What adults can learn from kids | Adora Svitak

Prevodilac: Natalija Maric Lektor: Sandra Gojic

Now, I want to start with a question:

Sad, želela bih da počnem sa pitanjem:

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

Kada su vas poslednji put nazvali detinjastim?

For kids like me,

Za decu kao što sam ja,

being called childish can be a frequent occurrence.

biti nazivan detinjastim može biti česta pojava.

Every time we make irrational demands,

Svaki put kad napravimo iracionalne zahteve,

exhibit irresponsible behavior,

pokažemo neodgovorno ponašanje,

or display any other signs of being normal American citizens,

ili neke druge znakove

pripadanja normalnoj američkoj populaciji,

we are called childish.

zovu nas detinjastim,

što mi zaista smeta.

Which really bothers me.

After all, take a look at these events:

Na kraju krajeva, pogledajte ove događaje:

Imperialism and colonization,

Imperionalizam i kolonizacija,

world wars, George W. Bush.

svetski ratovi, Džordž Buš.

Ask yourself, who's responsible? Adults.

Zapitajte se: Ko je odgovoran? Odrasli.

Now, what have kids done?

Sad, šta su deca uradila?

Well, Anne Frank touched millions

Pa, Ana Frank je dotakla milione

with her powerful account of the Holocaust.

svojim moćnim opisom Holokausta,

Ruby Bridges helped to end segregation in the United States.

Rubi Bridžes je pomogla da se okonča seregacija (razdvajanje ljudi na osnovu različitosti) u SAD

And, most recently,

i, najskorije,

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

Čarli Simpson je pomogao da se sakupi

120.000 funti za Haiti

on his little bike.

na svom malom biciklu.

So as you can see evidenced by such examples,

Dakle, kao što možete videti, a dokazano ovim primerima,

age has absolutely nothing to do with it.

godine nemaju nikakve veze sa tim.

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

Osobine na koje svet misli u reči "detinjasto"

se toliko često viđaju u odraslima

that we should abolish this age-discriminatory word,

da treba ukinuti ovu starosno-diskriminišuću reč

when it comes to criticizing behavior associated with irresponsibility

kada je u pitanju kritikovanje ponašanja

povezanog sa neodgovornošću i iracionalnim razmišljanjem.

and irrational thinking.

(Aplazu)

(Applause)

Thank you.

Hvala vam.

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

Sa druge strane, ko može reći

da određene vrste iracionalnog ponašanja

aren't exactly what the world needs?

nisu upravo ono što je svetu potrebno?

Maybe you've had grand plans before,

Možda ste nekad imali velike planove,

but stopped yourself, thinking,

ali se zaustavili, misleći:

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

To je nemoguće ili to košta previše

or "That won't benefit me."

ili neću imati nikakve koristi od toga.

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

U dobru i u zlu, mi deca nismo toliko sputana

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

kada je u pitanju razmišljanje o tome zašto ne raditi stvari.

Kids can be full of inspiring aspirations and hopeful thinking,

Deca mogu biti puna inspirativnog duha

i nade

like my wish that no one went hungry,

kao što je moja želja da niko ne bude gladan

or that everything were free, a kind of utopia.

ili da je sve slobodno na utopijski način.

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

Koliko vas još uvek ima takve snove

i veruje da su oni ostvarivi?

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

Ponekad je poznavanje istorije

i prošlih neuspeha utopističkih ideja

teret

can be a burden,

because you know that if everything were free,

zato što znamo da kad bi sve bilo slobodno,

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

zalihe hrane bi bile iscrpljene,

a oskudica dovela do haosa.

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

Sa druge strane,

mi deca još uvek sanjamo o savršenstvu.

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

I to je dobra stvar, jer da bi

napravio bilo šta ustvari,

you have to dream about it first.

prvo moraš da sanjaš o tome.

Na mnogo načina, naša hrabrost da zamislimo

In many ways, our audacity to imagine

helps push the boundaries of possibility.

pomaže pomeranju granica mogućeg.

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

Na primer, Muzej stakla u Takomi, Vašington,

my home state -- yoohoo, Washington!

moja rodna država --- juhuuuu Vašington ---

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

has a program called Kids Design Glass,

ima program nazvan Deca dizajneri stakla,

and kids draw their own ideas for glass art.

gde deca crtaju svoje ideje za umetnost u staklu.

