送你一份開學禮:相信——是這個世界上最美好的禮物

送你一份開學禮物:相信

——是這個世界上最美好的詞

每個父母都有一個願望:希望自己的孩子能成為別人口中那個隔壁家的孩子。同時,又有一個無奈,就是理想很豐滿,現實很骨感。

不知道有多長時間,你對你的孩子真誠的說:“我相信你可以做好”這句話了?

其實,當我們提到“相信”這個詞的時候,更多的是說給孩子要他相信自己,我們是否一樣相信他呢?相信是一種相互的關係,這種關係可以產生奇妙的化學反應,這種化學反應的名字叫“信心”

送你一份開學禮:相信——是這個世界上最美好的禮物

一位10歲小朋友的演講,會告訴你相信應該怎麼做到。

【2008年8月25日,美國得克薩斯北部的家長、學生、教師和行政人員迎來了新的學年,舉行返校典禮,這次返校典禮的演講有點不一樣——演講者道爾頓-謝爾曼,是一位10歲的學生,來自查爾斯-賴斯學習中心,以下是他的演講內容】

【十歲5年紀學生道爾頓-謝爾曼(Dalton Sherman)演講】

I believe in me. Do you believe in me?

我相信自己。你相信我嗎?

Do you believe I can stand up here, fearless, and talk to all 20,000 of you?

你是否相信,我會站在這裡,不害怕,向在座2萬人說話?

Hey, Charles Rice Learning Center – do you believe in me?

嗨,查爾斯-賴斯學習中心,你們相信我嗎?

That's right – they do.

是的,他們相信。

Because here's the deal: I can do anything, be anything, create anything, dream anything, become anything – because you believe in me. And it rubs off on me.

相信我是因為:我能夠做到一切、擔當一切、創造一切、夢想一切、實現一切。因為你們相信我,所以造就了我。

Let me ask you a question, Dallas ISD.

讓我問你們一個問題,達拉斯獨立校區(的師長們)。

Do you believe in my classmates?

你們相信我的同學嗎?

Do you believe that every single one of us can graduate ready for college or the workplace?

你們相信我們中的每一個都能畢業,為大學或工作做好準備嗎?

You better. Because next week, we're all showing up in your schools – all 157,000 of us – and what we need from you is to believe that we can reach our highest

potential.

各位,下一週,我們大家就會現身自己的學校 -- 我們全體15萬7千人 -- 我們要各位答應:相信我們能夠發揮自己的最大潛力。

No matter where we come from, whether it's sunny South Dallas, whether its Pleasant Grove, whether its Oak Cliff or North Dallas or West Dallas or wherever, you

better not give up on us. No, you better not.

不論我們來自於哪裡,是晴朗的南達拉斯,是舒適的樹林(地名),是橡樹崖(地名),是北達拉斯、西達拉斯或者任何地方,各位都不會放棄我們。不會,各位不會。

Because, as you know, in some cases, you're all we've got. You're the ones who feed us, who wipe our tears, who hold our hands or hug us when we need it. You're the

ones who love us when sometimes it feels like no else does – and when we need it the most.

因為,各位知道,說起來,你們就是我們所擁有的一切。你們是養育我們的人,是擦乾我們眼淚的人,是牽我們手的人,是我們想要時擁抱我們的人。在偶爾無所適從的時刻,你們是心疼我們的人,那是我們最需要愛的時刻。

Don't give up on my classmates.

不要放棄我的同學們。

Do you believe in your colleagues?

你們相信自己的同事嗎?

I hope so. They came to your school because they wanted to make a difference, too. Believe in them, trust them and lean on them when times get tough – and we all

know, we kids can sometimes make it tough.

我希望如此。他們來到你們的學校也是因為想要有所作為。如果遇到麻煩,請相信他們,放心他們,依靠他們。其實大家都知道,我們這些孩子有時就會製造麻煩。

Am I right?

我說得對嗎?

Can I get an Amen?

你們同意嗎?

So, whether you're a counselor or a librarian, a teacher assistant or work in the front office, whether you serve up meals in the cafeteria or keep the halls clean, or

whether you're a teacher or a principal, we need you!

因此,無論你是輔導員或圖書管理員,是教師助理或工作在前臺,無論你在食堂做飯,或維護大廳衛生,無論你是老師或校長,我們都需要你們!

Please, believe in your colleagues, and they'll believe in you.

請你相信自己的同事,而且他們也會相信你。

Do you believe in yourself? Do you believe that what you're doing is shaping not just my generation, but that of my children – and my children's children?

你相信你自己嗎?你是否相信,你所做的不僅是塑造我這一代,還有我的孩子,以及我孩子的孩子?

There's probably easier ways to make a living, but I want to tell you, on behalf of all of the students in Dallas, we need you. We need you now more than ever.

雖然(教育工作之外)也有更輕鬆的謀生之路,但是我想告訴你們,代表達拉斯的所有學生告訴你們,我們需要你們。我們現在比過去更需要你們。

Believe in yourself.

相信你們自己。

Finally, do you believe that every child in Dallas needs to be ready for college or the workplace? Do you believe that Dallas students can achieve?

最後,你是否相信達拉斯的每個孩子都要為大學或工作做好準備?你是否相信達拉斯的學生能做到?

We need you, ladies and gentlemen. We need you to know that what you are doing is the most important job in the city today. We need you to believe in us, in your

colleagues, in yourselves and in our goals.

我們需要你們,女士們,先生們。我們要讓你們知道,你們現在所做的,是這個城市當今最重要的工作。我們要讓你們相信我們,相信你們的同事,相信你們自己,相信我們的目標。

If you don't believe – well, I'm not going there.

如果你們不相信,那麼,我就不會走向那裡。

I want to thank you for what you do – for me and for so many others.

我要感謝你們所作的,為我,為其他很多人。

Do you believe in me? Because I believe in me. And you helped me get to where I am today.

你們相信我嗎?因為我相信我自己。是你們幫助我成為今天的我。

Thank you.

謝謝大家

送你一份開學禮:相信——是這個世界上最美好的禮物

最好的父母是陪孩子共同成長,這是愛優思在新學期送給孩子的第一份禮物,也是送給家長的第一份禮物。


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