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TED英语演讲稿

Whenyouareakid,yougetaskedthisoneparticularquestionalot,it

youwanttobewhenyougrowup?

Now,adultsarehopingforanswerslike,IwanttobeanastronautorI

wanttobeaneurosurgeon,you’readultsinyourimaginations.

Kids,they’remostlikelytoanswerwithpro-skateboarder,surfer

mylittlebrother,andhesaid,riously

dude,I’m10,Ihavenoidea,probablyapro-skier,let’sgogetsome

icecream.

See,uskidsaregoingtoanswersomethingwe’restokedon,what

wethinkiscool,whatwehaveexperiencewith,andthat’stypicallythe

oppositeofwhatadultswanttohear.

Butifyouaskalittlekid,sometimesyou’llgetthebestanswer,

somethingsosimple,rowup,I

wanttobehappy.

Forme,whenIgrowup,IwanttocontinuetobehappylikeIam

now.I’mstokedtobehereatTedEx,Imean,I’vebeenwatchingTedvideos

foraslongasIcanremember,butIneverthoughtI’dmakeitonthe

,Ijustbecameateenager,andlikemostteenage

boys,Ispendmostofmytimewondering,howdidmyroomgetsomessyall

onitsown.

DidItakeashowertoday?Andthemostperplexingofall,howdo

Igetgirlstolikeme?Neurosciencessaythattheteenagebrainispretty

weird,ourprefrontalcortexisunderdeveloped,butweactuallyhavemore

neuronsthanadults,whichiswhywecanbesocreative,andimpulsive

andmoodyandgetbummedout.

Butwhatbumsmeoutistoknowthat,alotofkidstodayarejust

wishingtobehappy,tobehealthy,tobesafe,notbullied,andbeloved

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emstomewhenadultssay,whatdoyouwantto

bewhenyougrowup?Theyjustassumethatyou’llautomaticallybehappy

andhealthy.

Well,maybethat’snottheca,gotoschool,gotocollege,get

ajob,getmarried,boom,thenyou’llbehappy,right?Youdon’tem

tomakelearninghowtobehappyandhealthyapriorityinourschools,

it’somekids,itdoesn’texistsatall?

Butwhatifwedidn’tmakeitparate?Whatifwebadeducationon

thestudyandpracticeofbeinghappyandhealthy,becauthat’swhat

itis,apractice,andasimplepracticeatthat?

Educationisimportant,butwhyisbeinghappyandhealthynot

considerededucation,Ijustdon’’vebeenstudyingthe

lycomesdowntopracticing

,dietandnutrition,timeinnature,

contribution,rvicetoothers,relationships,recreation,relaxation

andstressmanagement,andreligiousorspiritualinvolvement,yes,got

thatone.

alsh,hecallsthem

cientistthat

archingthistalk,Igota

chancetoaskhimafewquestionslike;doyouthinkthatourschoolstoday

aremakingtheeightTLCsapriority?Hisresponwasnosurpri,it

idsaythatmanypeopledotrytogetthis

kindofeducationoutsideofthetraditionalarena,throughreadingand

practicessuchasmeditationoryoga.

ButwhatIthoughtwashisbestresponwasthat,muchofeducation

isorientedforbetterorwortowardsmakingalivingratherthanmaking

alife.

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In2022,SirKenRobinsongavethemostpopularTedtalkofalltime.

sageisthatcreativityisasimportant

asliteracy,andweshouldtreatitwiththesamestatus.

Alotofparentswatchedthovideos,someofthoparentslike

minecounteditasoneofthereasonstheyfeltconfidenttopulltheir

zedI’

mpartofthissmall,butgrowingrevolutionofkidswhoaregoingabout

theireducationdifferently,andyouknowwhat?Itfreaksalotofpeople

out.

EventhoughIwasonlynine,whenmyparentspulledmeoutofthe

schoolsystem,Icanstillremembermymombeingintearswhensomeof

herfriendstoldhershewascrazyanditwasastupididea.

Lookingback,I’mthankfulshedidn’tcavetopeerpressure,and

,outofthe200millionpeoplethathavewatched

SirKenRobinson’stalk,whyaren’ttheremorekidslikemeoutthere?

himbecauhewastheworld’

n,onedayIrealizedwhatIreallylovedaboutShane,

mputerhacker,ativity

andinventionsmadeskiingwhatitistoday,

ofpeoplethinkofhackersasgeekycomputernerdswholiveintheir

parent’sbamentandspreadcomputervirus,butIdon’teitthat

way.

Hackersareinnovators,hackersarepeoplewhochallengeandchange

thesystemstomakethemworkdifferently,tomakethemworkbetter,it’

sjusthowtheythink,it’samindt.

