你唯一能驾驭的是自己的改变


在伦敦闻名世界的威斯敏斯特大教堂地下室的墓碑林中,有一块闻名遐迩的墓碑。并非墓碑的主人声名显赫,而是碑文深深地震撼着每一位读者:

When I wasyoung and free and my imagination had no limits, I dreamed of changing theworld.

As I grew older and wiser, Idiscovered the world would not change, so I shortened my sights somewhat anddecided to change only my country. But it, too, seemed immovable.

As I grew into my twilight years, inone last desperate attempt, I settled for changing only my family, thoseclosest to me, but alas, they would have none of it.

And now, as I lie on my death bed, Isuddenly realize:If I hadonly changed myself first, then by example I would have changed my family.Fromtheir in spiration and encouragement, I would then have been able to better mycountry,and who knows, I may have even changed the world.

意思是:当我年轻的时候,我的想像力从没有受到过限制,我梦想改变这个世界。

当我成熟以后,我发现我不能改变这个世界,我将目光缩短了些,决定只改变我的国家。

当我进入暮年后,我发现我不能改变我的国家,我的最后愿望仅仅是改变一下我的家庭。但是,这也不可能。

当我躺在床上,行将就木时,我突然意识到:如果一开始我仅仅去改变我自己,然后作为一个榜样,我可能改变我的家庭;在家人的帮助和鼓励下,我可能为国家做一些事情。然后谁知道呢?我甚至可能改变这个世界。

从学习到应用上最大的障碍是知识和情境结合的障碍——我们遇到的情境常常和课堂上老师传授的理想情境有较大出入。于是,大多数人就出现了迁移障碍,只要学生找到教学情景和实际情境的一点不同,就会以此唯有否定知识的适用性。从环境上找原因很容易进入辩护模式,从自身找原因或寻求变通才是学习模式,焦点在内是学习状态的重要标志。我经常开玩笑说:难道找到不到电线杆子的狗要被尿憋死不成?等环境改变会陷入一种抱怨、无助的状态,自我调适才是学习状态。

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