President Bush Attends Kuwait-America Foundation's Stand for Africa Gala Dinner THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. Mr. Ambassador, thank you for the invitation. You've got a beautiful place here. (Laughte
President Bush Discusses Energy THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. I want to thank Secretary Kempthorne and Secretary Bodman for joining me. For many Americans, there is no more pressing concern than the pr
Most of the educational games that are out there today are really flashcards. 今天的多数教育游戏是过时的，它们只是卡片游戏。 They're glorified drill and practice. 它们都是很耗人的和需要人们的耐心来玩。 They don't have the depth, the r
Most of the educational games that are out there today are really flashcards. 今天的多数教育游戏是过时的，它们只是卡片游戏。 They're glorified drill and practice. 它们都是很耗人的和需要人们的耐心来玩。 They don't have the depth, the r
The next reason that boys' cultures are out of sync with school cultures: 第二个原因是男孩文化与学校文化相脱节： there are fewer male teachers. 有很少的男性教师。 Anybody who's over 15 doesn't know what this means, 任
So I'm here to tell you that we have a problem with boys, 我在这儿是想告诉大家我们的对男孩的教育有问题， and it's a serious problem with boys. 男孩子的教育是个严重问题。 Their culture isn't working in schools, 在学校，男孩文化没有形成。
When we look at the universities, 当我们环顾大学， 60 percent of baccalaureate degrees are going to women now, which is a significant shift. 目前女性占60%的本科学历的人数，这是个巨大的转变。 And in fact, university administrators a
Third reason that boys are out of sync with school today: 第三个原因是男孩与我们今日的学校相脱节： kindergarten is the old second grade, folks. 幼儿园是一种过时的脱节教育。 We have a serious compression of the curriculum happening out
that we are one people, with one home, and one glorious American destiny. 我们是一国之民,有着共同的家园,以及辉煌的美国命运。 We come from all different walks of life - but we all share the same dream - to live in peace and s
Only when we work together with a shared purpose will we carry on the proud tradition of those who came before us. 只有我们为了共同的目的一起努力,我们才将能肩负起那些我们前辈们的自豪传统。 Only when we honor our history will we have con
My Fellow Americans, 我的美国同胞们, I had the profound honor this week of addressing American troops at Fort Myer and speaking to thousands of veterans at the American Legion National Convention. 我很荣幸本周在迈尔堡
From Kansas, I moved on to lovely Arizona, 离开堪萨斯后，我搬到美丽的亚利桑纳州， where I taught in Flagstaff for a number of years, this time with middle school students. 我在Flagstaff小镇教了几年书，这次是教初中的学生。 Luckily, I didn't
In the time that passes between when I was a kid in high school and when I started teaching, 在过去的这几年间，从我还在念高中到我开始教书的时候， we really see the advent of the Internet. 我们真的亲眼目睹网络的发展。 Right about the time th
Fast-forward to Pennsylvania, where I find myself today. 快进到宾州，我现在住的地方。 I teach at the Science Leadership Academy, 我在科学领导学院教书， which is a partnership school between the Franklin Institute and the scho
I have been teaching for a long time, and in doing so have acquired a body of knowledge about kids 我从事教师工作很长一段时间了，而在我教书的过程当中我学了很多关于孩子与学习的知识， and learning that I really wish more people would understan
There are a million pictures that I could click through here, 我有上百万张照片可以展示， and had to choose carefully -- this is one of my favorites -- of students learning, 可我得小心的选择--好，这是我最喜欢的一张--学生正在学习的照片， of wha
My students produced these info-graphics 我的学生们制作了这些信息图表， as a result of a unit that we decided to do at the end of the year responding to the oil spill. 结果是我们决定以这个汇报作为我们学年的总结报告，内容是回应漏油事件。 I asked them
Then again, who's to say that certain types of irrational thinking aren't exactly what the world needs? 话说回来，谁能说我们这个世界不正是需要某些类型的非理性思维吗？ Maybe you've had grand plans before, but stopped yourself, think
Now, I want to start with a question: When was the last time you were called "childish"? 首先我要问大家一个问题：上一回别人说你幼稚是什么时候？ For kids like me, being called childish can be a frequent occurrence. 像我这样的小孩，可能经常会
Now, our inherent wisdom doesn't have to be insider's knowledge. Kids already do a lot of learning from adults, and we have a lot to share. 我们先天的智慧，堪比内行人的知识。小孩已经从大人身上学到许多，而我们也有很多东西可以和大人共享。 I think tha
