I mentioned earlier that one of the most important things in cultivating resilience is having a role model. I want to share with you now my role model.
我之前提到过培养心理弹性的要事之一 就是要有一个榜样 现在我要告诉你们我的榜样
In fact, the person who is the reason why I decided to become a teacher. Her name is Marva Collins.
实际上 正是因为她 我才决定成为一名教师 她叫Marva Collins
Marva Collins was born in Alabama in the 1930s. Her father was African American; her mother, Native American. She was born at a time in a place.
Marva Collins20世纪30年代生于阿拉巴马州 她父亲是非洲裔美国人 母亲是印地安人 她出生的时候
Where there was a great deal of discrimination. Fortunately, for Marva, her father really believed in her.
种族岐视风行 幸运的是 对于Marva 她父亲对她非常有信心
And said to her from a very young age, "Marva, you can make something of your life. You can become a secretary. "
从小他就对她说 "Marva 你将会有所作为" "你可以成为一名秘书"
Now the reason why he said secretary is because that was where the glass ceiling, or rather concrete ceiling exists.
他之说以说秘书是因为 那就是无形的障碍 或者说是有形的障碍
For a person of her ethnic background, a person of her gender. Marva Collins worked hard.
鉴于她的种族背景 鉴于她的性别 Marva Collins努力工作
She was smart. She succeeded. She made it. And she became a secretary. After a few years of working as a secretary, doing well.
她很聪明 她成功了 她成为了一名秘书 做了几年秘书之后 虽然干得不错