孩子成才，无关分数

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A GRADE DOES NOT MAKE YOUR CHILD
孩子成才，无关分数
By Vivian Villanueva
小云 译
Once you get into the elementary, high school and college levels, you are entering into the world of 1)percentile grades, grade point averages and “ranking” in class. It’s great when your child gets good grades, and we hope that your child’s love for learning will continue. But be careful not to fall into the trap of pressuring your child into doing things 2)solely to get a high grade.
Similarly, if your child gets an average or low grade in subjects, do not treat him with 3)disdain. In both cases, your child will feel and think that his value as a person is tied into his grade. That’s like saying that your value as an adult, as a person, is dependent upon your 4)salary or 5)position in a company.
A GRADE DOES NOT MAKE YOUR CHILD. Your child is NOT a number. He is a 6)complex being who has so many other valuable 7)characteristics that are missed by the people giving him the grade. Grades only reflect a 8)cumulative score of correct answers, or the value that the teacher is willing to give you for the work you have produced—just as salaries simply reflect what a company can afford to give you for the service you are 9)rendering to it, and your position reflects your scope of responsibility in the company. Grades, (or salaries and positions for that matter) do NOT reflect a person’character, 10)individuality, thoughts, dreams, aspirations and unrealized potential, which are far more important than just getting the right answers in a written test.
So no matter what grade your child gets, treat him the way he deserves to be treated: With a great deal of RESPECT and a whole lot of LOVE. A GRADE DOES NOT MAKE YOUR CHILD.
一旦到了入读小学、中学和大学的阶段，您就要进入百分位分数、平均绩点和班级排名的世界。要是您的孩子成绩斐然，那么好极了，我们希望您的孩子对学习的热情能持续下去。但是，您要当心别让自己掉进就为了要拿高分而压迫孩子去努力的囹圄之中。
同样道理，要是您的孩子学业成绩平平或偏下，请不要瞧不起他。这两种情况，都会让您的孩子感觉并认为他人生的价值完全由学习成绩决定。那就好比您作为大人、作为人的价值，完全由您在公司所获得的薪金或职位来决定一样。
孩子成才，无关分数。孩子不是数字，他是个复杂的个体，他有着许多其他宝贵的闪光点，它们只是被那些给他打分的人忽略了而已。成绩反映的仅仅是由正确答案积累起来的分数或老师对孩子所完成工作的主观评价——就像薪金反映的只是公司所能承担得起的对您付出的服务作出的回报，而职位反映的则是您在公司里的责任范围。分数（或是薪金跟职位，同理而言）并不能反映出一个人的品格、个性、思想、追求、目标与尚待发掘的潜能，而这些都远比在试卷上答对了多少道题重要。
因此，无论您的孩子得了多少分，都要用他值得拥有的方式来对待他：满载着尊重和爱的方式。孩子成才，无关分数。

1) percentile n. 百分位分数，用来显示考生在全体考生中的百分比名次的成绩。考生的百分位分数越高，表示该考生的表现越好。
2) solely adv. 独自地，单独地
3) disdain n. 轻蔑，蔑视
4) salary n. 薪水
5) position n. 位置，职位
6) complex adj. 复杂的，综合的
7) characteristic n. 特性，特征
8) cumulative adj. 累积的
9) render v. 给予，补偿
10) individuality n. 个性，个人的特性