Christopher Emdin: Teach teachers how to create magic

Prevodilac: Vesna Savić Lektor: Dejan Vicai

Right now

Upravo sada

there is an aspiring teacher

neki nadahnuti nastavnik

who is working on a 60-page paper

radi na šezdesetostranom naučnom radu

based on some age-old education theory

na osnovu neke stare obrazovne teorije

developed by some dead education professor

koju je razvio neki preminuli profesor,

wondering to herself what this task

i pita se šta taj zadatak

that she's engaging in

na kome radi ima veze

has to do with what she wants to do with her life,

onim što ona želi da postigne sa svojim životom.

which is be an educator,

A to je da podučava,

change lives, and spark magic.

da menja živote i podstiče magiju.

Right now there is an aspiring teacher

Upravo se sada neki nadahnuti nastavnik

in a graduate school of education

nalazi na pedagoškom fakultetu

who is watching a professor babble on and on

i gleda kako profesor brblja i brblja

about engagement

o angažmanu

in the most disengaging way possible.

na najneangažovaniji način koji postoji.

Right now

Upravo sada

there's a first-year teacher at home

kod kuće je profesor novajlija

who is pouring through lesson plans

koji prolazi kroz plan lekcija

trying to make sense of standards,

i pokušava da razume standarde,

who is trying to make sense of how to grade students appropriately,

i način ocenjivanja učenika,

while at the same time saying to herself

dok u isto vreme govori sebi,

over and over again,

iznova i iznova:

"Don't smile till November,"

„Do novembra se nemoj smejati“,

because that's what she was taught

jer su je to učili

in her teacher education program.

tokom svog školovanja.

Right now there's a student

Upravo sada neki učenik

who is coming up with a way

smišlja na koji način da ubedi

to convince his mom or dad

svoje roditelje

that he's very, very sick

da je veoma, veoma bolestan

and can't make it to school tomorrow.

i da sutra ne može u školu.

On the other hand, right now

S druge strane, upravo sada

there are amazing educators

neki fantastični tutori

that are sharing information,

dele informacije,

information that is shared in such a beautiful way

informacije koje se prenose na tako lep način

that the students are sitting at the edge of their seats

da učenici sede na ivicama svojih klupa,

just waiting for a bead of sweat

čekajući da kap znoja

to drop off the face of this person

padne sa lica te osobe

so they can soak up all that knowledge.

kako bi mogli da upiju svo to znanje.

Right now there is also a person

Upravo sada, neka osoba

who has an entire audience rapt with attention,

drži pažnju publike,

a person that is weaving a powerful narrative

i ta osoba ispreda moćnu priču o svetu

about a world

that the people who are listening

koju ljudi koji slušaju

have never imagined or seen before,

nikada nisu zamišljali ili videli ranije,

but if they close their eyes tightly enough,

ali ako zatvore svoje oči dovoljno jako,

they can envision that world

mogu da zamisle taj svet

because the storytelling is so compelling.

jer pričanje priče toliko podstiče maštu.

Upravo sada neka osoba

Right now there's a person who can tell an audience

koja može da kaže publici

to put their hands up in the air

da podigne ruke uvis

and they will stay there till he says,

i ostane tako dok ne kaže

"Put them down."

„Spustite ih.“

Right now.

Upravo sada.

So people will then say,

Ljudi će potom reći:

"Well, Chris, you describe the guy

„Kris, opisuješ tog čoveka

who is going through some awful training

koji prolazi kroz užasan trening

but you're also describing these powerful educators.

ali takođe opisuješ te moćne tutore.

If you're thinking about the world of education

Ako misliš na svet obrazovanjam

or urban education in particular,

konkretno na urbano obrazovanje,

these guys will probably cancel each other out,

jedan će poništiti drugog,

and then we'll be okay."

a potom ćemo biti u redu."

The reality is, the folks I described

Istina je da ljudi koje sam opisao

as the master teachers,

kao stručne nastavnike,

the master narrative builders,

stručne stvaraoce priča,

the master storytellers

stručne pripovedače,

are far removed from classrooms.

da su oni daleko od učionica.

The folks who know the skills about how to teach

Ljudi koji znaju veštine podučavanja

and engage an audience

i angažovanja publike

don't even know what teacher certification means.

uopšte ne znaju šta je nastavnička diploma.

They may not even have the degrees

Možda čak ni nemaju diplome

to be able to have anything

da bi bili u mogućnosti da bilo šta

to call an education.

zovu obrazovanjem.

And that to me is sad.

To je meni tužno.

It's sad because the people who I described,

Tužno je zato što su ljudi koje sam opisao

they were very disinterested in the learning process,

veoma nezainteresovani za proces učenja,

want to be effective teachers,

žele da budu kvalitetni učitelji,

but they have no models.

ali nemaju modele.

I'm going to paraphrase Mark Twain.

Parafraziraću Mark Tvena.

Mark Twain says that proper preparation,

On kaže da je dobra priprema,

or teaching,

ili podučavanje,

is so powerful that it can turn bad morals to good,

toliko snažno da loš karakter preobrati u dobar,

it can turn awful practices into powerful ones,

lošu praksu u moćnu,

da promeni ljude i transformiše ih

it can change men and transform them

u anđele.

into angels.

The folks who I described earlier

Ljudi koje sam ranije opisao

got proper preparation in teaching,

dobili su dobru pripremu za poučavanje,

not in any college or university,

ne na nekom fakultetu ili univerzitetu,

but by virtue of just being in the same spaces of those who engage.

već prostvim boravkom na istim mestima

na kojima su i angažovani nastavnici.

Guess where those places are?

Pretpostavljate koja su to mesta?

Barber shops,

Berbernice, rep koncerti i najvažnije

rap concerts, and most importantly,

in the black church.

crnačke crkve.

