In Praise of the F Word及翻譯

1、.in praise of the f word tens of thousands of 18-year-olds will graduate this year and be handed meaningless diplomas. these diplomas wont look any different from those awarded their luckier classmates. their validity will be questioned only when their employers discover that these graduates are sem

2、iliterate. 今年，成千上萬的18歲學(xué)生將畢業(yè)并被授予毫無意義的文憑。這些文憑看起來毫無差別。它們的有效性只會在雇主發(fā)現(xiàn)持證的畢業(yè)生能力不足時才會受到質(zhì)疑。 eventually a fortunate few will find their way into educational-repair shops-adult-literacy programs, such as the one where i teach basic grammar and writing. there, high school graduates and high school dropouts purs

3、uing graduate-equivalency certificates will learn the skills they should have learned in school. they will also discover they have been cheated by our educational system. 最終少數(shù)幸運的人會找到進修的地方成人教育學(xué)校，例如我教基礎(chǔ)語法和寫作的地方。在這里，追求等價的畢業(yè)證書的高中畢業(yè)生和高中輟學(xué)的學(xué)生將要學(xué)習(xí)他們本應(yīng)在學(xué)校已經(jīng)學(xué)習(xí)的東西。他們還將發(fā)現(xiàn)自己被我們的教育系統(tǒng)欺騙了。 as i teach, i learn a lo

4、t about our schools. early in each session i ask my students to write about an unpleasant experience they had in school. no writers block here! “i wish someone would have had made me stop doing drugs and made me study.” “i liked to party and no one seemed to care.” “i was a good kid and didnt cause

5、any trouble, so they just passed me along even though i didnt read well and couldnt write.” and so on. 在我教學(xué)的時候，我對我們的學(xué)校有了更深的了解。在每個學(xué)期前，我都讓學(xué)生寫一下他們在學(xué)校有過的一次不愉快的經(jīng)歷。每個學(xué)生在這個話題上都不會文思枯竭。有人說：“我希望有一個人可以使我停止吸毒，并讓我好好學(xué)習(xí)?！?；有人說：“我喜歡聚會，但好像沒有人注意過我”；有人說：“我是一個好孩子，沒有制造過任何麻煩。所以盡管學(xué)習(xí)不好，他們還是讓我通過了考試?！钡鹊?。 i am your basic do-go

6、oder, and prior to teaching this class i blamed the poor academic skills our kids have today on drugs, divorce and other impediments to concentration necessary for doing well in school. but, as i rediscover each time i walk into the classroom, before a teacher can expect students to concentrate, he

7、has to get their attention, no matter what distractions may be at hand. there are many ways to do this, and they have much to do with teaching style. however, if style alone wont do it, there is another way to show who holds the winning hand in the classroom. that is to reveal the trump card of fail

8、ure. 我是你們的基本改良者，在上這個課之前，我把現(xiàn)今我們孩子在毒品，離婚上所擁有的貧乏的專業(yè)知識和其他阻礙歸罪于他們?yōu)樵趯W(xué)校表現(xiàn)良好所需的專注。但是，每次當我走進教室時，我都會重新發(fā)現(xiàn)，在一名老師期望學(xué)生能全神貫注之前，他必須先吸引學(xué)生的注意力，不管有什么樣的干擾將要降臨。有很多方式可以做到這一點，而它們與教學(xué)方式有很大關(guān)系。然而，如果單靠教學(xué)風(fēng)格不能做到這點，還有另一種方法使你成為教室里的導(dǎo)引者，那就是翻出“失敗”這張王牌。 i will never forget a teacher who played that card to get the attention of one of

9、my children. our youngest, a world-class charmer, did little to develop his intellectual talents but always got by until mrs. stifter became his teacher. 我永遠都忘不了那位露出這張王牌來吸引我其中一個兒子注意力的老師。我最小的兒子精品.，他后來成為了世界級魔術(shù)師，在斯蒂芙特女士成為他的老師之前，他很少在提高他的文化知識上下功夫，但卻總能通過，直到斯蒂芙特女士當了他的老師，這種局面就改變了。 our son was a high school

10、senior when he had her for english. “he sits in the back of the room talking to his friends,” she told me. “why dont you move him to the front row?” i urged, believing the embarrassment would get him to settle down. mrs. stifter looked at me steely-eyed over her glasses.” i dont move seniors,” she s

11、aid. “i flunk them.” i was flustered. our sons academic life flashed before my eyes. no teacher had ever threatened him with that before. i regained my composure and managed to say that i thought she was right. by the time i got home i was feeling pretty good about this. it was a radical approach fo

