If there's one thing that 'No Child Left Behind' has proven, it's that more academics don't make for smarter children - or even higher test scores. And yet we somehow refuse to accept this reality.

  • -- Darell Hammond 哈蒙德

如果有一件事“不让一个孩子掉队”已经得到了证实,那就是更多的学业并不能造就更聪明的孩子,甚至不能造就更高的考试分数。然而我们不知何故拒绝接受这个现实。

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Oversimplification is now a common term of reproach in academic discussions; everyone is against oversimplification. But there is no parallel term nearly as frequently used to describe the opposite phenomenon, which surely occurs as often, if not more so.

如今,在学术讨论中,过分简单化是一个常见的指责用语;每个人都反对过于简单化。但是,几乎没有一个平行术语像它那样频繁地用于描述相反的现象,而相反的现象即使没有发生得更多,也肯定会发生得同样频繁。

What we've proven is that you can protect the environment, use it wisely and grow the economy and that there is no conflict between the two.

我们已经证明,你可以保护环境,明智地使用它,发展经济,这两者之间没有冲突。

In some parts of life, like mathematics and science, yeah, I was a genius. I would top all the top scores you could ever measure it by.

在生活的某些方面,比如数学和科学,是的,我是个天才。我会在所有你能衡量的高分中名列前茅。

I think it's really unfortunate that academics have been sidelined in most important policy debates.

我认为,学术界在大多数重要的政策辩论中被边缘化,这真的很不幸。

My scores don't dictate who I am.

我的分数不能决定我是谁。