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鼓励释放潜能 （美国）哈维·麦凯 陈荣生 译
（图片欣赏——刘忠东摄/湛江） 有一次，爱迪生的老师说爱迪生是个智力差的学生。他母亲对这个评价很愤怒，就带他离开学校，在家里教他。 1907年11月29日，爱迪生在一次访谈中透露了这一事件。他说： “有一天，我无意中听到老师对学校督导说我'头脑混乱’，不值得让我继续留在学校。我被这最后一根稻草伤害得非常严重，哭着跑出学校回家，把这件事告诉了我母亲。然后我发现了有一个好母亲是一件多么好的事情。 “她站出来做我的坚强后盾。母爱被唤醒，母亲的骄傲被伤到了痛处。她带我回学校，生气地对老师说他不知道他在说些什么，说我比他本人更有智力，还说了很多类似的话。 “其实，她是一个男孩子曾经有过的最热情的支持者，所以我在那个时候就决定了我一定要配得上她的支持，一定要展现给她看她的信任没有放错地方。” 积极鼓励的话，可以帮助改变任何人的命运。 从很多方面来说，爱迪生太太本人就是一位天才，至少在激励和鼓励她儿子方面是一位天才。她知道他会成为历史上最多产的发明家和思想家之一吗？也许是不知道的，但她不会像他那位无情的老师那样，是不会冒险去限制他的潜能的。 （译自《成功》） 您若认为此文对教育有益，敬 请 传 阅、推 荐、转 载。 原文如下，若有问题，可留言，我将尽量回答。 Encouragement Unleashes Potential Thomas Edison’s teacher said he was a poor student. His mother was furious at that characterization and took him out of school and taught him at home. Edison gave this account of the incident in an interview published on Nov. 29, 1907: “One day I overheard the teacher tell the inspector that I was 'addled’ and it would not be worthwhile keeping me in school any longer. I was so hurt by this last straw that I burst out crying and went home and told my mother about it. Then I found out what a good thing a good mother is. “She came out as my strong defender. Mother love was aroused, mother pride wounded to the quick. She brought me back to school and angrily told the teacher that he didn’t know what he was talking about, that I had more brains than he himself, and a lot more talk like that. “In fact, she was the most enthusiastic champion a boy ever had, and I determined right then that I would be worthy of her and show her that her confidence was not misplaced.” A positive word of encouragement can help change anyone’s destiny. In many ways, Mrs. Edison was a genius herself, at least at motivating and encouraging her son. Did she know that he would become one of the most prolific inventors and thinkers in history? Perhaps not, but she wasn’t going to risk limiting his potential the way his unfeeling teacher was willing to. |
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