What adults can learn from kids | Adora Svitak

Translator: Matej Divjak Reviewer: Janja Sterle

Now, I want to start with a question:

Torej, želim začeti z vprašanjem:

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

Kdaj so vam nazadnje rekli, da ste otročji?

For kids like me,

Za otroke, kot sem jaz,

being called childish can be a frequent occurrence.

je takšna oznaka lahko pogost pojav.

Every time we make irrational demands,

Vsakič, ko imamo nerazumne zahteve,

exhibit irresponsible behavior,

se neodgovorno vedemo,

or display any other signs of being normal American citizens,

ali pokažemo kakšen drug znak,

da smo normalni ameriški državljani,

we are called childish.

nas označijo za otročje,

kar me resnično moti.

Which really bothers me.

After all, take a look at these events:

Navsezadnje, poglejte te dogodke:

Imperialism and colonization,

imperializem in kolonizacija,

world wars, George W. Bush.

svetovne vojne, George W. Bush.

Ask yourself, who's responsible? Adults.

Vprašajte se: Kdo je odgovoren? Odrasli.

Now, what have kids done?

Kaj so torej naredili otroci?

Well, Anne Frank touched millions

No, Anne Frank je ganila milijone

with her powerful account of the Holocaust.

s svojo mogočno pripovedjo o holokavstu,

Ruby Bridges helped to end segregation in the United States.

Ruby Bridges je pomagala končati segregacijo v Združenih državah,

And, most recently,

in pred kratkim je

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

Charlie Simpson pomagal zbrati

120.000 funtov (140.000 €) za Haiti

on his little bike.

na svojem malem kolesu.

So as you can see evidenced by such examples,

Torej, kot lahko vidite, takšna dejanja dokazujejo,

age has absolutely nothing to do with it.

da leta nimajo popolnoma ničesar s tem.

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

Lastnosti, ki jih beseda otročje naslavlja,

se tako pogosto opazijo pri odraslih,

that we should abolish this age-discriminatory word,

da bi morali ukiniti to starostno-diskriminatorno besedo,

when it comes to criticizing behavior associated with irresponsibility

ko kritiziramo obnašanje

povezano z neodgovornostjo

and irrational thinking.

in nerazumnim mišljenjem. (aplavz)

(Applause)

Thank you.

Hvala.

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

Sploh pa, kdo pravi,

da določene vrste nerazumnega mišljenja

aren't exactly what the world needs?

niso ravno to, kar svet potrebuje?

Maybe you've had grand plans before,

Mogoče ste že imeli sijajne načrte,

but stopped yourself, thinking,

a ste se ustavili, misleč:

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

to je nemogoče, to preveč stane,

or "That won't benefit me."

ali pa, to mi ne bo koristilo.

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

Ne glede na posledice nas, otrok, ne ovira tako zelo

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

razmišljanje o razlogih, zakaj česa ne narediti.

Kids can be full of inspiring aspirations and hopeful thinking,

Otroci so lahko polni zanosnih teženj

in mišljenja, polnega upanja,

like my wish that no one went hungry,

kot je moja želja, da nihče ne bi bil lačen,

or that everything were free, a kind of utopia.

ali utopija, kjer bi bilo vse zastonj.

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

Koliko vas še vedno tako sanja

in verjame v možnosti?

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

Včasih je védenje o zgodovini

in preteklih neuspehih utopističnih

idealov lahko breme,

can be a burden,

because you know that if everything were free,

ker veste, da če bi bilo vse zastonj,

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

bi se zaloge hrane porabile

in postale redke, to pa bi vodilo v kaos.

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

Po drugi strani pa

mi, otroci, še vedno sanjamo o popolnosti.

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

To je dobro; da bi

karkoli naredili za resnično,

you have to dream about it first.

moramo o tem najprej sanjati.

To, da si upamo predstavljati, na mnogo načinov

In many ways, our audacity to imagine

helps push the boundaries of possibility.

pomaga premikati meje mogočega.

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

Na primer, muzej stekla v Tacomi v Washingtonu,

my home state -- yoohoo, Washington!

moji državi -- juhu, Washington --

(Applause)

(aplavz)

has a program called Kids Design Glass,

ima program, ki se mu reče "Otroci oblikujejo steklo"

and kids draw their own ideas for glass art.

in otroci rišejo svoje zamisli za umetnine iz stekla.

