We should be radiant.-What did Coach Carter tell us?

The first thing coach Carter did was to sign a contract with the players. The content of the contract is very simple, with only three articles:

1. The overall average score should be kept above 2.3 points;

2. Go to all your classes;

Step 3 sit in the front row

Why did coach Carter sign such a contract with the players? Almost everyone doesn't understand.

Parents are also very angry and have a fierce quarrel with coach Carter:

"The national regulations only require them to get an average score of two or three points to play, but you want them to get two or three points here!"

"If the average score is two points, you must score at least 1050 in the college entrance examination to get an athlete scholarship; If your average score is 2.3, you only need 950 points. 2: 3 is just C+, so it won't be so difficult to keep C+. These children are student athletes, and' students' are the first. "

What is the key to this contract?

It was Carter who redefined each other's roles and his purpose as a coach. Student athletes are first and foremost "students". Similarly, a basketball teacher is a "teacher" first. As a basketball coach, Carter believes that his primary task is to help these students get into college and live a better life, not to win the game. In other words, in the priority level of educational purposes, the lifelong development of this group of players is prior to winning the game.

One is to cultivate better people, and the other is basketball players.

Moreover, for Carter, this goal is not a strategy, but a principle, not just talk, but uncompromising. How uncompromising is it?

Would rather give up the game.

I would rather give up my job.

So, when you stand on the podium, what is your bottom line and what do you think is inalienable?

In the first class, there are many conflicts: from the beginning of these dialogues, teaching begins.

Players are difficult to manage. They respect Carter very much. However, as a mature coach, Carter saw the fear and panic of the players from their performance.

These three dialogues represent three tutorials, namely:

1. Respect yourself;

2. respect others;

3. Live like a winner.

The key to these three dialogues is "self-esteem". In coach Carter's view, because of continuous failures and the identity of black teenagers mixed in the streets, although these players seem impulsive and irritable on the surface, it seems that no one can be provoked. But look down on yourself in your bones and feel inferior. And all attacks, whether verbal attacks, threats or physical violence, are the projection of self-image of inferiority and a kind of self-defense.

People with strong self-esteem are always tolerant and peaceful. So for coach Carter, he was not really angry, angry or afraid because of the provocation of these players, and he didn't fight back. However, there is no connivance or escape. Because Carter at the moment, although still black, is already a psychologically strong black man. He also went out from Richmond Middle School. He knows the living conditions and psychological state of these players. Maybe he has experienced it and feels the same way. This kind of empathy and sympathy may be one of the foundations of his success.

Not only that, on match day, players must also wear suits and ties.

These seemingly irrelevant details are particularly important, even the most important part of education. We must be a person with dignity and high self-esteem. People with high self-esteem will pay attention to their gfd on important occasions and will not swear and attack others at will. And a person who insists on not swearing and addressing each other in a respectful way will become a dignified person and a person with strong self-esteem more easily over time.

Even if you win, you can't swear-

If you are a class teacher, learning is of course very important, but if students are disheveled or competing with each other, the classroom is dirty and students are used to swearing, do you think these are not important, or do you want to start from these places first?

Perhaps, there are also educational mysteries here.

Helping each team member to find self-esteem is the starting point and the end point of education. However, the core fuel of self-esteem is still achievement. As a coach, Carter's core mission is to help each player develop and lead the team to success.

As far as performance is concerned, success seems easy. From the beginning, he seemed to be a winning general. Coach Carter seems to have the ability to turn a stone into gold. In fact, this is a hard training process and an excellent training process. What is the secret?

Secret 1: fear the rules and keep your promise.

Carter's rules are always clear. For example:

If basketball practice starts at three o'clock, everyone who comes after two fifty-five will be late.

All Carter's rules are well thought out. Besides, I have never seen Carter compromise. According to the rule of being late, the first one to be punished is Carter's son.

Among Carter's punishments, "suicide" and push-ups are the most common. Obviously, this is not a simple punishment, but also training.

You can't see Carter asking players to write critical letters, can you?

Secret 2: Pay attention to basic skills.

Before accepting the coaching position, Carter first saw the problems of Richmond basketball team. Therefore, in the first class, Carter emphasized the basic skills:

"Now I can't teach you how to play games until your physical fitness reaches the level that allows me to teach. Gentlemen, stand on the bottom line. To the bottom line! I think you all know what suicide is, so ... I watched the game against St. Francis that night. You all shot well, but you all had problems running on the court.

"If you are late, you have to run for me; If you embarrass me, you should do push-ups. So, either do push-ups or shut up, you choose. "

"Hey, how much are we going to run? Sir. "

"Let's see how much you can run in an hour and seven minutes. Boys, do a good job. I said, this is suicide! Touch the line with your hands! Touch the line by hand! "

"Shit, I can't go on, I can't even walk fast!"

"I know, my leg hurts like hell, too."

Tip 3: Practice deliberately.

The key to deliberate practice is to break down the movements and then practice each key combination to a high degree of automation. In order to enhance interest and memory, Carter gave names to each combination: because of these names, not only the training is more accurate and effective, but also it is easy to guide when playing on the court, and the opposing team members can't figure out our tactics.

This critical moment can also be called coach Carter's "dark moment".

However, this "darkness" is exactly what he asked for.

Under the leadership of coach Carter, Richmond maintained an unbeaten record of 13 games. However, at the critical moment when the champion was coming, he made an incredible decision: the training hall was temporarily closed, and all the players went to the library to study, and they were not allowed to resume training until they reached the standards stipulated in the contract.

