Good morning, everybody, and thank you for the opportunity to come along here and speak today.I am, I'm excited to be able to talk about a topic that's very dear to our all of our hearts, and that's the education of our children.
大家早上好，今天能有机会来到这里发言，谢谢大家。我很高兴能够谈谈一个我们所有人都非常关注的话题，那就是我们孩子的教育。
Today, we've got a great array of speakers.We're going to hear many interesting perspectives on education today and for the future.And I'm very proud that I can be part of this very illustrious group.My, my work is with Shekou International School, a long established school here in Shenzhen.
今天，我们有许多发言者。我们将听到许多当前和未来教育有关的有趣观点。我很自豪我能成为这个杰出团队中的一员。我在深圳一所历史悠久的学校蛇口外籍人员子女学校工作。
We are an international Baccalaureate diploma program, and the students are about to start their, their exams very soon, and we're looking forward to seeing, again, a great array of results from those students.We are also in International Schools Services School, and that is a school group that owns schools across the world.And so I'm going to speak from a perspective, not just of Shenzhen, but across the world.
我们的是一个国际学士学位文凭课程，学生们快要开始他们的考试了，我们期待再次看到这些学生的大量好成绩。我们也是一所国际学校服务学校，这个集团服务的学校遍布世界各。所以我的发言，不只从深圳的角度出发，也要从全球的角度出发。
Fine, okay, so although I'm going to come from the perspective of our international school here in Shekou, I'm also going to speak about generalities.So recent research has shown that when people looking for the best school, the three most important things, very high in the, in the list of desired outcomes for schools, great teachers, curriculum or high academics and safety.
好的，好的，虽然我是从我们蛇口外籍人员子女学校的角度出发，但我也会谈一些普遍性问题。最近的研究表明，人们寻找最好的学校时，在对学校所期望的结果列表中排名非常高，最关心的三件事就是：优秀的教师、课程或高学术成绩和安全性。
I'm going to speak a little bit about those today, because as you're looking for a school, all of the schools that will be talking today are very good schools, as are many others that are here in Shenzhen.But there are some things that you need to look for to reassure yourself as you're looking for the best school.So the best school comes from having great teachers to start with, strong curriculum, safety.
关于这些，我今天要讲一点，因为你在找学校时，今天要发言的所有学校都是非常好的学校，深圳的许多其他学校也是如此。但是，在寻找最好的学校时，你需要寻找一些能让自己放心东西。因此，最好的学校拥有优秀的教师、好的课程以及安全性。
And this was a recent study that was done on trying to understand what really does make a great teacher.Number one, number two, I think, make a little sense, but the number three, identification of what makes a great teacher would have ruled me out.I wouldn't be able to be a good teacher anymore.
这是最近的一项研究，旨在弄清楚什么才是真正的好老师。第一项，第二项，我认为，有点道理，但第三个，以它来判断是否一位优秀的教师的话，可就把我排除掉了。我将不能算是一名好老师了。
Thankfully, there are some other things that are just as important, or, or perhaps more important, and, and they are things that you would expect to see highly qualified.
值得庆幸的是，还有一些其他的东西同样重要，或者可能更重要，而且，它们是你希望望看到的一位好教师应该有的品质。
The more qualified a teacher is, the better that they are going to be able to deliver the program, and that they are majoring or they're concentrating in the area they're teaching.Being able to make sure that your teachers are experts in their field, and that they are trained and licensed and qualified teachers makes a huge difference.It is actually the single biggest difference that can work towards having a successful outcome for your students.
教师水平越高，他们就越会上课，并且他们的专业就是他们所教学的领域或者他们专注于所教学的领域。能够确保你的教师是他们所在领域的专家，并且他们是经过培训并取得证书了的合格教师，这会产生巨大的影响。这实际上是能让你的学生取得成功的唯一的最大影响因素。
So make sure you, the school, the best school is going to have the best teachers.The results from multiple, multiple studies identify teaching quality.
因此，请确保最好的学校将配备有最好的老师。许多许多的研究结果研究了教学质量。
A strong curriculum.
好的课程。
How important is a strong curriculum?
好的课程有多重要呢？
As I said, we're an international Baccalaureate school, and our students go on to great universities, do marvelous things.But we're only one of the really good curricula.There are so many strong, well-formed curriculum in the world that the best school does not come from any specific curriculum.The best school comes from a school that believes in its curriculum and delivers it correctly, delivers it and resources it and stays by its values.
正如我所说的，我们是一所国际学士学位学校，我们的学生会继续进入一流的大学学校，做出了不起的成绩。但我们只采用众多好的课程中一种。世界上有如此多的强大、结构良好的课程，所以最好的学校并非来因为有某种特定的课程。最好的学校信任其课程并正确地教授课程、教授课程，为其提供资源并且坚持其价值观。
So when I say that a great school is going to have a good curriculum, what you, what you're looking for when you're trying to find the best school, is you are looking for a school that can explain its curriculum, that puts the resources into its curriculum, and that make sure that it is absolutely committed to the academics that it's got.
所以我说一所好学校会有好的课程，你在寻找最好的学校时，你要寻找的是，你正在寻找一所可以解释其课程，能为其课程提供资源，并确保课程绝对适合它的教师的学校。
So whether it's Cambridge, American US, British IB, whether doing IGCSE, whether it doesn't matter, the Chinese curriculum, curriculum across the world, as long as it's got a good structure and the teachers understand it, it's a good curriculum.
