The school system here,
这里的学校系统已经过时了
I’m not sure about America, but it’s outdated.
我不太了解美国的教育系统……
It’s outdated globally.
全球的都过时了
The internet made it outdated because information is a commodity
由于信息商品化 网络使教育系统过时了
and the school system was built on memorization of information.
而教育系统建立在对信息记忆的基础之上
Why do I have to do any math?
为什么我还要学数学？
I have a calculator on my iPhone
我的手机有计算器
that can give you any math
能帮你计算任何数字
I don’t need to know anything
我什么都不必知道
I can ask Siri and Alexa and two seconds they’ll give me the answer.
我可以问Siri和Alexa 它们会在两秒钟内给出答案
you know who cares about the periodic table when I can tell you what…
有了这些工具 谁还会去背元素周期表
Like it’s just so uncomfortably outdated globally
全球教育的过时着实让人感觉不舒服
because it’s predicated on memorization of information
因为在这样一个信息唾手可得
in a world where information at a fingertip
且成本为零的时代里
within a second for zero cost.
教育仍建立在对识记的基础上
The whole thing’s dead.
整个系统都过时了
How do we fix it?
我们如何解决这种困惑？
It’s parent’s responsibility.
这是父母的责任
It’s the parent’s responsibility to not buy into
父母有责任禁止
the self-esteem wrapped up in your child going to a top university.
自己的孩子在进入一流大学后就自我满足
We don’t need to boil the ocean
我们无需知识渊博
parents need to make sure their kids are happy.
父母需要确保孩子快乐
If we all collectively actually gave a crap about the happiness of our children
如果我们全都在意孩子的幸福
it would fix itself.
那么问题就迎刃而解了
Unfortunately, we care more about
不幸的是 比起关心我们的孩子
the judgment of our contemporaries about what our children are accomplishing
我们更关心的是大家觉得
more than caring about our children.
我们的孩子是否有成就
This is an issue of modern-day parenting and insecurity, and keeping up with the Joneses
这是关乎现代家教 危机感及伴随从众的问题
not a school system problem. It is the devastation of our society.
这不是教育系统问题 而是我们社会的灾难
Yeah, cause so many people watching
因为多数人面对这种情况
this will be like “no, you need a University degree.
只会说“不 你需要大学文凭
You need to have to fall back on.”
你需要有这个靠山”
Fall back on what?
靠什么？
Every company’s not requiring a degree to get hired anyway.
不管怎么说 每一家公司招聘都不只看学历
The greatest companies in the world
亚马逊 谷歌
Amazon, Google, are no longer requiring degrees anyway.
世界上最大的公司现在招聘不再要求学历
So what are you falling back on?
那么你要靠什么？
you know that’s like saying you need to keep a horse on hand
这就像你必须时刻养一匹马
just in case the car doesn’t work. It’s ludicrous.
以防汽车坏了能用得上 这很可笑
it is ludicrous.
很可笑
And it’s completely predicated on the framework that the parents grew up with
这完全是建立在父母成长的条条框框里
and more importantly, the judgment that their parents are putting on them
更重要的是 父母强加给他们的评判标准
or how they wanna keep up with everybody else.
或他们想如何跟上他人
Because the people that they eat dinner with at the Country Club on Sunday night
那些周日晚和他们一起在乡村俱乐部吃晚餐的人
their daughter’s going to the big university and they want,it’s just ludicrous.
他们的女儿会上重点大学 所以他们也想让自己的孩子去 这很荒唐
It is sad.I’m a byproduct of parents
这很悲哀 我是父母的副产品
that were strong enough to not care about what other people thought
他们很强大 不在乎别人怎么想
which is why I’m happy
这就是我快乐的原因
and I would like to use what the gift my parents gave to me
我想用父母给我的礼物（快乐成长）
as something that I communicate to the world
作为我和世界交流的指导思想
hopefully inspiring one parent to give that gift to their child.
希望这能启发家长把这种礼物给予他们的孩子
What do you say to that young entrepreneur at school
学校里年轻的企业家
hating school, wanting to leave school, but has to stay at school.
这些厌学 想辍学 却又不得不待在学校的家伙
What do you say to them?
你想对他们说什么？
Enjoy the vacation
享受学校生活
because you’re going to work the rest of your life.
因为你的余生将在工作中度过
Two… Don’t be a hypocrite.
第二 不要做伪君子
If you’re such a tough guy or gal,
你要真有骨气
stop taking mommy and daddy’s money.
就别再花爸妈的钱
If you’re such an entrepreneur
如果你是一名企业家
go buy your own iPhone.
那就去挣钱买苹果手机
Start practicing now.
现在就开始做
The quicker a child gets off a parent’s payroll
孩子越快摆脱父母的供养
the more likely they will be happy in life.
就越可能拥有快乐的生活