The resident artist said they got some of their best ideas

Sad, lokalni umetnici kažu da su dobili

neke od najboljih ideja kroz ovaj program

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

zato što deca ne misle o ograničenjima

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

duvanja stakla u određene oblike.

Ona smisle samo dobre ideje.

they just think of good ideas.

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

Sad, kad mislite o staklu, možete

pomisliti na šareni Čuhulijev dizajn

or maybe Italian vases,

ili možda na italijanske vaze

but kids challenge glass artists to go beyond that,

ali deca izazivaju umetnike koji rade sa staklom da idu dalje od toga

into the realm of brokenhearted snakes

u carstvo zmija slomljenog srca

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

i dečaka od slanine, koji kao što možete videti ima mesnu viziju.

(Smeh)

(Laughter)

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

Sad, naša nasleđena mudrost

ne mora da bude interno znanje.

Kids already do a lot of learning from adults,

Deca već mnogo toga uče od odraslih,

i mi imamo mnogo toga da podelimo.

and we have a lot to share.

I think that adults should start learning from kids.

Mislim da odrasli treba da počnu da uče od dece.

Now, I do most of my speaking

Sad, većinu svojih govora držim pred obrazovanom masom,

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

predavačima i učenicima, i volim tu analogiju.

and I like this analogy:

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

Ne treba da na čelu učionice bude samo predavač

koji će govoriti učenicima da urade ovo ili ono.

telling students, "Do this, do that."

The students should teach their teachers.

Učenici treba da uče svoje učitelje.

Učenje između odraslih i dece

Learning between grown-ups and kids should be reciprocal.

treba da bude recipročno.

The reality, unfortunately, is a little different,

Realnost je, na žalost, malčice drugačija,

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

i mnogo je povezana sa poverenjem, ili nedostatkom poverenja.

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

Sad, ako ne veruješ nekome, onda im staviš zabranu, tačno?

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

Ako sumnjam u sposobnost moje starije sestre

da plati deset posto kamate

I established on her last loan,

koju sam postavila na njen poslednji zajam,

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

ograničiću njenu sposobnost da uzme još novca od mene

until she pays it back.

dok ne vrati ono što je uzela. (Smeh)

(Laughter)

True story, by the way.

Istinita priča, usput.

Now, adults seem to have

E sad, odrasli izgleda imaju

a prevalently restrictive attitude towards kids,

preventivan restriktivan stav prema deci

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

od svih "ne radi ovo"

"ne radi ono" u školskoj svesci,

to restrictions on school Internet use.

do restrikcija na upotrebu interneta u školi.

As history points out, regimes become oppressive

Kako istorija pokazuje, režimi postaju tlačiteljski

when they're fearful about keeping control.

kada strahuju od gubitka kontrole.

And although adults may not be quite at the level

I, iako odrasli možda nisu baš na nivou

of totalitarian regimes,

totalitarnih režima

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

deca se uopšte, ili jako malo, pitaju kada se kreiraju pravila

when really, the attitude should be reciprocal,

kada zapravo stav treba da bude recipročan,

meaning that the adult population should learn

što znači da odrasla populacija treba da nauči

da uzme u obzir želje

and take into account the wishes of the younger population.

mlađe populacije.

Now, what's even worse than restriction,

Sad, ono što je gore od zabrane

is that adults often underestimate kids' abilities.

je što odrasli podcenjuju sposobnosti dece.

We love challenges, but when expectations are low,

Mi volimo izazove, ali kad su očekivanja niska

verujte mi, potonemo u njih.

trust me, we will sink to them.

My own parents had anything but low expectations

Moji roditelji su imali sve samo ne niska očekivanja

for me and my sister.

od mene i moje sestre.

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

Okej, nisu od nas tražili da postanemo doktori

advokati ili nešto tako,

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

ali nam je moj otac čitao

o Aristotelu

i pionirima biološkog rata (knjiga)

when lots of other kids were hearing

kada su druga deca slušala

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

"Točkovi na autobusu idu u krug, u krug"

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

Dobro, čule smo mi i to, ali su Pioniri biološkog rata mnogo gotivniji.