所以不管是剑桥，美国US，英国IB，还是参加IGCSE，这些都不重要，不管是中文课程，还是全世界的课程，只要结构好，老师懂，就是好课程。
But what you need to be able to do is to look at what your child is going to want to achieve later in life.What is your child’s best outcome going to be?And find the curriculum and find a teaching style that suits them.
但是你需要做的是看看你的孩子在以后的生活中想要得到什么。你的孩子最好的结果是什么？并找到课程，找到适合他们的教学风格。
Safety is the third aspect.And I'm not talking about a safe space that's got lots of nice, soft edges and, and no high things to fall off.I'm talking about safety in terms of mental health and wellbeing.Find a place where the teachers, where the support staff, where the students, are all committed to making sure that the school is a place of safety, particularly for adolescence.
安全是第三个方面。而且我不是在谈论一个安全的空间，里面有很多漂亮、柔软的边缘，而且不会从高处掉下来。我说的是心理健康和福祉方面的安全。要找到一所学校，那里的教师、教辅人员和学生都致力于确保学校的安全，特别是对于青少年来说。
And I'd like to speak for just one moment about the importance of adolescence.We spend a lot of time caring for our little children, but those students who are 13, 14 years old, they need help and care and attention, probably even more, particularly in these, in these times where there's so many challenges for them.
还有，我想谈谈青春期的重要性。我们花了很多时间照顾我们的小孩，但是那些 13、14 岁的学生，他们需要帮助、关心和关注，甚至可能需要更多，尤其是在这个对他们有很多挑战的时候。
So making that work, it's the result of the school and the parents working well together.And this is probably the one thing that I'd say in choosing a good school.
因此，要实现这个结果，是学校和家长共同努力的结果。这可能是我在选择一所好学校时要说的一件事。
Choose a school that you can be engaged with.Choose a school that is going to be a local school.Choose a school that's here in Shenzhen and keep your children with you.
选择一所你能够参与其中的学校。选择一所即将成为本地学校的学校。选择一所位于深圳的学校并让你的孩子和你在一起。
Boarding means that you are separated from your child, and you and the teachers are the two most important aspects in having a successful outcome for your child.So a supportive family and a supportive school will be the best school.
寄宿意味着你要和孩子分开，你和老师是孩子取得成功的两个最重要的方面。
所以能够给予支持家庭以及能够给予支持学校将是最好的学校。
Enormous numbers of studies have shown that every time that you as a parent get involved in your child's school, the effect is long lasting.If you, as a parent are engaged, turn up to conferences, talk to the teachers regularly, are supportive and tell the, let the teachers and the students know that you care.That effect lasts into university.
大量研究表明，作为家长，每次你参与到孩子的学校中去，其影响都是持久的。如果你作为父母参与其中，参加会议，定期与老师交谈，给予支持并告诉他们，让老师和学生知道你的关心。这种影响会一直持续孩子的大学阶段。
If you're involved with your child at ten, that's still having an effect when the child is 20.It's very important that you get involved and you stay connected.
如果你在 10 岁时就与的孩子在一起，那么在孩子 20 岁时仍然会对其产生影响。参与并保持联系非常重要。
And the best school is one that helps you to be part of their education.
最好的学校是帮助你成为他们教育的一部分的学校。
So as an insider, somebody who oversees lots and lots of schools, here are the most important things, stay with the school.Choose one that works for you and stay with it.
所以作为一个业内人士，一个在外国管理过很多很多学校的人，告诉你这里是最重要的事情就是要和学校一起。选择一个适合你的学校并和它一起。
There's an enormous amount of evidence that shows kids improve more quickly when they stay at a school for a long time.Stay involved every time that you, you’re having a positive engagement with the school, the effect lasts for a long time.Stay with your adolescents, care for their wellbeing, because that is the time that they really need your assistance.
有大量证据表明，孩子在同一所学校长时间学习的话，他们的进步会更快。每次你都保持参与，你也积极地参与到学校中去，这种影响会持续很长时间。和你青少年的孩子在一起，关心他们的幸福，因为那是他们真正需要你帮助的时候。
Plan ahead, think about where they're going to end up, and I and start, because the best school is starting and finishing with the same goals in mind.And think about the values.
提前计划，想想他们最终的目标，因为最好的学校是要入学和离开学校时都有着同样的目标。也要考虑价值观。
You'll hear a lot of things about how schools operate and how efficient they are.
你会听到很多关于学校运作方式和效率的事情。
What really it comes down to is, do they care about the same things that you care about.
真正归根结底的是，他们关心的是否和你关心的是同样的事情。
And if you can find a school where there's great alignment, then you're going to have the best school that you can choose.Plenty of research for you to look into if you wish to, or you can just trust me that I've found all of the right information, and that what I've told you here is the truth.
如果你能找到一所和你目标一致的学校，那么你将拥有了你可以选择的最好的学校。如果你愿意，可以大量研究结果提供给你，或者你就不妨相信我，我已经找到了所有正确的信息，并且我在这里告诉你的是事实。
And I thank you very much for indulging me for this 10 minutes. Thank you very much.
我非常感谢大家在这 10 分钟里听我讲这么多。非常感谢。
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