2， If a child senses a teacher did not care, then all the textbooks and fancy ,new, carpeted facilities are not going to get  that  child to learn.
译：如果一个孩子感觉到，这位老师并不在乎（他和他的学习），那么，无论教科书是多么好，学校设备是多么优越，这个孩子都不会愿意主动学习的。

3， I am going to love you even when you don’t love yourself.
译：即使你不爱你自己，我也同样爱你。（对孩子说的）

4， In this messed up world, the only children who are going to make something of themselves are those who come from strong parents or those who have had a strong teacher. One or the other. Or both.
译：在这个混乱的世界里，那些最终能成就他们自我的孩子，不是来自于内心强大的父母，就是来自于一位强大的老师，或者是既有强大的父母又有强大的老师。

5， Until you reveal a larger world to children, they don’t realize there is anything to reach for.
译：你要向孩子们展示一个更大的世界，否则，孩子们并不知道他们的目标是什么。

6， A teacher should help develop a child’s character, help build a positive self-image. I was concerned about everything---attitudes,manners, grooming.
译：一位教师应该帮助培养孩子的性格，给他们一个建立一个正面的自我形象。我关于孩子们的各个方面——他们的态度，他们的举止，他们的卫生。

7， As an adult I have come to understand how important it is to be openly affectionate with a child, to be sensitive to a child’s feelings.
译：作为成年人，我终于懂得，对孩子温柔，并且对他们的情绪保持敏感是多么重要。

8， I never believed a teacher should pretend to be perfect. A teacher who never displays any human weakness makes children self-conscious about admitting their own.
译：我从不认为一位老师应该假装完美。倘若一位老师从不展示TA人性的弱点，那么长此以往，孩子们在潜意识层面里面都就害怕承认他们的错误或弱点。

9， A winner never quits and a quiter never wins. Winners in life respond positively to pressure.
译：胜利者就是坚持到底的人。生活的胜利者懂得用积极的态度对待压力。

10， We forget how sensitive children can be and how fragile their egos are. It is painful for a child to be told “ This is wrong” .Rather than punishing ,teachers and parents should encourage continued effort”This is good. It is a wonderful try. But it is not quite right, Let’s try correcting this together.”
译：我们似乎忘记了孩子们是多么勇敢、他们的自我是多么脆弱。对于孩子来说，对他们说“你错了”是非常痛苦的经历。教师和父母都不应该选择惩罚，而应该鼓励孩子们去坚持，“这样很好，尝试得不错，但不完全正确，我们一起来看看问题出在哪儿”

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