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1、威廉德莱塞维茨在斯坦福大学的演讲分享刘晨刘晨的分享当前分享返回分享首页?分享不要在不断的优秀里走向平庸来源:赛扶-的日志作者简介: WilliamDeresiewiczisacontributingwriterforTheNationandacontributingeditoratTheNewRepublic.Hisnextbook,AJaneAustenEducation,willbepublishednextyearbyPenguinPress. 威廉·德莱塞维茨(WilliamDeresiewicz)是《国家》杂志撰稿人和《新共和》杂志编辑。他的新
2、书《简?奥斯汀教育》明年将由企鹅出版社出版。”本文是威廉?德莱塞维茨(WilliamDeresiewicz)在斯坦福大学的演讲,标题也叫:勇气挣脱身上的网。 正文: Thequestionmytitleposes,ofcourse,istheonethatisclassicallyaimedathumanitiesmajors.Whatpracticalvaluecouldtherepossiblybeinstudyingliteratureorartorphilosophy?SoyoumustbewonderingwhyI'mbotheringtora
3、iseithere,atStanford,thisrenownedcitadelofscienceandtechnology.Whatdoubtcantherebethattheworldwillofferyoumanyopportunitiestouseyourdegree? (学习文学、艺术或哲学能有什么用呢?所以你肯定纳闷,我为什么在在以科技堡垒而闻名的斯坦福提出这个问题呢?在大学学位给人带来众多机会的问题上还有什么可怀疑的吗?) Butthat'snotthequestionI'masking.By"do"Idon'tmeanajob,andby
4、"that"Idon'tmeanyourmajor.Wearemorethanourjobs,andeducationismorethanamajor.Educationismorethancollege,moreeventhanthetotalityofyourformalschooling,fromkindergartenthroughgraduateschool.By"Whatareyougoingtodo,"Imean,whatkindoflifeareyougoingtolead?Andby"that,"Imeaneverythinginyourt
5、raining,formalandinformal,thathasbroughtyoutobesittingheretoday,andeverythingyou'regoingtobedoingfortherestofthetimethatyou'reinschool. (但那不是我提出的问题。这里的“做”并不是指工作,“那”并不是指你的专业。我们不仅仅是要个工作,教育不仅仅是学一门专业。教育也不仅仅是上大学,甚至也不仅是从幼儿园到研究生院的正规学校教育。我说的“你要做什么”的意思是你要过什么样的生活?我所说的“那”指的是你得到的正规或非正规的任何训练,那
6、些把你送到这里来的东西,你在学校的剩余时间里将要做的任何事。) Weshouldstartbytalkingabouthowyoudid,infact,gethere.Yougotherebygettingverygoodatacertainsetofskills.Yourparentspushedyoutoexcelfromthetimeyouwereveryyoung.Theysentyoutogoodschools,wheretheencouragementofyourteachersandtheexampleofyourpeershelpedpus
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