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1、BecomingEducatedBarbaraJordanInthisautobiographicalexcerptfromBarbaraJordan:ASelf-Portrait(1979),JordannarratesherlearningexperienceinBostonUniversitythatleadstoarealinsightintothetruemeaningofeducation.SoIwasinBostonUniversityinthisnewandstrangeanddifferentworld,andi
2、toccurredtomethatifIwasgoingtosucceedatthisstrangenewadventure,Iwouldhavetoread.Ifeltthat,inordertocompensateforwhatIhadmissedinearlieryears,Iwouldhavetoworkharder,andstudylonger,thananybodyelse.IstillhadthisfeelingthatIdidnotwantmycolleaguestoknowwhatatoughtimeIwasha
3、vingunderstandingtheconcepts,thewords,theideas,theprocess.Ididnotwantthemtoknowthat.SoIdidmyreadingnotinthelawlibrary,butinalibraryatthegraduatedorm,upstairswhereitwasveryquiet,becauseapparentlynobodyelsetherestudied.SoIwouldgothereatnightafterdinner.Iwouldloadmybooks
4、undermyarmandgotothelibrary,andIwouldreaduntiltheweehoursofthemorningandthengotobed.Ididnotgetmuchsleepduringthoseyears.IwasluckyifIgotthreeorfourhoursanight,becauseIhadtostayup.Ihadto.Theprofessorswouldassigncasesforthenextday,andthesecaseshadtobereadandunderstoodorI
5、wouldbebehind,furtherbehindthanIwas.成为受过教育的芭芭拉·乔丹在本自传摘自芭芭拉·乔丹:一幅自画像(1979),约旦叙述她在波士顿大学学习的经验,导致一个真正的洞察教育的真正含义。所以我在波士顿大学在这个新的和奇怪的和不同的世界,它发生了,如果我想在这个陌生的新冒险成功,我就会去读。我觉得,为了弥补我错过了早些年,我将不得不更加努力地工作,学习,比任何人都长。我仍然有这样的感觉,我不希望我的同事们知道什么是艰难的时间我在理解概念,话说,想法,这个过程。我不想让他们知道。所以我做了我的阅读而不是在
6、法律图书馆,但是在一个图书馆在研究生宿舍,楼上,在那里,它很安静,因为显然没有其他人那里学习。所以我将去那里晚上晚饭后。我将加载我的书在我的胳膊,去图书馆,我会读直到凌晨,然后上床睡觉。我没有得到太多睡眠期间。我很幸运,如果我有三个或四个小时一晚,因为我不得不熬夜。我不得不。教授们会分配情况下为第二天,这些情况下必须阅读和理解或我将在后面,落后于我。IwasalwaysdelightedwhenIwouldgetcalledupontoreciteinclass.Buttheprofessorsdidnotcallonthe"la
7、dies"verymuch.Therewerecertainfavoredpeoplewhoalwaysgotcalledon,andthenonsomerareoccasionsaprofessorwouldcomeinandwouldannounce:""WearegoingyohaveLadiesDaytoday."Andhewouldcallontheladies.Wewerejusttolerated.Wewerenotconsideredreallytopdrawerwhenitcametothestudyofthel
8、aw.Atsometimeinthespring,BillGibson,whowasdatingmynewroommate,NormaWalker,organizedablackstudygroup,asweblackshadtoformourow