Gever Tulley teaches life lessons through tinkering

翻译人员: Halei Liu 校对人员: Wei Zhao

This is the exact moment

就是在那个时候

that I started creating something called Tinkering School.

我开办了一个叫做修补学校的项目。

Tinkering School is a place where kids can pick up sticks

修补学校里，孩子们可以拿起木棍

and hammers and other dangerous objects,

和锤子以及一些其他危险的物品，

and be trusted.

并且给予信任。

Trusted not to hurt themselves,

相信他们不会让自己受伤，

and trusted not to hurt others.

相信他们不会让他人受伤。

Tinkering School doesn't follow a set curriculum,

修补学校没有固定的课程。

and there are no tests.

也没有测试。

We're not trying to teach anybody any specific thing.

我们不去尝试教任何人任何具体的事情。

When the kids arrive

当儿童来这的时候

they're confronted with lots of stuff:

他们将会接触到很多东西，

wood and nails and rope and wheels,

木头，铁钉，绳索及轮胎，

and lots of tools, real tools.

以及很多很多工具，真正的工具。

It's a six-day immersive experience for the kids.

这六天对儿童来说是一个身临其境的体验。

And within that context, we can offer the kids time --

并在这方面，我们可以提供时间给孩子。

something that seems in short supply

这些似乎就是他们所缺少的

in their over-scheduled lives.

在日程过满的生活中。

Our goal is to ensure that they leave

我们的目的是确保在他们离开的时候

with a better sense of how to make things

能更好的理解怎么去建造东西

than when they arrived,

比他们来之前更好的理解，

and the deep internal realization

以及一个扎根于内心的领悟

that you can figure things out by fooling around.

那就是你瞎忙也可以搞明白一件事情。

Nothing ever turns out as planned ... ever.

从没有任何事情是按照计划运行的，从来没有。

(Laughter)

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And the kids soon learn

然后孩子们马上就发现

that all projects go awry --

所有的项目都出了差错 --

(Laughter)

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and become at ease with the idea that every step

但同时也造就了一个轻松的想法，那就是

in a project is a step closer

在项目中的每一个过程

to sweet success,

都让你向甜蜜的成功靠拢，

or gleeful calamity.

或者是一个欣喜的灾难。

We start from doodles and sketches.

我们从涂鸦和草图开始。

And sometimes we make real plans.

有时候我们也做一些真正的计划。

And sometimes we just start building.

有时候我们直接从建造开始。

Building is at the heart of the experience:

建造是体验的核心。

hands on, deeply immersed

动起手来，把自己深深的浸入

and fully committed to the problem at hand.

和全力的投入到你手头的问题里。

Robin and I, acting as collaborators,

罗宾和我，就像合作伙伴，

keep the landscape of the projects

保持着这些项目

tilted towards completion.

向完成的方向进军。

Success is in the doing,

成功就在过程中。

and failures are celebrated and analyzed.

我们庆祝和分析失败。

Problems become puzzles

问题变成一个个迷题

and obstacles disappear.

紧接着障碍消除了。

When faced with particularly difficult

当我们遇到特定的困难的时候

setbacks or complexities,

比如说挫折或复杂时，

a really interesting behavior emerges: decoration.

一个十分有趣的行为就显现出来了: 装饰。

(Laughter)

笑

Decoration of the unfinished project

装饰那些未完成的作品

is a kind of conceptual incubation.

是一种概念般的孵化。

From these interludes come deep insights

从这些间隙中产生了更深的见解

and amazing new approaches to solving the problems

以及解决问题的新奇尝试

that had them frustrated just moments before.

这些问题在此之前还让人沮丧。

All materials are available for use.

我们可以运用所有的材料。

Even those mundane, hateful, plastic grocery bags

甚至是那些平凡，可恨的塑料购物袋

can become a bridge

也可以变为一个桥梁

stronger than anyone imagined.

而且任何人都没想到可以如此坚固。

And the things that they build

有时候我们对我们自己所建造的东西

amaze even themselves.

感到惊讶。

Video: Three, two, one, go!

影片中: 三，二，一，发射！

Gever Tulley: A rollercoaster built by seven-year-olds.

基弗尔·杜雷: 一个7岁小孩造的过山车。

Video: Yay!

影片中: 耶！

(Applause)

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GT: Thank you. It's been a great pleasure.

基弗尔·杜雷:谢谢你们。这是我的荣幸。

(Applause)

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