piše v priročniku za učitelje.

I'd taught the whole lesson wrong.

Ugotovila sem, da sem vse učila narobe.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

So I came back to class the next day and I said,

Naslednji dan sem prišla v razred in rekla:

"Look, guys, I need to apologize.

"Poslušajte, moram se vam opravičiti.

I taught the whole lesson wrong. I'm so sorry."

Vse, kar sem včeraj razlagala, je bilo narobe. Res mi je žal."

Odvrnili so: "Je že v redu, ga. Pierson.

They said, "That's okay, Ms. Pierson.

You were so excited, we just let you go."

Tako ste bili navdušeni, da smo vas kar pustili govoriti."

I have had classes that were so low,

Učila sem razrede, ki so bili tako slabi,

so academically deficient, that I cried.

s tako šibkim znanjem, da sem se zjokala.

I wondered, "How am I going to take this group,

Spraševala sem se, kako bom te učence v devetih mesecih

in nine months,

from where they are to where they need to be?

pripeljala od tam, kjer so, do tam, kjer bi morali biti.

And it was difficult, it was awfully hard.

Bilo je težko. Bilo je strašno težko.

How do I raise the self-esteem of a child

Kako naj obenem dvignem otrokovo samospoštovanje in šolski uspeh?

and his academic achievement at the same time?

One year I came up with a bright idea.

Eno leto sem prišla na sijajno idejo.

I told all my students,

Vsem svojim učencem sem rekla:

"You were chosen to be in my class

"Vi ste bili izbrani, da ste v mojem razredu,

because I am the best teacher

zato ker sem jaz najboljša učiteljica in vi ste najboljši učenci.

and you are the best students,

they put us all together

Skupaj so nas dali zato, da pokažemo ostalim, kako se to dela."

so we could show everybody else how to do it."

One of the students said, "Really?"

Eden izmed učencev je rekel: "Zares?"

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

I said, "Really. We have to show the other classes

Rekla sem mu: "Zares. Ostalim razredom moramo pokazati,

how to do it, so when we walk down the hall,

kako se to dela, tako da, ko bomo hodili po hodniku, nas bodo opazili.

people will notice us, so you can't make noise.

Zato ne zganjajte hrupa, le šopirite se."

You just have to strut."

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

And I gave them a saying to say:

Povedala sem jim naslednjo afirmacijo:

"I am somebody.

"Jaz sem Nekdo. Nekdo sem bil, ko sem prišel sem.

I was somebody when I came.

I'll be a better somebody when I leave.

Postal bom še boljši Nekdo, ko bom odšel od tod.

I am powerful, and I am strong.

Jaz sem mogočen in močen.

I deserve the education that I get here.

Zaslužim si šolanje, ki ga tukaj dobim.

I have things to do, people to impress,

Opraviti moram veliko stvari, narediti vtis na ljudi

and places to go."

in obiskati številne kraje."

And they said, "Yeah!"

In rekli so: "To!"

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

You say it long enough,

Ko dovolj dolgo to ponavljaš, postane del tebe.

it starts to be a part of you.

(Applause)

(Aplavz)

I gave a quiz, 20 questions.

Dala sem jim test z 20 vprašanji.

A student missed 18.

Učenec je napačno odgovoril na 18 vprašanj.

I put a "+2" on his paper and a big smiley face.

Na test sem mu napisala +2 in narisala velikega smeška.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

He said, "Ms. Pierson, is this an F?"

Vprašal me je: "Ga. Pierson, je to cvek?"

I said, "Yes."

"Ja", sem odvrnila.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

He said, "Then why'd you put a smiley face?"

"Zakaj ste mi potem narisali smeška," je vprašal.

"Zato, ker si na pravi poti."

I said, "Because you're on a roll.

You got two right. You didn't miss them all."

Na dve si pravilno odgovoril. Ni bilo vse narobe.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

I said, "And when we review this, won't you do better?"

Dodala sem: "Ko bomo to ponovili, se boš bolje odrezal, mar ne?"

He said, "Yes, ma'am, I can do better."

Rekel je: "Ja gospa, zmorem bolje!"

You see, "-18" sucks all the life out of you.

Veste, -18 posrka vse življenje iz tebe,

"+2" said, "I ain't all bad."

+2 pa reče: "Saj nisem čisto zanič."