And I've been framing this idea called Pentecostal pedagogy.

Uokvirivao sam tu ideju pod nazivom pentekostalna pedagogija.

Who here has been to a black church?

Ko je odavde bio u crnačkim crkvama?

We got a couple of hands.

Nekoliko ruku.

You go to a black church,

Kada odete u crnačku crkvu,

their preacher starts off

njihov propovednik počne

and he realizes that he has to engage the audience,

da propoveda i shvati da mora da angažuje publiku,

so he starts off with this sort of wordplay

pa počne s nekom vrstom igre rečima,

in the beginning oftentimes,

u početku često,

and then he takes a pause,

a potom pravi pauzu,

and he says, "Oh my gosh, they're not quite paying attention."

i kaže: „O Bože, oni uopšte ne prate."

So he says, "Can I get an amen?"

Pa kaže: „Mogu li dobiti amin?"

Audience: Amen.

Publika: „Amin.“

Chris Emdin: So I can I get an amen? Audience: Amen.

Kris Emdin: Mogu li dobiti amin? Publika: Amin.

CE: And all of a sudden, everybody's reawoken.

KE: I odjednom, svi su opet budni.

That preacher bangs on the pulpit for attention.

On udara u propovedaonicu da privuče pažnju.

He drops his voice at a very, very low volume

Jako utiša svoj glas

when he wants people to key into him,

kada želi da ga ljudi razumeju,

and those things are the skills that we need

i te stvari su veštine koje nam trebaju

for the most engaging teachers.

za najangažovanije učitelje.

So why does teacher education

Zašto obrazovanje nastavnika

only give you theory and theory

jedino pruža teoriju i teoriju,

and tell you about standards and tell you about

zašto se samo priča o standardima

all of these things that have nothing to do

i svim stvarima koje nemaju nikakve veze

with the basic skills, that magic that you need

sa osnovnim veštinama, sa magijom koja je potrebna

to engage an audience, to engage a student?

da se publika angažuje, da se učenici uključe?

So I make the argument that we reframe teacher education,

Stoga, dajem argument za preuređivanje obrazovanja nastavnika,

that we could focus on content, and that's fine,

da bi se fokusiralo na sadržaj, što bi bilo u redu,

and we could focus on theories, and that's fine,

da se fokusira na teoriju, što je takođe u redu.

but content and theories

ali sadržine i teorije

with the absence of the magic

bez magije podučavanja učenja

of teaching and learning means nothing.

ne znači ništa. Ljudi često kažu:

Now people oftentimes say, "Well, magic is just magic."

„Pa, magija je samo magija."

There are teachers who,

Postoje nastavnici koji,

despite all their challenges, who have those skills,

uprkos svim svojim izazovima, te veštine poseduju,

get into those schools and are able to engage an audience,

dolaze u škole i mogu da angažuju publiku,

and the administrator walks by and says,

a direktor prolazi i kaže:

"Wow, he's so good, I wish all my teachers could be that good."

„Baš je sjajan, voleo bih da su svi nastavnici tako dobri."

And when they try to describe what that is,

Kada pokušaju da opišu šta je to

they just say, "He has that magic."

samo kažu: „Ima tu magiju."

But I'm here to tell you

Ali ja sam ovde

that magic can be taught.

da vam kažem da se magija može naučiti.

Magic can be taught.

Magija se može naučiti.

Magic can be taught.

Magija se može naučiti.

Now, how do you teach it?

A kako to naučiti?

You teach it by allowing people

Pa tako što ljudima omogućite

to go into those spaces

da uđu na ta mesta

where the magic is happening.

gde se magija odvija. Ako želite

If you want to be an aspiring teacher in urban education,

da budete nadahnuti nastavnik u urbanom obrazovanju,

you've got to leave the confines of that university

treba da napustite granice univerziteta

and go into the hood.

i da odete u "kraj".

You've got to go in there and hang out at the barbershop,

Idite tamo i družite se sa berberima,

you've got to attend that black church,

da idete u crnačke crkve,

and you've got to view those folks

i treba da gledate te ljude

that have the power to engage

koji imaju snagu da angažuju,

and just take notes on what they do.

i samo zapisujete šta oni rade.

At our teacher education classes at my university,

Na časovima obrazovanja nastavnika na mom univerzitetu,

I've started a project where every single student

ja sam započeo projekat u kome svaki student

that comes in there sits and watches rap concerts.

koji dođe treba da odgleda rep koncert.

They watch the way that the rappers move

Posmatra način na koji se reperi kreću

and talk with their hands.

i govore svojim rukama.

They study the way that he walks proudly across that stage.

Uči način na koji reper ponosno hoda po sceni.

They listen to his metaphors and analogies,

Slušaju metafore i analogije

and they start learning these little things

i počinju da uče te male stvari:

that if they practice enough

dovoljno vežbe

becomes the key to magic.

jeste ključ za magiju.

They learn that if you just stare at a student

Uče i to da ako samo pilje u učenika

and raise your eyebrow about a quarter of an inch,

i podignu obrvu za oko pola centimetra

you don't have to say a word

ne moraju reći ništa

because they know that that means that you want more.

jer učenici znaju da to znači da žele više.

And if we could transform teacher education

Ako bismo mogli da promenimo obrazovanje nastavnika

to focus on teaching teachers

da se fokusiramo na podučavanje nastavnika

how to create that magic

kako da stvore tu magiju,

then poof! we could make dead classes come alive,

desila bi se eksplozija! Mrtvi časovi bi oživeli,

we could reignite imaginations,

mašta bi ponovo bujala,

and we can change education.

a obrazovanje bi se promenilo.

Thank you.

Hvala vam.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)