Gever Tulley teaches life lessons through tinkering

譯者: Audrey Liu 審譯者: Feiman Luk

This is the exact moment

就是在那個時候

that I started creating something called Tinkering School.

我創辦了一間萬能小工匠學校

Tinkering School is a place where kids can pick up sticks

萬能小工匠學校是一個孩子可以拿棍子、

and hammers and other dangerous objects,

鐵鎚還有其他危險物品

and be trusted.

並且可以放心地使用的地方。

Trusted not to hurt themselves,

我們不用擔心他們會傷害自己

and trusted not to hurt others.

也不用擔心他們會傷害別人。

Tinkering School doesn't follow a set curriculum,

小工匠學校沒有一個固定的課程表

and there are no tests.

也沒有任何考試。

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

我們不是要教任何人什麼特定的技能。

When the kids arrive

當孩子來到這裡

they're confronted with lots of stuff:

他們會接觸到很多東西

wood and nails and rope and wheels,

如木頭、釘子、繩子、輪子等等。

and lots of tools, real tools.

還有很多工具, 是真正的工具。

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

對這些孩子來說，這六天是一個深切的體驗。

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

在這個情況下，我們可以給孩子時間

something that seems in short supply

而在他們緊湊的日程表上,

in their over-scheduled lives.

這些時間似乎不夠用。

Our goal is to ensure that they leave

我們的目標是去確定 在離開學校的那天

with a better sense of how to make things

他們會比剛來到的時候

than when they arrived,

對建造物件有更清楚的概念

and the deep internal realization

並且讓他們真正了解到

that you can figure things out by fooling around.

即使是一些看起來不太專業的工作，你也能從中獲益。

Nothing ever turns out as planned ... ever.

沒有任何成果會如計畫的一樣。

(Laughter)

(笑聲)

And the kids soon learn

很快地孩子們就能意識到

that all projects go awry --

所有計畫都一定會出錯。

(Laughter)

(笑聲)

and become at ease with the idea that every step

計畫中的每個步驟不是在邁向成功, 就是失敗

in a project is a step closer

計畫中的每個步驟不是在邁向成功, 就是失敗

to sweet success,

對於這個概念 他們顯得變得比以前自在

or gleeful calamity.

對於這個概念 他們顯得變得比以前自在。

We start from doodles and sketches.

我們從塗鴨和畫草稿著手。

And sometimes we make real plans.

有時候我們會有一個真正的計畫。

And sometimes we just start building.

有時候我們一開始便動手做。

Building is at the heart of the experience:

建造是這個體驗的核心。

hands on, deeply immersed

動手做、全程投入、不遺餘力

and fully committed to the problem at hand.

解決手上的問題。

Robin and I, acting as collaborators,

羅賓和我扮演輔導員的角色

keep the landscape of the projects

推動整個計畫的概念

tilted towards completion.

往完工這個方向邁進。

Success is in the doing,

成功就是實幹。

and failures are celebrated and analyzed.

即使失敗，我們也會稱讚，也會幫助分析失敗的原因。

Problems become puzzles

而疑難就有如完成了的砌圖

and obstacles disappear.

阻礙都一個個地消失了。

When faced with particularly difficult

當遇到特別複雜

setbacks or complexities,

或棘手的問題時

a really interesting behavior emerges: decoration.

一個很有趣的行為就會浮現, 那就是裝飾。

(Laughter)

(笑聲)

Decoration of the unfinished project

裝飾那些沒有還未完成的計畫

is a kind of conceptual incubation.

就像是一種概念上的籌劃。

From these interludes come deep insights

從這些插曲中他們可以獲得一些很深的領悟

and amazing new approaches to solving the problems

以及一些神奇的新方法

that had them frustrated just moments before.

能夠解決令孩子們感到煩惱的難題。

All materials are available for use.

所有的材料都可以被使用

Even those mundane, hateful, plastic grocery bags

即使是那些不起眼和令人厭惡的膠袋

can become a bridge

也可以變成一座橋

stronger than anyone imagined.

而且它比任何人想像中的都要牢固。

And the things that they build

就連孩子們也被他們自己所建造的作品所震驚。

amaze even themselves.

就連孩子們也被他們自己所建造的作品所震驚。

Video: Three, two, one, go!

影片: 3,2,1, 出發!

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

Gever Tulley: 這雲霄飛車是由一群七歲的孩子建造的。

Video: Yay!

影片: 耶!

(Applause)

(鼓掌)

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

Gever Tulley: 很高興可以跟大家分享這些事情, 謝謝各位。

(Applause)

(鼓掌)