For years, I watched my mother take the time at recess to review,

Leta sem opazovala mamo, kako je med šolskimi počitnicami preučevala,

popoldne obiskovala učence na domu,

go on home visits in the afternoon,

buy combs and brushes and peanut butter and crackers

kupovala glavnike, krtače, arašidovo maslo in krekerje,

to put in her desk drawer for kids that needed to eat,

ki jih je imela v predalu za učence, ki so bili lačni.

and a washcloth and some soap for the kids who didn't smell so good.

Brisače in milo za učence, ki niso ravno dišali.

See, it's hard to teach kids who stink.

Veste, težko je učiti otroke, ki zaudarjajo.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

And kids can be cruel.

Otroci znajo biti kruti.

And so she kept those things in her desk,

Vse te stvari je hranila v predalu svoje mize.

and years later, after she retired,

Leta kasneje, ko se je upokojila,

I watched some of those same kids come through

sem opazovala nekaj teh istih otrok, ki so pristopili in ji rekli:

and say to her, "You know, Ms. Walker,

"Veste, ga. Walker, vi ste mi spremenili življenje.

you made a difference in my life.

Zahvaljujoč vam, mi je uspelo.

You made it work for me.

You made me feel like I was somebody,

Dali ste mi občutek, da sem Nekdo,

when I knew, at the bottom, I wasn't.

takrat ko sem, v dnu duše, vedel, da nisem.

And I want you to just see what I've become."

In želel sem le, da vidite, kaj sem postal."

And when my mama died two years ago at 92,

Ko je mama pred dvema letoma umrla, pri 92-ih,

there were so many former students at her funeral,

je bilo na pogrebu toliko bivših učencev, da so mi solze privrele v oči.

it brought tears to my eyes, not because she was gone,

Ne zato, ker je ni bilo več, temveč zaradi odnosov, ki jih je zapustila

but because she left a legacy of relationships

that could never disappear.

in ne bodo nikoli izginili.

Can we stand to have more relationships?

Ali lahko ustvarimo več medosebnih odnosov?

Absolutely.

Vsekakor.

Will you like all your children? Of course not.

Boste imeli radi vse svoje učence?

Seveda ne.

(Laughter)

In vsi vemo, da najzahtevnejši otroci niso nikoli odsotni.

And you know your toughest kids are never absent.

(Smeh)

(Laughter)

Never.

Nikoli.

You won't like them all,

Vseh ne boste imeli radi in zahtevni učenci so tu z razlogom.

and the tough ones show up for a reason.

It's the connection. It's the relationships.

To je povezanost. To je medsebojni odnos.

In kljub temu, da vseh ne boste imeli radi, je ključno,

da oni tega nikoli, res nikoli, ne občutijo.

So teachers become great actors and great actresses,

Zato učitelji postanemo izjemni igralci in izjemne igralke,

and we come to work when we don't feel like it,

in pridemo v službo tudi, ko se nam ne ljubi

and we're listening to policy that doesn't make sense,

in poslušamo politike in smernice, ki nimajo smisla.

and we teach anyway.

In kljub vsemu poučujemo.

We teach anyway, because that's what we do.

Poučujemo, ne glede na vse, zato ker je to naše poslanstvo.

Teaching and learning should bring joy.

Poučevanje in učenje bi nas moralo navdajati z radostjo.

How powerful would our world be

Kako mogočen bi bil naš svet, če bi imeli otroke,

if we had kids who were not afraid to take risks,

ki se ne bi bali tvegati,

ki se ne bi bali razmišljati in ki bi imeli vzornika.

who were not afraid to think,

and who had a champion?

Every child deserves a champion,

Vsak otrok si zasluži vzornika.

an adult who will never give up on them,

Odraslega, ki nikoli ne bo obupal nad njimi,

who understands the power of connection,

nekoga, ki razume moč povezanosti in vztraja pri tem, da postanejo

and insists that they become the best that they can possibly be.

najboljše, kar so lahko.

Is this job tough? You betcha.

Je ta služba zahtevna? Pa še kako.

Oh God, you betcha.

Oh Bog, še kako je zahtevna.

But it is not impossible.

Vendar pa to ni nemogoče.

We can do this. We're educators.

Mi to zmoremo. Mi smo učitelji.

We're born to make a difference.

Rojeni smo bili za ustvarjanje sprememb.

Thank you so much.

Najlepša hvala.

(Applause)

(Aplavz)