我有一次講比例。我數(shù)學(xué)不是很好，但是我當(dāng)時(shí)在教數(shù)學(xué)。然后我下了課，翻看了教師用書。我完全教錯(cuò)了。(笑聲)

　　So I came back to class the next day, and I said, "Look, guys, I need to apologize. I taught the whole lesson wrong. I'm so sorry."

　　所以我第二天回到班上說(shuō)， “同學(xué)們，我要道歉。我昨天的課都教錯(cuò)了。我非常抱歉?！?/p>

　　They said, "That's okay, Ms. Pierson. You were so excited, we just let you go." (Laughter) (Applause)

　　他們說(shuō)，“沒關(guān)系，Pierson老師。你當(dāng)時(shí)教得非常投入，我們就讓你繼續(xù)了?！?(笑聲)(掌聲)

　　I have had classes that were so low, so academically deficient that I cried. I wondered, how am I going to take this group in nine months from where they are to where they need to be? And it was difficult. It was awfully hard. How do I raise the self-esteem of a child and his academic achievement at the same time?

　　我曾經(jīng)教過(guò)程度非常低的班級(jí)，學(xué)術(shù)素養(yǎng)差到我都哭了。我當(dāng)時(shí)就想，我怎么能在9個(gè)月之內(nèi)把這些孩子提升到他們必須具備的水平?這真的很難，太艱難了。我怎么能讓一個(gè)孩子重拾自信的同時(shí)他在學(xué)術(shù)上也有進(jìn)步?

　　One year I came up with a bright idea. I told all my students, "You were chosen to be in my class because I am the best teacher and you are the best students, they put us all together so we could show everybody else how to do it."

　　有一年我有了一個(gè)非常好的主意。我告訴我的學(xué)生們， “你們進(jìn)了我的班級(jí)，因?yàn)槲沂亲詈玫睦蠋?，而你們是最好的學(xué)生，他們把我們放在一起來(lái)給其他人做個(gè)好榜樣?！?/p>

　　One of the students said, "Really?" (Laughter)

　　一個(gè)學(xué)生說(shuō)，“真的嗎?” (笑聲)

　　I said, "Really. We have to show the other classes how to do it, so when we walk down the hall, people will notice us, so you can't make noise. You just have to strut." And I gave them a saying to say: "I am somebody. I was somebody when I came. I'll be a better somebody when I leave. I am powerful, and I am strong. I deserve the education that I get here. I have things to do, people to impress, and places to go."

　　我說(shuō)，“當(dāng)然是真的。我們要給其他班級(jí)做個(gè)榜樣，當(dāng)我們走在樓道里，因?yàn)榇蠹叶紩?huì)注意到我們，我們不能吵鬧。大家要昂首闊步?！?我還給了他們一個(gè)口號(hào)：“我是個(gè)人物。我來(lái)的時(shí)候是個(gè)人物。我畢業(yè)的時(shí)候會(huì)變成一個(gè)更好的人物。我很有力，很強(qiáng)大。我值得在這里受教育。我有很多事情要做，我要讓人們記住我，我要去很多地方。”