(Smeh)

(Laughter)

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

Volim da pišem od svoje četvrte godine,

i kad mi je bilo šest

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

moja mama mi je kupila moj lični lap-top opremljen Microsoft Word-om.

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

Hvala ti Bil Gejts, i hvala ti mama.

I wrote over 300 short stories on that little laptop,

Napisala sam preko 300 kratkih priča

na tom malom lap-topu,

and I wanted to get published.

i želela da ih objavim.

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

Umesto da me samo ismeju u toj jeresi

deteta koje hoće da objavi radove,

or saying wait until you're older,

i odgovora da sačekam da budem starija,

my parents were really supportive.

moji roditelji su bili puni podrške.

Many publishers were not quite so encouraging.

Mnogi izdavači nisu bili toliko ohrabrujući.

One large children's publisher ironically said

Jedan veliki dečiji izdavač je ironično odgovorio

that they didn't work with children.

da oni ne rade sa decom.

Children's publisher not working with children?

Dečiji izdavač ne radi sa decom?

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

Ne znam, izgleda da se otuđujete od velikog klijenta ovde.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

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

Sad, jedan izdavač, Ekšn Publišing (Action Publishing),

je bio voljan da napravi taj korak i veruje mi,

and to listen to what I had to say.

i da sluša ono što sam imala da kažem.

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

Objavili su moju prvu knjigu "Leteći prsti", -- vidite je ovde--

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

i od tada, čitana je u stotinama škola,

keynoting to thousands of educators,

i preporučilo ju je na hiljade predavača,

and finally, today, speaking to you.

i konačno, danas, govori vama.

I appreciate your attention today,

Cenim vašu pažnju danas,

because to show that you truly care, you listen.

jer da bi pokazali da vam je zaista stalo,

slušate.

But there's a problem with this rosy picture

Ali postoji problem sa tom ružičastom slikom

of kids being so much better than adults.

na kojoj su deca toliko bolja od odraslih.

Kids grow up and become adults just like you.

Deca rastu da bi postala odrasli baš kao vi.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

Or just like you? Really?

Ili baš kao vi, zaista?

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

Cilj nije pretvoriti decu u vašu viziju odraslih,

već u bolje odrasle nego što ste vi bili,

but rather, better adults than you have been,

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

što može biti mali izazov

posmatrajući vaše zasluge,

(Laughter)

But the way progress happens,

ali način na koji se razvoj odvija

is because new generations and new eras

je takav zbog novih generacija i nova područja

grow and develop and become better than the previous ones.

rastu i razvijaju se da bi bila bolja nego prethodna.

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

To je razlog zašto više nismo u Mračnom dobu.

No matter your position or place in life,

Bez obzira na vašu poziciju i mesto u životu

it is imperative to create opportunities for children,

imerativ je kreirati prilike za decu

so that we can grow up to blow you away.

da bismo odrasli da vas oduvamo.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

Adults and fellow TEDsters,

Odrasli, i prijatelji TEDovci

you need to listen and learn from kids,

treba da slušate i učite od dece

and trust us and expect more from us.

da nam verujete i očekujete više od nas.

You must lend an ear today,

Morate pozajmiti jedno uvo danas,

because we are the leaders of tomorrow, which means

jer smo mi vođe sutrašnjice,

što znači da ćemo mi brinuti o vama

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

kad budete stari i senilni. Ne, samo se šalim.

No, just kidding.

(Laughter)

Ne, stvarno, mi ćemo biti sledeća generacija

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

onih koji će voditi svet napred.

the ones who will bring this world forward.

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

I u slučaju da ne mislite da vas se ovo tiče,

remember that cloning is possible,

setite se da je kloniranje moguće,

and that involves going through childhood again,

i da podrazumeva ponovni prolazak kroz detinjstvo,

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

a u tom slučaju, želećete da vas čuju

kao što to želi moja generacija.

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

Sad, svetu su potrebne prilike

za nove vođe i nove ideje.

Kids need opportunities to lead and succeed.

Deci su potrebne prilike da vode i uspeju.

Are you ready to make the match?

Da li ste vi spremni da odmerite snage?

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

Zato što svetski problemi

ne treba da budu porodično nasleđe.

Thank you.

Hvala vam.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

Thank you. Thank you.

Hvala. Hvala.