在中育貝拉國際高中，有一位被人稱呼為“老舅”的“老頭兒”他總是充滿熱情與幽默， 他時(shí)刻有著溫暖人心的力量，他認(rèn)為自己是最幸運(yùn)的，也是能夠帶來幸運(yùn)的，他自稱“lucky Joe”;在學(xué)生眼中，他詼諧幽默、平易近人，在老師眼中，他既有領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力，又認(rèn)真負(fù)責(zé)任;他深耕教育領(lǐng)域近40年，有著豐厚的閱歷和從教經(jīng)驗(yàn)，依然身體力行，初心不改，他相信，每位學(xué)生都有著改變世界的潛能……他就是，中育貝拉寶藏校長(zhǎng)Joe Doggett。

　　今天，在暑期開學(xué)前，分享下Joe校長(zhǎng)新學(xué)期對(duì)學(xué)生們的期待。

　　Joe Doggett

　　來自常青藤達(dá)特茅斯畢業(yè)，具有38年教學(xué)經(jīng)驗(yàn)，19年校長(zhǎng)管理經(jīng)驗(yàn)，美國校長(zhǎng)代表

　　1、美國名校長(zhǎng)眼中的中國國際教育(中英文)

　　2、在美國執(zhí)教38年，開學(xué)講話上，這位外方校長(zhǎng)卻只和孩子們說了兩個(gè)字

　　Anything you wanna share with us about your summer in the US?

　　“I spent most of my time during July and August in the US, at home, in a town called Croton on Hudson near New York City. I also visited with my family (four brothers and sisters and about 20 nieces and nephews) for a two week family vacation. Every summer we gather for about at the beach in New Jersey. We very much enjoy each other’s company, so catching up and sharing stories from the year is an annual highlight for me. Some of my family members live in California, some of them are in the New York City area, and others are in Massachusetts. That makes it difficult to connect, so we all make it a point each summer to schedule the same vacation time so that we can meet at the same Jersey Shore location at which we have been vacationing together since we were young children. It is always a fun and relaxing way to spend time and see everyone. I also was able to do some cultural things in New York City that were on my “to do” list. I saw the Broadway productions of the plays Hamilton and To Kill a Mockingbird, visited some museums in the city, took in a couple of Red Sox (baseball) games, and found time to catch up with many friends who live in in the New York and Boston areas.

　　“7月和8月期間，我大部分時(shí)間都在美國，在紐約附近一個(gè)叫克羅頓的小鎮(zhèn)上度過。我還和我的家人(四個(gè)兄弟姐妹和大約20個(gè)侄女和侄子)一起度過了兩周的家庭假期。每年夏天我們都在新澤西州的海灘上聚會(huì)。我們非常喜歡彼此的陪伴，所以，對(duì)我來說，相聚和分享這一年的故事是每年的亮點(diǎn)。我的一些家庭成員住在加利福尼亞，其中的一些人在紐約市，還有一些人在馬薩諸塞州。這就使得我們很難聚到一起，所以我們每年夏天都要安排相同的假期，這樣我們就可以在一起度假的澤西海岸地點(diǎn)見面。這總是一個(gè)有趣和放松的方式花時(shí)間和大家見面。我還能在紐約市完成我“任務(wù)”清單上的事情。我看了百老匯的戲劇《漢密爾頓》和《殺死一只知更鳥》，參觀了該市的一些博物館，看了幾場(chǎng)紅襪隊(duì)(棒球)的比賽。并抽時(shí)間和住在紐約和波士頓地區(qū)的朋友們聊聊。

　　Professionally, one thing I spent time on was meeting with a good friend of mine, the Headmaster of my former high school, who now works in the US for the most important organization that does accreditation for private high schools and colleges. “Accreditation” means that an official agency comes and looks at everything about your school -- the curriculum and the faculty, the students and the facilities, the finances, the canteen services, the admissions office and every other aspect of the program -- and makes sure all is as it should be. You know, “accurate.” And, if all aspects of your school are judged to be strong and consistent with the way you advertise them to be for your families, you get official accreditation that certifies that you are a good school doing things the right way. In the United States, Canada, England and Australia, being accredited as a school is very important, because that means everyone looks at your program and says “good school.” It is, essentially, getting official approval by informed experts who understand education. The organization my friend works with is the most well respected accrediting agency in the US; they do accreditation for all of the top colleges, universities and private high schools. They are, for the first time, looking into accrediting International High Schools (in China) and are in the early stages of investigating how the process might work here. It has never been done before, so it promises to be an interesting adventure. EduChina would certainly like to be one of those schools that becomes approved in this way, so I met with my friend to talk about how I might be able to play a role in such an undertaking.

　　專業(yè)上，我花了時(shí)間和我的一個(gè)好朋友見面，他是我以前高中的校長(zhǎng)，現(xiàn)在在美國為一家最重要的機(jī)構(gòu)工作，該機(jī)構(gòu)為私立高中和大學(xué)提供認(rèn)證。“認(rèn)證”指的是一個(gè)官方機(jī)構(gòu)來檢查學(xué)校的一切——課程和教師，學(xué)生和設(shè)施，財(cái)政，食堂服務(wù)，招生辦公室和其他方面——確保一切都是正常的。你知道，“真實(shí)”，而且，如果你的學(xué)校的所有方面都被認(rèn)為是強(qiáng)大的，并且與你宣傳的方式一致，你就會(huì)得到官方的認(rèn)可，證明你是一個(gè)以正確方式做事情的好學(xué)校。在美國、加拿大、英國和澳大利亞，被認(rèn)可為一所學(xué)校是非常重要的，因?yàn)檫@意味著每個(gè)人都在看你的課程并說“好學(xué)校”。從本質(zhì)上說，它得到了了解教育的知情專家的正式批準(zhǔn)。我的朋友與之合作的組織是美國最受尊敬的認(rèn)證機(jī)構(gòu);他們?yōu)樗�有的學(xué)院、大學(xué)和私立高中進(jìn)行認(rèn)證。這是他們次對(duì)國際高中(在中國)的認(rèn)證進(jìn)行調(diào)查，目前正處于調(diào)查這一過程如何在中國運(yùn)作的早期階段。它從來沒有這樣做過，所以它有望是一個(gè)有趣的冒險(xiǎn)。中育貝拉當(dāng)然想成為這樣被認(rèn)可的學(xué)校之一，所以我和我的朋友討論了我如何能夠在這樣的事業(yè)中發(fā)揮作用。

