幸福結局=考上好學校？ 我可以做自己了嗎
台大個人申請入學十八日放榜，一如往常，各高中錄取人次大幅地占據了媒體版面。然而，如此大篇幅的報導，正好反映出社會的價值觀：所有動人故事都該有「考上好大學」來作為最佳結局。
所有的大人都告訴我們，要適性發展、讓天賦自由，但是細讀報章雜誌上名人們所舉那些「不補習、快樂學習」佐證案例，最後還不都特別強調「考上第一志願」的圓滿結局；似乎只有這樣的成果，才是公認的成功案例。
My comments: In the book The Element, there are a lot of stories about people who fully develop their potential.
無論記者筆下的主角，選擇就讀社區高中或是高職、將時間投注在熱愛的美術或是運動領域裡，最後的收尾卻一定轉回「同樣錄取知名大學」上。這樣的文章看在十二年國教支持者眼中，似乎大快人心，卻不能安撫多數學子的不安：到頭來，眼前的升學壓力絲毫未變；我們還是只能靠「考上好大學」來博取大人們的欣慰與認可。
「第一志願」一詞，是量化制度下的結果，而十二年國教理念中的「適性揚才」、「多元進路」，不就是為了改變現今這種過分扭曲的狀況嗎？事到如今，與其繼續追逐名校、醫學院的數字，不如慢下腳步，聽聽學子們真正的需求。
My comments: One of the happiest moments in my life is when I heard a former student studying in National Taiwan University of Arts tell me on the phone that she was very happy every day pursuing what she loved in the university.
頂尖，終究是少數；最需要關注的，依舊是占大多數的一般學生。
我們的社會太重視競爭和排名（前陣子大家興奮不已的世界大學聲望排名亦是），總是期待每個人都能大放光彩，這也就是菁英教育總是被過度強調的原因；學生們真正盼望的，是能夠有人對我們說：「做好自己、追自己的夢，這樣就很棒了。」
My comments: Last Friday, knowing that a student got admitted to the Department of Fashion Design at Shih Chien University, I felt like in the seventh heaven. That's where he belongs and he will certainly have a good four years, enjoying what he is learning.
我希望十二年國教的成果，能夠給學生「更多平凡的快樂」。
不知要到什麼時候，才能聽到有人告訴我們「並不是非得做個發光的人不可，學習擁有一顆會發熱的心吧！」
My comments: I couldn't agree more. I remember a scene in the movie Joy Luck Club where one the lead characters June tells her mom that she feels sorry about not having a successful career like the daughters of her mom's friends, all of whom are immigrants from China to the U.S. Upon hearing June's words, her mother tells her in a very soft voice that June's being kind itself is as successful, as valuable as owning an enviable career.
As Steve Jobs said in his famous Stanford commencement speech, life is short, so pursue your dream instead of living other people's life.
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