I’mgrowingupinaworldthatneedsmorepeoplewiththehacker

mindt,andnotjustfortechnology,everythingisupforbeinghacked,

evenskiing,herit’sSteveJobs,MarkZuckerberg

orShaneMcConkeyhavingthehackermindtcanchangetheworld.

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Healthy,happy,creativityinthehackermindtareallalarge

tHackschooling,Idon’tuanyone

particularcurriculum,andI’mnotdedicatedtoanyoneparticular

approach,Ihackmyeducation.

Itakeadvantageofopportunitiesinmycommunity,andthrougha

dvantageofopportunitiesto

experiencewhatI’mlearning,andI’mnotafraidtolookforshortcuts

’slikearemixoramash-up

’sflexible,opportunistic,anditneverlossightof

makinghappy,healthyandcreativityapriority.

Andhereisthecoolpart,becauit’samindt,notasystem.

Hackschoolingcanbeudanyone,tdoes

myschoollooklike?Well,itlookslikeStarbucksalotofthetime,but

likemostkidsIstudylotofmath,science,’

tudtoliketowritebecaumyteachersmademewriteaboutbutterflies

andrainbows,andIwantedtowriteaboutskiing.

Itwasareliefformygoodfriend’smom,startedtheSquawValley

KidsInstitute,whereIgottowritethroughmyexperiencesandmy

interests,while,connectingwithgreatspeakersfromaroundthenation,

andthatsparkedmyloveofwriting.

Irealizedthatonceyou’remotivatedtolearnsomething,youcan

getalotdoneinashortamountoftime,andonyourown,Starbucksis

gphysicswasfun,welearnedallaboutNewton

andGalileo,andweexperiencedsomebasicphysicsconceptslikekinetic

energythroughexperimentingandmakingmistakes.

MyfavoritewasthegiantNewton’scradlethatwemadeoutofbowling

balls,rimentedwithlotofotherthingslike

bowlingballsandeventgiantjawbreakers.

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ProjectDiscovery’sropescourisawesome,andslightlystressful.

Whenyou’re60feetofftheground,youhavetolearnhowtohandleyour

fears,communicateclearly,andmostimportantly,trusteachother.

Communityorganizationsplayabigpartinmyeducation,HighFives

Foundation’sBasicsProgrambeingawareandsafeincriticalsituations.

WespentadaywiththeSquawValleySkiPatroltolearnmoreaboutmountain

safety,thenthenextdayweswitchedtoscienceofsnow,weatherand

avalanches.

Butmostimportantly,welearnedthatmakingbaddecisionsputsyou

houldtalk,wellbringshistorytolife.

Youstudyafamouscharacterinhistory,andsothatyoucanstandonstage

andperformasthatcharacter,andansweranyquestionabouttheir

lifetime.

Inthisphoto,youeAlCaponeandBobMarleygettinggrilledwith

questionsatthehistoricalPiper’sOperaHouinVirginiaCity,the

samestagewhereHarryHoudinigothisstart.

Timeandnatureisreallyimportanttome,it’scalm,quietand

onedayaweek,outsideallday.

AtmyFoxWalkersclass,ourgoalistobeabletosurviveinthe

ntolistentonature,welearnto

noursurroundings,andI’vegainedaspiritualconnectiontonature

that,Ineverknewexisted.

Butthebestpartisthatwegettomakespears,bowsandarrows,

fireswithjustabowdrillandsurvivalsheltersforthesnowynights

goutattheMomentFactorywheretheyhandmake

skisanddesignclothes,hasreallyinspiredmetoonedayhavemyown

satthefactoryshowedmewhyIneedtobegoodatmath,

becreativeandgetgoodatlling.

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SoIgotaninternshipatBigSharkPrinttogetbetteratdesign

nfetchinglunch,scrubbingtoiletsandbreakingtheir

vacuumcleaner,I’mgettingtocontributetoclothingdesign,customizing

plewhoworktherearehappy,healthy,

creative,andstokedtobedoingwhattheyaredoing,thisisbyfarmy

favoriteclass.

So,thisiswhyI’mreallyhappy,powderdays,andit’sagood

metaphorformylife,myeducation,yoneskithis

mountain,likemostpeoplethinkofeducation,everyonewillbeskiing

thesameline,probablythesafestandmostofthepowderwouldgo

untouched.

Ilookatthis,andeathousandpossibilities,droppingthe

corners,shreddingthespine,lookingforachurningfromcliff-to-cliff.

Skiingtomeisfreedom,andsoismyeducation,it’saboutbeingcreative;

doingthingsdifferently,it’saboutcommunityandhelpingeachother.

It’saboutbeinghappyandhealthyamongmyverybestfriends.

SoI’mstartingtothink,IknowwhatImightwanttodowhenI

growup,butifyouaskmewhatdoIwanttobewhenIgrowup?I’llalways

ou.