TED演讲 大学自然科学教育四大法宝.docVIP

TED演讲 大学自然科学教育四大法宝 　　简介：马里兰大学巴尔的摩分校校长Freeman Hrabowski，致力于帮助分数偏低的学生完成理想——尤其是帮助非洲裔、拉丁裔以及低收入家庭的学生，完成数学和自然科学方向的学业。他在演讲中分享了大学自然科学教育的四件法宝，也希望孩子们记住“改变命运的不是机会而是你的选择。（Choice, not chance, determines your destiny.）” 　　So Ill be talking about the success of my campus, the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, UMBC, in educating students of all types, across the arts and humanities and the science and engineering areas. What makes our story especially important is that we have learned so much from a group of students who are typically not at the top of the academic ladder -- students of color, students underrepresented in selected areas. And what makes the story especially unique is that we have learned how to help African-American students, Latino students, students from low-income backgrounds, to become some of the best in the world in science and engineering. 　　And so I begin with a story about my childhood. We all are products of our childhood experiences. Its hard for me to believe that its been 50 years since I had the experience of being a ninth grade kid in Birmingham, Alabama, a kid who loved getting As, a kid who loved math, who loved to read, a kid who would say to the teacher -- when the teacher said, Here are 10 problems, to the class, this little fat kid would say, Give us 10 more. And the whole class would say, Shut up, Freeman. And there was a designated kicker every day. And so I was always asking this question: Well how could we get more kids to really love to learn? 　　And amazingly, one week in church, when I really didnt want to be there and I was in the back of the room being placated by doing math problems, I heard this man say this: If we can get the children to participate in this peaceful demonstration here in Birmingham, we can show America that even children know the difference between right and wrong and that children really do want to get the best possible education. And I looked up and said, Who is that man? And they said his name was Dr. Marti