The resident artist said they got some of their best ideas

Umetnik, zaposlen v muzeju, je rekel, da so s programom

dobili nekaj najboljših idej,

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

ker otroci ne razmišljajo o omejitvah,

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

da je morda težko pihati steklo v določene oblike.

Mislijo samo o dobrih idejah.

they just think of good ideas.

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

Če pomislite na steklo,

lahko pomislite na barvite izdelke Chihuly

or maybe Italian vases,

ali mogoče na italijanske vaze,

but kids challenge glass artists to go beyond that,

vendar otroci izzovejo umetnike, da gredo dlje

into the realm of brokenhearted snakes

v kraljestvo kač z zlomljenimi srci

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

in fantov iz slanine, ki ima, kot lahko vidite,

mesno vizijo. (smeh)

(Laughter)

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

Naša prirojena modrost

ne rabi biti interno znanje.

Kids already do a lot of learning from adults,

Otroci se veliko naučimo od odraslih

in veliko lahko delimo.

and we have a lot to share.

I think that adults should start learning from kids.

Mislim, da bi se odrasli morali začeti učiti od otrok.

Now, I do most of my speaking

Večino govorov imam pred publiko iz izobraževalne sfere,

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

učitelji in učenci, in všeč mi je ta analogija.

and I like this analogy:

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

Ne bi smel biti samo učitelj na čelu razreda

govoreč učencem, naredite to, naredite tisto.

telling students, "Do this, do that."

The students should teach their teachers.

Učenci bi morali učiti svoje učitelje.

Učenje med odraslimi in otroci

Learning between grown-ups and kids should be reciprocal.

bi moralo biti vzajemno.

The reality, unfortunately, is a little different,

Resničnost je, žal, rahlo drugačna

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

in ima veliko opraviti z zaupanjem, ali pomanjkanjem le-tega.

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

Če nekomu ne zaupate, mu postavite omejitve, kajne?

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

Če dvomim v sposobnost sestre,

da mi vrne 10-odstotne obresti,

I established on her last loan,

ki sem jih postavila na njeno zadnje posojilo,

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

ji bom odrekla možnost, da dobi več denarja od mene,

until she pays it back.

dokler ga ne vrne. (smeh)

(Laughter)

True story, by the way.

Mimogrede, to je resnična zgodba.

Now, adults seem to have

Zdi se, da je med odraslimi

a prevalently restrictive attitude towards kids,

razširjen omejujoč odnos do otrok,

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

od vsakega "ne smeš tistega",

"ne smeš tega" v šolskem učbeniku,

to restrictions on school Internet use.

do omejitev glede uporabe interneta v šoli.

As history points out, regimes become oppressive

Kot kaže zgodovina, režimi postanejo zatiralni,

when they're fearful about keeping control.

ko se bojijo, da bodo izgubili nadzor.

And although adults may not be quite at the level

Čeprav starši morda niso ravno na stopnji

of totalitarian regimes,

totalitarnih režimov,

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

otroci nimajo besede, ali pa je imajo zelo malo, pri postavljanju pravil,

when really, the attitude should be reciprocal,

v resnici pa bi moral biti odnos vzajemen,

meaning that the adult population should learn

kar pomeni, da bi se odrasli morali učiti

in upoštevati želje

and take into account the wishes of the younger population.

mlajše populacije.

Now, what's even worse than restriction,

Kar pa je še huje od omejevanja, je to,

is that adults often underestimate kids' abilities.

da odrasli pogosto podcenjujejo otrokove sposobnosti.

We love challenges, but when expectations are low,

Radi imamo izzive, vendar ko so pričakovanja nizka,

mi verjemite, da se bomo spustili do njih.

trust me, we will sink to them.

My own parents had anything but low expectations

Moji starši resnično niso imeli nizkih pričakovanj

for me and my sister.

glede moje sestre in mene.

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

Ok, nista nama rekla, naj postaneva zdravnici

ali odvetnici ali kaj podobnega,

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

ampak moj oče nama je bral

o Aristotlu

in o pionirjih boja z mikrobi,

when lots of other kids were hearing

ko je veliko ostalih otrok poslušalo

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

"Gosenica je lezla, visoko na drevo".

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

No, saj sva jo tudi midve slišali, vendar "Pionirski borci z mikrobi" so zakon.

(smeh)

(Laughter)

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

Rada sem pisala vse od svojega četrtega leta.

