Name: TEDx】我十七歲｜凱特-西蒙茲｜TEDx博伊西｜TEDxBoise (【TEDx】I'm Seventeen | Kate Simonds | TEDxBoise)
Uploaded: 2021-01-14T05:37:43.000Z
Duration: 13 min 39 s

Upon hearing me say this or seeing the title of this talk, "I'm 17",

聽見我的話，或看到我的標題寫「我十七歲」，

she must have done something incredible that she can teach me about.

一定是因為她做了什麼了不起的事情可以和人分享。

Maybe she-- I don't know, what did she do to deserve a TED talk?

也許她...，我不知道，她為什麼能來 TED 演講？

是因為她在十五歲時，投資在一間新創公司

from investing in a successful startup company at age 15?

Maybe she cured some disease accidentally while interning in a lab

也許是她去實習時，有些疾病被她治療好了，

or maybe she received a perfect score on her SATs at the age of 7.

或是她七歲時在 SAT 大考裡獲得優異的成績。

I haven't done any of these things unfortunately

so here's the reason why I'm talking today:

而我今天在這裡演講的原因是：

When I took this stage, you all assumed that I'm some child genius

當我站上這講台，你們會覺得我可能是天才兒童，

or some accredited creator because I'm 17.

或是某位被認可的創作家，因為我才十七歲。

I must have done something worthy of your attention.

我一定做了什麼值得吸引你們注意的事。

Yet, the only qualification to being a TED speaker is to have an idea.

然而，能擔任 TED 講者唯一的資格就是有想法。

you're only respecting me because I'm on this stage.

你們尊重我只因為我站在這台上。

Maybe it's because you like my extremely high heels

可能因為你們喜歡我非常高的高跟鞋，

but I don't think that's the reason why I should have your respect.

但我覺得這不應是我能獲得你們尊重的原因。

I don't think that I should have to be a high school millionaire

我不認為我應該要是一個擁有百萬的高中生，

or to have cured an epidemic to be worth listening to.

或是能醫治好傳染病才值得被人傾聽。

I think that any idea should be respected no matter the age of who it comes from.

我認為每一個想法都該被尊重，不管年齡，不管來自何方。

My voice has been disrespected what seems like hundreds of times.

我的話曾受到人無數次的不尊重。

I've been told by adults that I'm not ready to vote

大人告訴我，我還不夠資格去投票，

even though I keep up with politics, and I'm sure of my beliefs.

即便我跟上政治議題，也確信我的信念。

I've been told to stop fighting for equality

because I have a little voice, and it won't fix anything.

因為我微小的聲音，什麼也幫不了。

The difference is, no one would say those things to an adult.

而差別在於，沒有人會這樣對大人說話。

Any adult that fights for a cause like that

任何一個大人為了那樣的事情去抗爭，

would be deemed a courageous and dedicated hero

就被認為是勇敢且奉獻自己的英雄。

but because I'm 17, I'm naïve and ignorant.

但就因為我十七歲，所以我就是幼稚和無知。

I have years of experience of my voice not mattering and not being respected.

有好幾年，我所說的話一直不被人當作一回事。

I'm even told, according to a Life Science article from 2008,

甚至看了生命科學2008年的期刊，有篇文章說到，

that because I'm a teenager, I can't experience empathy

因為我是個年輕人，所以我無法擁有同情心。

to understand and share the feelings of an other.

可以去了解對方和分享彼此的感受。

Now, without any quantifiable data or scientific evidence

現在呢，撇除任何有效資料或科學證據，

when I understood the assumptions you made when I took this stage.

就是當我明白你們看見我在台上而有的猜測。

Now with empathy because I can relate to you,

因著有同情心，因為我和你們有關係，

I understand your hesitations to my qualifications

我能理解你們對於我能力的疑惑，

because when I was picked for this TED talk,

But by this time, I hope I've gained your respect.

但這次，我希望能得到你們的尊重。

I say "gained" because unlike the other speakers, I didn't have it initially.

我會說「得到」，是因為我不像其他講者，這是我一開始沒有的。

The reason I'm so passionate about this is because of my work

我之所以對於這個如此熱情，是因為我

with a local non-profit organization which is called One Stone.

在一個名叫 One Stone 的非營利組織裡面工作。

One Stone is a student-run, official 501(c) non-profit,

One Stone 由學生經營，是聯邦 501(c) 條款中的非營利組織，

and after joining as a sophomore in high school,

I learnt how to create a budget, to run an interview,

我學到了如何建立預算、如何舉辦採訪、

how to speak in front of large groups like this one

如何在像這麼大群的人面前講話，

and most importantly, how to problem solve.

最重要的，是我學習如何解決問題。

no one ever questioned the validity of my thoughts.

沒有人會質疑我的想法是否正確。

讓我告訴你們，我們真的做了許多事情。

But things would change the second I'd leave the building.

但事情發生在我從公司走出去，

I'd try talking to an adult about something I'd be working on,

我試著和一位大人訴說某些我在進行的工作，

my research or a project, and they would ask me, "What do you know?"

我的研究和計畫，而他們會問我：「妳知道什麼？」

All teens are asked this, "What do you know? How could you know this?

所有年輕人都被這樣問：「你知道什麼？你又是怎麼知道的？

We are asked this when we talk about politics, education,

我們總被這樣問，當我們談論到政治、教育

even with what we want to do with our lives

甚至關於我們生命中想做的事，

全因為我們「太年輕所以不懂。」

Just because we have vertical driver's licenses

只因為我們是垂直式汽車駕照，

and you all have horizontal driver's licenses,

但很明顯的是，我們都不懂什麼是愛。

We can't know what we should or shouldn't believe,

我們不知道我們是不是該相信，

we don't get to deserve, we don't get to  talk about education or politics

我們不夠有資格，不能談論有關教育及政治，

because we don't live in the equal real world.

因為我們住在一個不平等的真實世界裡。

We actually do not get to speak for ourselves.

Now at this point, you may have noticed that I'm not using slides.

你們可能有注意到我並沒有使用投影片，

Part of the reason why is that I don't really need them

部分原因是因為我不需要用到，

but to be honest with you, the real reason why is that this is a really unique chance

但老實和你們說，真正的原因是因為能夠得到你們的注意，

for a student like me to have your attention,

這對於一個學生來說是很特別的機會。

so I'm going to strategically direct 100 % of it to myself.

所以我要百分之百有策略地讓你們專注在我身上。

From my contrasting experiences at One Stone

從我在 One Stone 裡不同的經驗，

and with the help of the amazing teachers I've had,

以及很棒的老師們給予我的協助，

I've become fully aware of the constant belittling that occurs to student voices.

我越來越意識到學生們的聲音不斷地被輕視。

Look at our education system; as students, we have no say

看看我們的教育體制，身為一個學生，沒有辦法說我們

in what we learn or how we learn it, yet we're expected to absorb it all,

學到了什麼或如何學習，但我們卻被期望能吸收全部的知識。

take it all in, and be able to run the world someday.

所有都要記下來，然後有一天能夠使用。

We're expected to raise our hands to use the restroom, then 3 months later

我們被要求上廁所前要舉手，而三個月後

be ready to go to college or have a full time job,

要準備去上大學，然後有一個全職的工作，