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邹奇奇,演讲稿
邹奇奇演讲稿
now，iwanttostartwithaquestion：whenwasthelasttimeyouwerecalledchildish。forkidslikeme，beingcalledchildishcanbeafrequentoccurrence.everytimewemakeirrationaldemands，exhibitirresponsiblebehavior，ordisplayanyothersignsofbeingnormalamericancitizens，wearecalledchildish，whichreallybothersme.afterall，takealookattheseevents：imperialismandcolonization，worldwars，georgew.bush.askyourself：who'sresponsible。adults.
now，whathavekidsdone。well，annefranktouchedmillionswithherpowerfulaccountoftheholocaust，rubybridgeshelpedendsegregationintheunitedstates，and，mostrecently，charliesimpsonhelpedtoraise120，000poundsforhaitionhislittlebike.so，asyoucanseeevidencedbysuchexles，agehasabsolutelynothingtodowithit.thetraitsthewordchildishaddressesareseensoofteninadultsthatweshouldabolishthisage-discriminatorywordwhenitcomestocriticizingbehaviorassociatedwithirresponsibilityandirrationalthinking.
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thenagain，who'stosaythatcertaintypesofirrationalthinkingaren'texactlywhattheworldneeds。maybeyou'vehadgrandplansbefore，butstoppedyourself，thinking：that'simpossibleorthatcoststoomuchorthatwon'tbenefitme.forbetterorworse，wekidsaren'theredasmuchwhenitcomestothinkingaboutreasonswhynottodothings.kidscanbefullofinspiringaspirationsandhopefulthinking，likemywishthatnoonewenthungryorthateverythingwere
freekindofutopia.howmanyofyoustilldreamlikethatandbelieveinthepossibilities。sometimesaknowledgeofhistoryandthepastfailuresofutopianidealscanbeaburdenbecauseyouknowthatifeverythingwerefree，thatthefoodstockswouldbecomedepleted，andscarceandleadtochaos.ontheotherhand，wekidsstilldreamaboutperfection.andthat'sagoodthingbecauseinordertomakeanythingareality，youhavetodreamaboutitfirst.
inmanyways，ouraudacitytoimaginehelpspushtheboundariesofpossibility.forinstance，themuseumofglassintacoma，washington，myhomestate--yoohoowashington--（applause）hasaprogramcalledkidsdesignglass，andkidsdrawtheirownideasforglassart.now，theresidentartistsaidtheygotsomeoftheirbestideasthroughtheprogrambecausekidsdon'tthinkaboutthelimitationsofhowharditcanbetoblowglassintocertainshapes.theyjustthinkofgoodideas.now，whenyouthinkofglass，youmightthinkofcolorfulchihulydesignsormaybeitalianvases，butkidschallengeglassartiststogobeyondthatintotherealmofbroken-heartedsnakesandbaconboys，whoyoucanseehasmeatvision.（laughter）
now，ourinherentwisdomdoesn'thavetobeinsiders'knowledge.kidsalreadydoalotoflearningfromadults，andwehavealottoshare.ithinkthatadultsshouldstartlearningfromkids.now，idomostofmyspeakinginfrontofaneducationcrowd，teachersandstudents，andilikethisanalogy.itshouldn'tjustbeateacherattheheadoftheclassroomtellingstudentsdothis，dothat.thestudentsshouldteachtheirteachers.learningbetweengrownupsandkidsshouldbereciprocal.thereality，unfortunately，isalittledifferent，andithasalottodowithtrust，oralackofit.
now，ifyoudon'ttrustsomeone，youplacerestrictionsonthem，right.ifidoubtmyoldersister'sabilitytopaybackthe10percentinterestiestablishedonherlastloan，i'mgoingtowithholdherabilitytogetmoremoneyfrommeuntilshepaysitback.（laughter）truestory，bytheway.now，adultsseemtohaveaprevalentlyrestrictiveattitudetowardskidsfromevery"don'tdothat，""don'tdothis"intheschoolhandbook，torestrictionsonschoolinternetuse.ashistorypointsout，regimesbecomeoppressivewhenthey'refearfulaboutkeepingcontrol.and，althoughadultsmaynotbequiteattheleveloftotalitarianregimes，kidshaveno，orverylittle，sayinmakingtherules，whenreallytheattitudeshouldbereciprocal，meaningthattheadultpopulationshouldlearnandtakeintoaccountthewishesoftheyoungerpopulation.
now，what'sevenworsethanrestrictionisthatadultsoftenunderestimatekidsabilities.welovechallenges，butwhenexpectationsarelow，trustme，wewillsinktothem.myownparentshadanythingbutlowexpectationsformeandmysister.okay，sotheydidn'ttellustobecomedoctorsorlawyersoranythinglikethat，butmydaddidreadtousaboutaristotleandpioneergermfighterswhenlotsofotherkidswerehearing"thewheelsonthebusgoroundandround."well，weheardthatonetoo，but"pioneergermfighters"totallyrules.（laughter）
ilovedtowritefromtheageoffour，andwheniwassixmymomboughtmemyownlaptopequippedwithmicrosoftword.thankyoubillgatesandthankyouma.iwroteover300shortstoriesonthatlittlelaptop，andiwantedtogetpublished.insteadofjustscoffingatthisheresythatakidwantedtogetpublished，orsayingwaituntilyou'reolder，myparentswerereally
supportive.manypublisherswerenotquitesoencouraging.onelargechildren'spublisherironicallysayingthattheydidn'tworkwithchildren.children'spublishernotworkingwithchildren。idon'tknow，you'rekindofalienatingalargeclientthere.（laughter）now，onepublisher，actionpublishing，waswillingtotakethatleapandtrustme，andtolistentowhatihadtosay.theypublishedmyfirstbook，"flyingfingers，"--youseeithere--andfromthereon，it'sgonetospeakingathundredsofschools，keynotingtothousandsofeducators，andfinally，today，speakingtoyou.
iappreciateyourattentiontoday，becausetoshowthatyoutrulycare，youlisten.butthere'saproblemwiththisrosypictureofkidsbeingsomuchbetterthanadults.kidsgrowupandbecomeadultsjustlikeyou.（laughter）orjustlikeyou，really。thegoalisnottoturnkidsintoyourkindofadult，butratherbetteradultsthanyouhavebeen，whichmaybealittlechallengingconsideringyourguyscredentials，butthewayprogresshappensisbecausenewgenerationsandnewerasgrowanddevelopandbecomebetterthanthepreviousones.it'sthereasonwe'renotinthedarkagesanymore.nomatteryourpositionofplaceinlife，itisimperativetocreateopportunitiesforchildrensothatwecangrowuptoblowyouaway.（laughter）
adultsandfellowtedsters，youneedtolistenandlearnfromkidsandtrustusandexpectmorefromus.youmustlendaneartoday，becausewearetheleadersoftomorrow，whichmeanswe'regoingtobetakingcareofyouwhenyou'reoldandsenile.no，justkidding.no，really，wearegoingtobethenextgeneration，theoneswhowillbringthisworldforward.and，incaseyoudon'tthinkthatthisreallyhasmeaningforyou，rememberthatcloningispossible，andthatinvolvesgoingthroughchildhoodagain，inwhichcase，you'llwanttobeheardjustlikemygeneration.now，theworldneedsopportunitiesfornewleadersandnewideas.kidsneedopportunitiestoleadandsucceed.areyoureadytomakethematch。becausetheworld'sproblemsshouldn'tbethehumanfamily'sheirloom.
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