Ko sem imela šest let,

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

mi je mama kupila prenosni računalnik z nameščenim Microsoft Word.

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

Hvala, Bill Gates in hvala, mami.

I wrote over 300 short stories on that little laptop,

Napisala sem preko 300 kratkih zgodbic

na tistem majhnem prenosniku

and I wanted to get published.

in želela sem, da mi jih objavijo.

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

Namesto da bi se norčevala iz tega krivoverstva,

da je otrok hotel objaviti knjigo,

or saying wait until you're older,

ali da bi mi rekla, naj počakam, da bom starejša,

my parents were really supportive.

so me starši resnično podpirali.

Many publishers were not quite so encouraging.

Veliko založnikov pa ni bilo tako vzpodbujajočih.

One large children's publisher ironically said

En velik otroški založnik je ironično rekel,

that they didn't work with children.

da ne poslujejo z otroki.

Children's publisher not working with children?

Otroški založnik, ki ne posluje z otroki?

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

Ne vem, s tem nekako odbijaš pomembne stranke.

(Laughter)

(smeh)

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

No, en založnik, Action Publishing,

je bil pripravljen tvegati, mi zaupati

and to listen to what I had to say.

in poslušati, kaj imam za povedati.

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

Izdali so mojo prvo knjigo, "Leteči prsti" -- tukaj jo lahko vidite --

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

in od takrat naprej sem govorila na stotinah šol,

keynoting to thousands of educators,

bila ključni govornik tisočim šolnikom,

and finally, today, speaking to you.

in končno, danes, govorim vam.

I appreciate your attention today,

Cenim vašo današnjo pozornost.

because to show that you truly care, you listen.

Da bi pokazali, da vam je res mar,

me poslušate.

But there's a problem with this rosy picture

Vendar je težava s to rožnato sliko, da so otroci

of kids being so much better than adults.

toliko boljši od odraslih.

Kids grow up and become adults just like you.

Otroci zrastejo in postanejo odrasli, tako kot vi.

(Laughter)

(smeh)

Or just like you? Really?

Ali resnično tako kot vi?

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

Cilj ni spremeniti otroke v odrasle, kot ste vi,

ampak v boljše odrasle, kot ste bili vi,

but rather, better adults than you have been,

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

kar je lahko rahlo zahtevno,

glede na vaša priporočila,

(Laughter)

But the way progress happens,

vendar se napredek udejanja na način,

is because new generations and new eras

da nove generacije in nove dobe

grow and develop and become better than the previous ones.

rastejo in se razvijajo in postanejo boljše od prejšnjih.

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

To je razlog, da nismo več v temnem veku.

No matter your position or place in life,

Ne glede na vaš položaj v življenju,

it is imperative to create opportunities for children,

nujno je, da ustvarjate priložnosti za otroke,

so that we can grow up to blow you away.

da lahko odrastemo in vas odpihnemo.

(Laughter)

(smeh)

Adults and fellow TEDsters,

Odrasli in kolegi TEDerji,

you need to listen and learn from kids,

otroke morate poslušati, se od nas učiti,

and trust us and expect more from us.

zaupajte nam, od nas pričakujte več.

You must lend an ear today,

"Prisluhnite nam danes,

because we are the leaders of tomorrow, which means

kajti mi smo jutrišnji vodje",

kar pomeni, da bomo skrbeli za vas,

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

ko boste stari in senilni. Ne, samo hecam se.

No, just kidding.

(Laughter)

Ne, res, mi bomo naslednja generacija,

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

tisti, ki bomo peljali ta svet naprej.

the ones who will bring this world forward.

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

Če slučajno mislite, da to nima nobenega pomena za vas,

remember that cloning is possible,

se spomnite, da je kloniranje mogoče

and that involves going through childhood again,

in da to vključuje ponovni prehod skozi otroštvo,

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

in v tem primeru boste tudi vi želeli biti slišani,

tako kot moja generacija.

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

Svet potrebuje priložnosti

za nove voditelje in nove ideje.

Kids need opportunities to lead and succeed.

Otroci potrebujejo priložnosti, da vodijo in uspejo.

Are you ready to make the match?

Ste pripravljeni narediti povezavo?

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

Ker težave sveta

ne bi smele biti dediščina človeštva.

Thank you.

Hvala.

(Applause)

(aplavz)

Thank you. Thank you.

Hvala.