　　Will there be anything new you wanna bring for the coming semester, in terms of our new teacher, new course, new textbook...

　　1. I’m very much looking forward to our second year on the Daxing campus, and hope it will be a “settling in” year now we know how things work. We learned a lot last year about how to take best advantage of our facilities, so mostly I want this year to be a stabilizing experience. At at the same time, however, we will not be standing still! For example, we are launching a new Japanese Program, that’s something I’m excited about. We are introducing three AP courses into our twelfth grade program, and, in fact, our twelfth grade program all by itself is a new feature. We will have eight or nine new teachers joining us this year (a combination of foreigners and bilingual Chinese instructors) and it’s always exciting to learn from fresh perspectives and different experiences that these newcomers bring to the table. We are also strengthening our Home Teacher program by devoting more resources and attention in that area. So, between some new curriculum offerings, a new Japanese Program, new teachers, a new grade level -- there will be novelty alongside the familiar things.

　　我非常期待我們?cè)诖笈d校園的第二年，希望這將是一個(gè)“安定下來”的一年，現(xiàn)在我們知道事情是如何運(yùn)作的了。去年我們學(xué)到了很多如何充分利用我們的設(shè)施，所以我希望今年能成為一個(gè)穩(wěn)定的一年。但同時(shí)，我們也不會(huì)一成不變的!例如，我們正在推出一個(gè)新的日本項(xiàng)目，這是我很興奮的事情。我們?cè)谖覀兊氖�二年�?jí)課程中引入了三個(gè)AP課程，事實(shí)上，我們的十二年級(jí)課程本身就是一個(gè)新的特點(diǎn)。今年，我們將有八、九名新教師加入進(jìn)來(他們是外教和中文雙語教師的結(jié)合)，從這些新來者帶來的新鮮視角和不同經(jīng)驗(yàn)的學(xué)習(xí)總是令人興奮的。我們也在加強(qiáng)我們的班主任計(jì)劃，在這方面投入更多的資源和關(guān)注。因此，在一些新的課程設(shè)置、新的日本課程、新的教師、新的年級(jí)之間，除了熟悉的事物外，還會(huì)有新奇的事物。

　　What are your expectations for freshmen students and old students?

　　Here is what I hope our students will dedicate themselves to in the year ahead. I want them to do four things: One, I want them to work hard and give the best of their ability. Two, I want them to be honest in their intentions, honest about trying to improve, honest about listening to their teachers’ suggestions, honest about their own commitment to achieving their goals. Third, I want them to learn from their mistakes, because they are going to make mistakes, and so are we as adults. That’s OK. What is important is for all of us to learn from our errors and become better for the experience. And finally, I want them to be kind. I want them to be kind to each other, kind to their teachers, and kind to the environment and their surroundings. I want them to be especially kind to those who don’t get the notice they should – the canteen workers, the gardeners, the guards, the housekeeping staff members -- who put in so much effort to make it possible for students to have the opportunity to make their lives better. Work hard, have honest intentions, learn from mistakes and be kind. It’s a good list.

　　下面是我希望我們的學(xué)生在未來的一年里為之奉獻(xiàn)的東西。我要他們做四件事：，我要他們努力工作，盡其所能。第二，我希望他們誠實(shí)地表達(dá)自己的意圖，誠實(shí)地努力提高，誠實(shí)地聽取老師的建議，誠實(shí)地表達(dá)自己對(duì)實(shí)現(xiàn)目標(biāo)的承諾。第三，我希望他們從錯(cuò)誤中吸取教訓(xùn)，因?yàn)樗麄儠?huì)犯錯(cuò)誤，我們也是成年人，沒關(guān)系。重要的是，我們所有人都要從錯(cuò)誤中吸取教訓(xùn)，為獲得更好的經(jīng)驗(yàn)而努力。最后，我希望他們彼此善良，對(duì)彼此好，對(duì)老師好，對(duì)環(huán)境和周圍環(huán)境好。我希望關(guān)注那些沒有得到重視的人，比如：食堂員工、園丁、警衛(wèi)、保潔人員——他們付出了巨大的努力，使學(xué)生有機(jī)會(huì)過上更好的生活。努力學(xué)習(xí)，有誠實(shí)的意圖，從錯(cuò)誤中吸取教訓(xùn)，善待他人。這是一個(gè)很好的過程。

　　My way of summarizing this for students is to use a simple phrase: “Be good today, and be better tomorrow.” That’s what I want them to do every single day. Be good today, be just a little bit better tomorrow. If every one of us in the community can achieve this daily goal, it will be a terrific year!

　　我總結(jié)學(xué)生們的方法是用一個(gè)簡(jiǎn)單的短語：“今天做個(gè)好學(xué)生，明天做個(gè)更好的學(xué)生。”我希望他們每天都這么做，越來越優(yōu)秀。如果我們每個(gè)人都能實(shí)現(xiàn)這個(gè)日常目標(biāo)，這將是一個(gè)了不起的一年!