瑪瓦·柯林斯(Marva Collins)是美國最為成功的教育家之一,她給學生們帶來了自信,創造了教育的奇蹟。1975年,她在芝加哥自己的居所里創建了一所學校,說是學校,其實只有四個學生。當時,芝加哥市中心是出了名的毒品和犯罪蔓延的黑色地區,許多貧困青少年也跟著學壞、墮落。
基本介紹
簡介,經典教育方式,名言,
簡介
柯林斯的學生正是那些由於品行惡劣或者成績太差而離開學校的學生。結果,她創造了奇蹟。她的學生們慢慢不再想著街頭的熱鬧,居然耐住性子在教室中學習。她的學生也從四個,變為成百上千,甚至開起了一所又一所的分校。那些曾經的問題孩子們畢業後成為了律師、醫生、公務員……當然,最多的還是教師——繼續柯林斯的教育事業。
許多人都總結過柯林斯的成功之道,結果發現本質就是“讚美與信任”。柯林斯相信每個孩子都有潛力,在她看來,在每一個學生的內心,都深藏著一顆閃閃發光的赤子之心(There is a brilliant child locked inside every student.)。
經典教育方式
I think i did pretty wonderful, I think I'm bright. I think I am unique. And I'll teach every child of me to think that.
我覺得我做得很好,我真的很聰明,我是獨一無二的。 我會教每一個孩子這樣想。
When they misbehave, their punishment is they have to write 100 reasons why they are too wonderful to do what they are doing.And they have to be ahlpha order.
當他們不守規矩的時候,他們的懲罰就是要寫100個原因,說明為什麼他們棒到要做那樣的事。而且他們要按字母順序寫。
I am adorable . I am beautiful. I am courageous. I give them the first ones until they get the hang out of it. I am delightful. I am effervescent . I am fabulous. I am heavenly. I am idolized. I am just wonderful. I am a kinderd spirit. I am lovable. I am momentous. I am never , never under line.····.And it goes on to z.
我很可愛,我很漂亮,我很勇敢,我給他們例子直到他們明白。我令人快樂,我很興奮,我很厲害;我很棒,我是榜樣,我無與倫比;我很熱情,我很可愛,我很重要;我從不調皮……一直寫到最後一個字母。
And if they do it again,then they have to use another synonym. They can't use adorable any more.
如果他們再犯,他們必須要用另一個同義詞。他們不能再用可愛了。
Now the children will say to a new student, “ I don‘t know why you misbehave, I'm tired of telling Ms. Collins how wonderful I am.
現在孩子們會對新學生說,我不知道你為什麼不守規矩,我都厭倦了告訴柯林斯小姐我有多棒。
名言
1 "There is a brilliant child locked inside every student."
在每一個學生的內在,都深藏著一顆閃閃發光的赤子之心。
2 "Don't try to fix the students, fix ourselves first. The good teacher makes the poor student good and the good student superior. When our students fail, we, as teachers, too, have failed."
不要試圖改變學生,首先要改變自己。好老師使差學生成為好學生,好學生變得更出色。如果我們的學生失敗了,作為教師的我們也同樣失敗了。
3 "The essence of teaching is to make learning contagious, to have one idea spark another."
教的實質就是努力使學習的熱情蔓延,並使彼此之間的靈感持續不斷地相互激發。
4 "Once teachers try the Socratic, or direct method of teaching, they will never return to anything that cannot produce the 'magic.'"
一旦教師試圖使用問答式或直接結論式的教學法,他們就再也沒有可能回到任何可以產生“奇蹟”的地方了。
5 "Success doesn't come to you... you go to it."
成功不是想來的...你只能走向成功。
6 "Excellence is not an act but a habit. The things you do the most are the things you will do best."
卓越不是一個行為,而是一種習慣。你做的最出色的事都是你最願意盡力做的事。
7 "Trust yourself. Think for yourself. Act for yourself. Speak for yourself. Be yourself. Imitation is suicide."
相信自己,想你自己所想的,做你自己願做的,說你自己要說的,做你自己。任何模仿都是自殺行為。
8 "Determination and perseverance move the world; thinking that others will do it for you is a sure way to fail."
果斷的決定和堅韌的意志可以改變世界,期待依賴什麼人的幫助就能達到目標是絕對行不通的。
9 "Character is what you know you are, not what others think you have."
自己是怎樣的人自己最知道,管他別人怎么說呢。
10 "If you can't make a mistake, you can't make anything."
一個人如果連犯錯都不敢,他終將一事無成。
11 Mr. Meant-to has a friend, his name is Didn't-Do. Have you met them? They live together in a house called Never-Win. And I am told that it is haunted by the Ghost of Might-have-Been.
“認命”先生有一位朋友,他的名字叫“別乾”。你見過他們嗎?他們倆一起住在一間被叫做“不成”的房子裡。我聽說這棟房子裡遊蕩著一個叫做“沒準”的鬼魂。