This decision is undoubtedly a thunder.

You know, at that time, the whole city was crazy about Richmond, and every game was packed. Everyone expects this team to keep its unbeaten record and win greater achievements. 199965438+1October 4th, because of this incident, Carter went to The New York Times, and this incident became national news. It can be said that Carter angered everyone.

This decision was not made suddenly. There were constant reminders and warnings before, and there were disputes with the principal.

Obviously, no one will think that coach Carter will really close the training hall. Then, when the coach saw the players' achievements, he was shocked and depressed. When everyone went to the training hall again, a big chain lock was hung on the door, and a notice was posted next to it: "Training cancelled, see you in the library."

At this time, the conflict began to break out.

Finally, the Committee voted to lift the ban and open the training hall. Carter also made the decision to leave Richmond Middle School and resign.

Excuse me, why did coach Carter do this? Is it really impossible to compromise?

Really can't.

Because Carter is willing to accept being a basketball coach in Richmond Middle School, the fundamental reason is not money, but because he graduated from this school. He doesn't want these children to follow in the footsteps of their former teammates. If Carter gives in, the meaning of his coming here will be lost. For him, this touched his bottom line.

By contrast, what about other teachers in Richmond Middle School? "As a teacher, when a coach asked me to give a lecture to students, I was very dissatisfied. I don't have this clause in my contract, and now I have more work. Banning the ball has also brought us negative media influence, and the society will question the ability of our teachers. Stop this crazy incident and lift the ban. "

This is the answer of other teachers.

For more teachers, this is just a job.

Of course, when Carter arrived at the training hall to pack up and leave, he saw all the players studying in the training hall. This is a bright ending, but it is not a doomed ending. What if? I'm afraid coach Carter has no choice.

In the film, coach Carter asked Cruz this question many times.

Why ask Cruz? Cruz is a grumpy man. He left the team many times and sold drugs with his uncle, but he witnessed his uncle being killed. Under normal circumstances, his ending is violent death in the street. Coach Carter didn't give an answer, but finally Cruz understood, so he said the most wonderful lines of the whole play:

Our greatest fear is not that others look down on us,

What we are most afraid of is the boundless future.

What we are really afraid of is our bright side,

Not our dark side.

It is futile to drift with the tide all your life.

If we play to our potential,

People around you will naturally follow suit.

Free us from fear,

Our actions can also liberate others.

This passage comes from the inaugural address of black South African President nelson mandela:

Our deepest fear is not that we are powerless;

Our deepest fear is our inestimable potential;

What scares us is the light inside us, not the darkness.

We ask ourselves:

Can I be smart, beautiful, talented and excellent?

Can't we be like this? You are a child of God!

If you shrink yourself and hide your light,

This will not light up the world!

In order to eliminate your anxiety about your surroundings,

If you shrink yourself and live in a narrow world,

It's not good for you to live your true self.

We should be radiant like children and light up the world.

We were born to show the glory of God that exists within us.

This glory not only shines on some people,

Everyone is responsible.

When we let ourselves shine,

We unconsciously allow others to shine their own light.

When we are free from fear,

Our existence also virtually liberated others!

With that, Cruz continued.

Sir, I want to say thank you.

You saved my life.

Coach Carter saved more lives than Cruz?

Yes, we will witness children making all kinds of mistakes on campus and confronting teachers or society in various ways. Therefore, like principals, teachers and even parents, we lower our expectations for our children. However, few of us will think like coach Carter. What are the children really afraid of behind these behaviors?

In general, we would say that they are afraid of failure.

That's right.

Many children don't work hard for fear of failure; Many children learn to attack because they are afraid of being hurt. However, behind the fear of failure, the deeper reason is that children do not believe that they may have such a future. In a state of inferiority, how can they imagine that they can also go to college, smart, beautiful and talented?

In Coach Carter, there is a potential racist theme. Therefore, Cruz finally understood the meaning of what the black leader Mandela said to the black people and was redeemed.

In the eyes of many blacks, they have no future. Fighting, drinking, drug trafficking ... this is the fate of black people. If you tell these black people, you can wear clothes and tie, you can stop swearing, you can get good grades through hard work, you can go to college and live a good life. They don't believe you. Because they don't believe that when such opportunities are presented to them, they often give up, return to the role set by society or their parents, dare not dream, dare not pursue a better future, and dare not become a promising person.

This is related to the self-image in these black people's bones. Once a person has formed such a self-awareness, he will feel safe only if he becomes such himself. Therefore, he will tend to take actions consistent with this self-awareness and dare not become a better self. This is a fear of the future.

Why is this not the fear of failure?

Because the fear of failure is based on the desire for success. Fear of the future is fear of success, a psychological state of not daring to succeed and not believing that you can succeed, and a deep dependence on previous roles or social expectations. People are always bound by their roles.

Black people are not the only ones.

If you stay in the classroom for a long time, you will also be afraid of success. At this time, you can only feel safe if your behavior is consistent with your state. For you, this is me. Let you get out of this state and pursue to be a better yourself. You won't believe or dare to be another self, and you will tightly keep yourself in the original state, which leads to the loss of possibility.

It takes courage to leave this step.

The value of coach Carter is to make students no longer afraid of a bright future, but to rekindle their confidence and confidence in life. In other words, Carter means to free the child from this spell. And this curse is imposed on them by the whole society, including parents who love them.