12、r these times, but, well, why not? “shes going to flunk you,” i told my son. i did not discuss it any further. suddenly english became a priority in his life. he finished out the semester with an a. 當她教我們兒子英語的時候我們兒子還是一個高中生?！澳銉鹤涌偸亲诮淌液竺婧退呐笥颜f話?！彼龑ξ艺f。我竭力主張她說“你為什么不把他調(diào)到前排呢？”我相信這樣的尷尬會讓他安定下來。斯蒂芙特女士透過眼鏡用堅毅

13、的眼神看著我說：“我不會為他們調(diào)位，他們已經(jīng)是高中生了，我直接讓他們不及格?！蔽液芑艔垺Ｎ覀儍鹤拥膶W(xué)術(shù)生涯從我的眼前一閃而過。在這之前從沒有老師用不及格威脅過他。我恢復(fù)了平靜，并說我認為她是對的?；氐郊业臅r候，我對這個方式感覺很好。它是一個激降法，為什么不這樣做呢？于是我告訴我的兒子：“她準備讓你不及格?！蔽移渌裁匆矝]說。突然之間，英語在他的生活中成了首要重要的事情。完成學(xué)期時，他拿到了a的成績。 i know one example doesnt make a case, but at night i see a parade of students who are angry and r

14、esentful for having been passed along until they could no longer even pretend to keep up. of average intelligence or better, they eventually quit school, concluding they were too dumb to finish.” i should have been held back” is a comment i hear frequently. even sadder are those students who are hig

15、h school graduates who say to me after a few weeks of class,” i dont know how i ever got a high school diploma.” 我知道一個例子雖然不能充分說明全部，但是在晚上，我看到一群因為在不能再假裝能跟上教學(xué)之前都一直被通過因而內(nèi)心充滿憤怒和怨恨的學(xué)生。這些有著平均智力或更高的學(xué)生，由于認為他們太笨無法完成學(xué)業(yè)而退學(xué)了?！拔冶緛響?yīng)該被留下的”是我聽到的最頻繁的話。更令人悲哀的是，那些高中畢業(yè)生在課程開始幾周后對我說:“我不知道我曾經(jīng)是怎么獲得了一個高中畢業(yè)證的?！眕assing student

16、s who have not mastered the work cheats them and the employers who expect graduates to have basic skills. we excuse this dishonest behavior by saying kids cant learn if they come from terrible environments. no one seems to stop to think that-no matter what environments they come from-most kids dont

17、put school first on their list unless they perceive something is at stake. theyd rather be sailing. 讓一個沒有掌握好學(xué)業(yè)知識的學(xué)生畢業(yè)，不僅欺騙了他們，也欺騙了那些期待畢業(yè)生們都掌握了基本技能的雇主們。我們?yōu)檫@個不誠實的行為找借口說，如果孩子們來自糟糕的環(huán)境，他們就不能好好學(xué)習(xí)。似乎沒有人停下來思考過這個問題無論孩子們來自什么環(huán)境，大部分孩子都不會把學(xué)業(yè)放在第一位，除非他們認識到這件事攸關(guān)緊要。他們寧愿隨波逐流。 精品.many students i see at night could giv

18、e expert testimony on unemployment, chemical dependency, abusive relationships. in spite of these difficulties, they have decided to make education a priority. they are motivated by the desire for a better job or the need to hang on to the one theyve got. they have a healthy fear of failure. 我在夜?？吹降?/p>

19、許多學(xué)生都有失業(yè)、依賴毒品和家庭暴力等問題這些都可以給出有力的證明。盡管有這樣許多的困難，他們依然把接受教育放在優(yōu)先的位置。他們被內(nèi)心的希望激勵著，或是希望找到一份好的工作，或是希望保持現(xiàn)有工作。他們對失敗都有一個健康的心理。 people of all ages can rise above their problems, but they need to have a reason to do so. young people generally dont have the maturity to value education in the same way my adult stude

20、nts value it. but fear of failure, whether economic or academic, can motivate both. 所有年齡段的人都能克服他們的問題，但他們需要一個這樣做的理由。年輕人通常不像我的那些成年的學(xué)生一樣有一個成熟的心態(tài)去看待教育。但是對失敗的害怕，無論是在經(jīng)濟上還是學(xué)術(shù)上的，都可以激勵他們，。 flunking as a regular policy has just as much merit today as it did two generations ago. we must review the threat of fl

21、unking and see it as it really isa positive teaching tool. it is an expression of confidence by both teachers and parents that the students have the ability to learn the material presented to them. however, making it work again would take a dedicated, caring conspiracy between teachers and parents.

22、it would mean facing the tough reality that passing kids who havent learned the materialwhile it might save them grief for the short termdooms them to a long-term illiteracy. it would mean that teachers would have to follow through on their threats, and parents would have to stand behind them, knowing their childrens best interests