相信自己

前情提要:克拉克是北卡羅來納州一位優秀的小學教師，因看到紐約州缺少好教師的新聞，毅然決定前往紐約州開始他新的教師生涯。他年輕、熱情、富有創造力，但他任教的這個班級在當地可是“大名鼎鼎”，曾經創下一學期更換了六任教師的紀錄。克拉克抱著與學生成為一家人的理念，運用獨特的教學規則和新式的教學方法教育每個調皮的小搗蛋，為家境困難想要念書的女孩在家里溫習功課，讓有著藝術天賦的男孩得以發揮特長，讓喜歡賭博對數字特別敏感的小子成為了數學第一名……最最關鍵的是，他讓一群游走在邊緣的孩子知道，他們不是沒人要的垃圾，他們一樣可以擁有夢想，可以去做任何他們想做的事情。

Julio: Yo， what up， Mr. C?

Clark: You tell me. You guys have one week till the state exams. One week to show Mr. Turner and your parents and yourselves what you can do. And you guys don’t have anything you want to tell me?

Alita: There’s no way we’re gonna pass those tests. ①We always mess up.

Julio: And ②don’t jump on us， man…Sir. I mean， it’s nothing personal.

Clark: Everything we do in this room is personal， how we talk to each other， how we work together， and how we’ve prepared for these tests.

Student 1: But we’re way behind now.

Clark: We’re not behind. You’re ahead!

Badriyah: Everyone thinks we’re losers， Mr. Clark.

Clark: No. You are not losers. These rules? They represent everything you’ve accomplished this year-discovering new things， believing in each other， and believing in yourselves. And I’m proud of you. Compared to all that， this test? Pfh. It’s nothing.

Shameika: Mr. Clark， we have to get certain grades to graduate， right? So what if we， you know， choke?

Clark: ③But you’re not going to choke. You guys didn’t work hard all this year just to get ready for some tests. Every day， in this room， we are learning things far more valuable than you can get in some book. I teach you， and you teach me， and， together， we learn to love to learn. So， next week， you’re gonna take that test， you’re gonna do the best that you can do， and you are going to walk out of that room and know you can do anything you want for the rest of your lives.

朱里奧:喲，怎么啦，克拉克先生?

克拉克:你們來告訴我，你們離州統考就只有一個星期的時間了，只有一個星期的時間來告訴特納先生，告訴你們的父母，告訴你們自己你們都能做到些什么。難道你們就沒有什么想要對我說的嗎?

阿麗塔:我們不可能通過那些測驗的。我們總是會搞砸。

朱里奧:不要責怪我們了，伙計……先生。我是說，不是我一個人那么說。

克拉克:所有我們在這間教室里做的都是代表個人的。我們是怎么跟彼此說的?我們是怎么一起努力的?我們是怎么來一起準備這些考試的?

學生甲:但我們現在落后啊。

克拉克:我們沒有落后。你們是領先的。

班德里婭:所有人都覺得我們是失敗者，克拉克先生。

克拉克:不，你們不是失敗者。這些班規，它們代表了你們今年所取得的所有成績——發現新的事物，相信彼此，相信你們自己。我為你們感到驕傲。相對于這些而言，這個考試，切!什么都不是。

莎美卡:克拉克先生，我們必須通過統考才能畢業，對不對?所以，如果我們，你知道的，完蛋了呢?

克拉克:但你們是不會完蛋的。你們可不只是為了準備這些考試才辛苦一整年的。每天，在這個教室里，我們學到了比書本上更有價值的東西。我教你們，而你們也教了我，我們一起學習怎么去熱愛學習。所以，下個星期你們就要去參加那個考試了，你們一定要盡自己的全力去考，然后你們就能在離開那間考室的時候，知道在你以后的生命中，你們可以做到任何你們想做到的。

Smart Sentences

① We always mess up. 我們總是會搞砸。

mess up: can’t succeed， fail(不成事)。例如:

I have no intention of giving you the project. You always mess up.

我沒有打算把這個項目交給你，你總是做不成事。

② Don’t jump on us. 不要責怪我們了。

jump on sb.: quickly criticize sb.(迫不及待地指責，責備)。例如:

Lisa jumped on me once she saw the broken fish tank.

麗莎一看到打破的魚缸，就馬上指責我。

③ But you’re not going to choke.但你們是不會完蛋的。

choke: fail(失敗)。例如:

I studied really hard and I won’t choke this semester.

我這個學期很用功，不會考砸的。

Know More

在影片的最后，屏幕上驕傲地打上了這樣一串字——

“克拉克先生的學生繼續進入了紐約最好的中學和高中讀書，他的關于學校教育的《55條秘訣》在《紐約時代周刊》最暢銷排行榜上榮登13周榜首，并在超過25個國家發行銷售，他創辦的倫·克拉克專科學院將在亞特蘭大州和喬治亞州招生……(Mr. Clark’s students went on to attend some of the finest middle schools and high schools in New York City. His book of classroom rules， The Essential 55， spent 13 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller List and has been published in over 25 countries. His school， The Ron Clark Academy， will open in Atlanta， Georgia.)”

沒錯，《熱血教師》正是一部改編自真實故事的電影。由大名鼎鼎的馬修·派瑞飾演倫·克拉克。倫·克拉克著作的關于學校教育的《55條秘決》和他創辦的倫·克拉克專科學院，在美國甚至全世界都有很大的影響力，當然倫·克拉克老師最著名的班規還是“我們是一家人(We are family.)”，這條班規曾經在影片中多次提到。下面這段無聲材料，來自倫·克拉克在成名后接受某媒體采訪的節選。文字通俗易懂，教會我們不少教與學的新理念，同時也可以學到很多實用、簡單的表達，大家不妨通讀后進行模枋訓練。

Conversation with Ron Clark 倫·克拉克專訪

Reporter: It sounds as if you immersed yourself in your students’ worlds. Do you think that is something teachers need to do to be successful?

Ron Clark: On some levels. It depends on the kids you’re teaching. When I taught in Harlem I had to find a way to get the kids to relate to me. For many of them I was of a different race. I was a male teacher. I was from the south. They said I talked funny. So， for example， I learned how to play Game Boy. During my math lessons I would do math problems on the board that had characters from the Game Boy games. The kids would ask， “Oh Mr. Clark， do you play that?” And I said， “Sure!”

I gave them surveys to find out their favorite television shows and then I would watch those shows. When we read novels I would say， “You know， this story reminds me of something I saw on my favorite TV show the other night.” And the kids would say， “Oh Mr. Clark， you watch that show? That’s my favorite TV show too.”

I did those things because I had to get the kids to relate to me. Sometimes kids see their teacher as an ancient being， as someone they have nothing in common with. Anytime the kids can relate to the teacher they’re going to have a stronger bond. The kids are going to have more respect for the teacher.

Reporter: In your book’s dedication， you thank your students for teaching you more about life than you could ever teach them. What have they taught you?

Ron Clark: They’ve taught me laughter. They taught me how to have fun， to laugh at my mistakes， to just be silly sometimes. When we get older we tend to get more serious， but when I’m around my kids it’s a laugh a minute. They taught me to keep good attitude about life.

Even more importantly though， they taught me the meaning of life: helping other people. All of my life I was so concerned with having adventures and traveling. I was concerned only about my happiness. Once I got in the classroom， I found out how wonderful it is to help students. When you can truly make a difference in the life of another human being， you know， that’s a powerful thing， and to me， that is what teaching is about.