2014.05.17

從孩子身上看到希望(二)

Hope comes from kid

孩子不會為自己設限，他們會去想些好點子，其實智慧不只是學者專家的知識，小孩從大人身上學到很多，可以和大人分享，大人應該可以開始和小孩學習。

學習不是只有老師站在教室前面，告訴學生去做這做那，學生也可以教老師，教師和學生之間應該互相學習。

現實和理想有些差距，這和信不信任對方有關。像是大人都喜歡管小孩，只要是任何違反校規的事都不能做，例如上網的限制。有一件比管教更嚴重的事，就是大人常低估小孩的能力，孩子喜歡挑戰，但大人如果期望不高，孩子就會向下沉淪。

成長的目標不是要小孩和大人一樣，而是要能超越，雖然有點困難，不過世界之所以會進步，就是因為新的世代，新的時代，不斷成長發展，進而比上個世代更好。大人請傾聽小孩的心聲，並向小孩學習，相信孩子，對孩子有高的期望，孩子的世代，將會帶領這個世界前進。

現今世界各國都需要把機會交給未來主人翁，讓他們展現新穎的想法，小孩需要有機會學習領導和體驗成功的滋味，我們已準備好了這場競賽。

Kids don’t think about the limitations, they just think of good ideas. Now, our inherent wisdom doesn’t have to be insiders knowledge, kids already do a lot of learning from adults and we have a lot to share, that adults should start learning from kids.

It shouldn’t just be a teacher at the head of the classroom telling students do this, do that. The student should teach their teachers. Learning between grown up and students should be reciprocal.

 The reality unfortunately, is a little different, and it has a lot to do with trust. Now, adults seem to have a prevalently restrictive attitude towards kids from every “don’t do that”, ”don’t do this” in school, as restrictions on school internet use. There, what’s even worse than restriction is that adults often underestimate kids abilities. Kids love challenges, but when expectations are low, kids will sink to them.

The growth goal is not turn kids into your kind of adult, but rather better adults than you have been, which may be a little challenging considering your guys credentials, but the way progress happens is because new generations and new eras grow and develop and become better than the previous ones. Adults need to listen and learn from kids and trust their and expect more from them. Kids are going to be the next generation, the ones who will bring this world forward.

Now, the world needs opportunities for new leaders and new ideas. Kids need opportunities to lead and succeed. We are already to make the match.