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Over the years I added three more choices as ways to celebrate the day. My students could share something or someone they were thankful for. We called this "perpetual good news." Another option was to say something complimentary about a classmate, and the last one was to share something funny -- as long as it was clean. They have implications for all of us —at school, within our families, in the workplace, among friends, everywhere.
這么多年中，我增加了三種選擇用來慶祝當天。學生們可以分享他們所感激的事或人。我們把它叫做“永久的好消息”。另一個選擇是就班上某位同學說些贊美的話。最后一個是分享有趣的事——只要是正派的就行。他們涉及所有的人——在學校、在家里、在工作場所、和朋友一起，無處不在。
Since this little ritual of celebration was so popular with my high school students, I thought I'd try it with my adults at the university. My fears that they might be too hardened by life and cynical were quickly allayed. They absolutely loved it and had even more good news than the kids did. Several of these people were in management positions, and they said they liked the idea so much that they'd started opening their regular meetings in much the same way. Their employees also loved it.
因為這個慶祝的小儀式深受高中學生歡迎，我想我可以在大學里的那些成年學生身上也試試。我原本擔心他們可能會因為生活而變得太過冷酷無情、憤世嫉俗，但我的擔心很快消除了。他們無疑很喜歡，甚至比高中的孩子們有更多的好消息。這些人當中有好幾個都在管理位置，他們說太喜歡這個主意了，他們用幾乎相同的方式來做例會的開場白。他們的員工也很喜歡。
As enjoyable as it was to hear good news at least five times a day, I originally had no idea that it would have such a lasting impact on all of us. At the end of that first year of celebrating at the beginning of every class, I received some surprising and valuable feedback on my final exams. Part One of the test was a comprehensive review on all the subject matter covered during the semester and was done in class. Part Two was a take-home exam and allowed the students to express themselves more fully about their learning experiences. These were the instructions: "What are the three things you learned in this class that were of the most value to you? Why? Write one page on each topic."
每天至少聽到五個好消息固然是令人開心的，不過我一開始根本沒想到這會給我們所有人產生如此長遠的影響。在每節課開始時贊美生活的第一年結束的時候，我在期末考試時收到了一些讓人吃驚的寶貴反饋。試卷的第一部分是綜合評述本學期涉及的所有主題，當場完成。第二部分是場外考試，允許學生更完整地描述自己的學習經歷。題目是這樣的：“對你而言,你從這門課里所學到的最有價值的是哪三樣東西？為什么？每個主題請用一頁紙加以闡述。”
