在中育贝拉国际高中，有一位被人称呼为“老舅”的“老头儿”他总是充满热情与幽默， 他时刻有着温暖人心的力量，他认为自己是最幸运的，也是能够带来幸运的，他自称“lucky Joe”;在学生眼中，他诙谐幽默、平易近人，在老师眼中，他既有领导力，又认真负责任;他深耕教育领域近40年，有着丰厚的阅历和从教经验，依然身体力行，初心不改，他相信，每位学生都有着改变世界的潜能……他就是，中育贝拉宝藏校长Joe Doggett。

　　今天，在暑期开学前，分享下Joe校长新学期对学生们的期待。

　　Joe Doggett

　　来自常青藤达特茅斯毕业，具有38年教学经验，19年校长管理经验，美国最优秀校长代表

　　1、美国名校长眼中的中国国际教育(中英文)

　　2、在美国执教38年，开学讲话上，这位外方校长却只和孩子们说了两个字

　　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月期间，我大部分时间都在美国，在纽约附近一个叫克罗顿的小镇上度过。我还和我的家人(四个兄弟姐妹和大约20个侄女和侄子)一起度过了两周的家庭假期。每年夏天我们都在新泽西州的海滩上聚会。我们非常喜欢彼此的陪伴，所以，对我来说，相聚和分享这一年的故事是每年的亮点。我的一些家庭成员住在加利福尼亚，其中的一些人在纽约市，还有一些人在马萨诸塞州。这就使得我们很难聚到一起，所以我们每年夏天都要安排相同的假期，这样我们就可以在一起度假的泽西海岸地点见面。这总是一个有趣和放松的方式花时间和大家见面。我还能在纽约市完成我“任务”清单上的事情。我看了百老汇的戏剧《汉密尔顿》和《杀死一只知更鸟》，参观了该市的一些博物馆，看了几场红袜队(棒球)的比赛。并抽时间和住在纽约和波士顿地区的朋友们聊聊。

　　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.

　　专业上，我花了时间和我的一个好朋友见面，他是我以前高中的校长，现在在美国为一家最重要的机构工作，该机构为私立高中和大学提供认证。“认证”指的是一个官方机构来检查学校的一切——课程和教师，学生和设施，财政，食堂服务，招生办公室和其他方面——确保一切都是正常的。你知道，“真实”，而且，如果你的学校的所有方面都被认为是强大的，并且与你宣传的方式一致，你就会得到官方的认可，证明你是一个以正确方式做事情的好学校。在美国、加拿大、英国和澳大利亚，被认可为一所学校是非常重要的，因为这意味着每个人都在看你的课程并说“好学校”。从本质上说，它得到了了解教育的知情专家的正式批准。我的朋友与之合作的组织是美国最受尊敬的认证机构;他们为所有顶尖的学院、大学和私立高中进行认证。这是他们第一次对国际高中(在中国)的认证进行调查，目前正处于调查这一过程如何在中国运作的早期阶段。它从来没有这样做过，所以它有望是一个有趣的冒险。中育贝拉当然想成为这样被认可的学校之一，所以我和我的朋友讨论了我如何能够在这样的事业中发挥作用。

　　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.

　　我非常期待我们在大兴校园的第二年，希望这将是一个“安定下来”的一年，现在我们知道事情是如何运作的了。去年我们学到了很多如何充分利用我们的设施，所以我希望今年能成为一个稳定的一年。但同时，我们也不会一成不变的!例如，我们正在推出一个新的日本项目，这是我很兴奋的事情。我们在我们的十二年级课程中引入了三个AP课程，事实上，我们的十二年级课程本身就是一个新的特点。今年，我们将有八、九名新教师加入进来(他们是外教和中文双语教师的结合)，从这些新来者带来的新鲜视角和不同经验的学习总是令人兴奋的。我们也在加强我们的班主任计划，在这方面投入更多的资源和关注。因此，在一些新的课程设置、新的日本课程、新的教师、新的年级之间，除了熟悉的事物外，还会有新奇的事物。

　　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.

　　下面是我希望我们的学生在未来的一年里为之奉献的东西。我要他们做四件事：第一，我要他们努力工作，尽其所能。第二，我希望他们诚实地表达自己的意图，诚实地努力提高，诚实地听取老师的建议，诚实地表达自己对实现目标的承诺。第三，我希望他们从错误中吸取教训，因为他们会犯错误，我们也是成年人，没关系。重要的是，我们所有人都要从错误中吸取教训，为获得更好的经验而努力。最后，我希望他们彼此善良，对彼此好，对老师好，对环境和周围环境好。我希望关注那些没有得到重视的人，比如：食堂员工、园丁、警卫、保洁人员——他们付出了巨大的努力，使学生有机会过上更好的生活。努力学习，有诚实的意图，从错误中吸取教训，善待他人。这是一个很好的过程。

　　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!

　　我总结学生们的方法是用一个简单的短语：“今天做个好学生，明天做个更好的学生。”我希望他们每天都这么做，越来越优秀。如果我们每个人都能实现这个日常目标，这将是一个了不起的一年!