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美国佛罗里达州一个9岁小萝莉最近火得不行，在教育委员会面前发表演讲，义愤填膺地谴责学校的应试教育(FSA)。不过这还没完，小萝莉居然又提议一年多考几次试...不过无论如何，她的演讲勇气和技巧令我钦佩，大家对照这下文的中英双语，一起学习一下吧!
一切要先从佛罗里达州标准化考试(Florida Standards Assessment)说起。
Hello, fellow members of the school board. Today I will express my concerns
about the FSA testing. I consider myself a well-educated young lady. However,
with FSA tests, my 5 years of school all on honor roll do not matter.
教育委员们，大家好。今天，我要谈谈我对FSA考试的看法。我认为自己是一位受过良好教育的年轻女士。但是，有了FSA考试后，即便我年年都是优等生，我五年的校园时光也毫无意义了。
This testing looks at me as a number. One test defines me as either a
failure or a success through a numbered rubric. One test at the end of the year
that the teacher or myself will not even see the grade until after the school
year is already over. I do not feel that all this FSA testing is accurate to
tell how successful I am. It doesn't take in account all of my knowledge and
abilities, just a small percentage.
FSA考试将我看作一个数字，一场考试就能通过分数决定我的成败。考试在年底举行，直到学年结束后，老师和我本人才看到成绩。
我觉得，FSA考试都不能准确衡量我是否学业有成。这种考试并不能面面俱到，只考察了我的知识和能力的一小部分而已。
Here are my concerns. First of all, I do not feel good about a form in the
FSA that you have to sign ensuring that you can’t even discuss the test with
your parents. I am not comfortable signing something like this. I have the right
to talk to my parents about any and everything related to school and my
education.
以下是我的几点看法。首先，让我感觉不舒服的是，学生必须要签署一份FSA协议，根据协议你甚至不能跟父母讨论与FSA考试相关的内容。我对签署这样的协议感到不自在。我有权和父母讨论关系到我学校和学业的所有事情，任何一件都可以。
Second, why am I being forced to take a test that hasn’t even been tested
on students here in Florida, so how can it be valid and accurate on what I know?
Why are we taking up most of the year stressing and prepping for one test at the
end of the year when we should be taking tests throughout the year that really
measure our abilities? My opinion is that we should take a test at the beginning
of the year, middle, and at the end of the school year to accurately measure
what we know.
其次，凭什么我要被迫接受这种从未在佛罗里达州运行过的考试机制?这种考试如何才能准确有效地考查我的知识呢?为什么我们要花一年中的绝大多数精力，来准备年底的一场考试，而不是一年多考来真正衡量我们的能力?我认为，我们应该在开学、期中、期末各考一次，这样才能准确衡量我们所学到的东西。
Third, the stress and pressure that this testing puts on me and I'm sure
most students is not healthy. Why should we have so much stress about one test
when we should be learning and having fun in school? With all of this testing in
school, more fun things in school such as recess are being eliminated because of
all of the training for the tests.
第三点，FSA考试给我带来的压力是不健康的，我相信大多数学生也和我一样承受着这样的压力。我们本该在学校学习、玩乐，为什么因为一场考试绷紧神经呢?为了准备考试，我们在学校的娱乐活动，包括休息时间都被占用了。
So ladies and gentlemen of the school board, I urge you to put a stop to
high stakes testing today. It is not good for the schools, teachers, and
students. Parents and students, contact your governor to put a stop to all this
standardized testing. Thank you very much for your time."
所以，教育委员会的女士们、先生们，我强烈要求你们取消目前的这种高风险考试。这种考试对学校、对老师、对学生都不好。家长们、同学们，请联系学校董事，取消这种标准化考试吧!非常感谢你们来听我的演讲。
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发表于 2016-7-12 22:07:00