Welcome (your) mistakes! | Norma Cerletti | TEDxMirandola

We are often obsessed with the fear of making mistakes, because society has always taught us to be ashamed of them.
But according to Norma Cerletti it is mistakes that allow us to excel in life and to learn, even when it comes to a new language!
Can we find a way to make learning fun? This is the question that Norma's talk is about, conveying the importance of changing this paradigm of our culture.
Norma Cerletti is the most famous English teacher in Italy, with her community Norma's Teaching, founded in 2020 on social channels offering free English mini-courses. She learned English with perfect pronunciation in the United States in her fourth year of high school, and her first book was released on June 15, 2021.
ITALIANO:
Siamo spesso ossessionati dalla paura di commettere errori, perchè la società ci ha sempre insegnato a vergognarcene.
Ma secondo Norma Cerletti sono proprio gli errori a permetterci di eccellere nella vita e di imparare, anche quando si tratta di una nuova lingua!
Possiamo trovare un modo per rendere l'apprendimento divertente? É questa la domanda su cui verte il talk di Norma, trasmettendo l'importanza di cambiare questo paradigma della nostra cultura.
Norma Cerletti è l’insegnante d’inglese più famosa d’Italia, con la sua community Norma’s Teaching, fondata nel 2020 sui canali social offrendo mini-corsi gratuiti d’inglese. Ha imparato l’inglese con una pronuncia perfetta negli Stati Uniti al quarto anno di liceo, e il 15 giugno 2021 è uscito il suo primo libro. Norma Cerletti è nata a Milano nel 1992. 100% italiana, frequenta il quarto anno del liceo negli USA dove si diploma: ecco come impara l’inglese con il suo accento americano perfetto. Dopo aver insegnato in diverse scuole di lingua, nel 2020 ha aperto i suoi canali social attraverso i quali ha creato un nuovo metodo innovativo e gratuito per imparare l’inglese. Da qui nasce la Norma’s Teaching Community, una pagina basata sui cosiddetti “mini corsi” settimanali e un format a cui molte altre pagine social si sono poi ispirate. Il suo primo libro esce il 15 giugno 2021, ed oggi è l’insegnante d’inglese più famosa d’Italia! This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@CucinaBotanica]

Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn! This is becoming my new motto 😍✈️ bravissima Norma ♥️

[@NormasTeaching]

♥️

[@michelamartini6807]

A very inspiring speech on what scares many people when talking a foreign language: making mistakes and reactions that they provoke. Norma has given us an important lesson, which can be resumed perfectly in her last phrase: sometimes you win, sometimes you learn. Making mistakes is part of the process, so we don't have to be afraid of them, instead, we should embrace them and letting them being part of the complex. I really liked the call she made to students and teachers, hoping that our school system can change little by little (especially here in Italy). Thank you, Norma, you're such a good source of inspiration!

[@kimcherry6829]

Commuovente. Sei la voce di tante mamme e tanti studenti che per decenni hanno sofferto per questi metodi di insegnamento punitivi. Grazie Norma. Sei la nostra voce. Studiare deve essere divertente ( con impegno, logico).

[@SaraTaricani]

The more perfectionist we get, the more biased we become. (I loved every minute of this talk)

[@millymolly2744]

Brava Norma! Speriamo che gli insegnanti e la scuola cambino il modo di insegnare ai ragazzi. Di affascinarli, di valorizzarli, di apprezzarli. Sei fantastica!

[@theteacherisonthetable9626]

Peccato che, diversamente dagli insegnanti, Norma non debba valutare i propri alunni, far raggiungere determinati obiettivi, verificarli, preparare gli alunni per le prove invalsi e quelle d'esame, nonché rendere conto ai genitori del proprio operato. Oltre a questo, noi abbiamo un sacco di alunni, tutti con abilità e difficoltà diverse. Cara Norma, facile insegnare a chi è motivato. Ti piace vincere facile. Prova a fare imparare l'inglese ad una classe con ragazzi dislessici, disturbi del comportamento, handicap, ecc.

[@ajoz_live]

@@theteacherisonthetable9626 dalla mia esperienza di studente, la motivazione te la da l'insegnante

[@theteacherisonthetable9626]

@@ajoz_livel'insegnante cerca di dare gli strumenti, di aiutare lo studente ad apprendere, ma se lo studente non ha voglia di lavorare, non c'è nulla che si possa fare. Imparare una lingua non è semplice, ci vuole impegno da parte di chi impara. Troppo comodo dare tutta la responsabilità all'insegnante. E comunque sia, ora che hai trovato in Norma l'insegnante giusta che ti riesce a motivare, sono sicura che imparerai l'inglese rapidamente e bene. Auguri!

[@annalisabocedi]

Sometime you win, Sometime you learn. Yeah, thanks Norma!

[@MyItalianCircle]

Norma, congratulations on your achievements, your communication skills and inspirational attitude! We teach Italian, focusing on English speakers in particular, and it can be quite difficult to encourage students to put themselves out there and actively use the language without being paralysed by self-doubt. To all language students: you can do it! Forza! 💪🏻

[@Enrico_Fusai_Counselor]

As I like to put it: MISTAKES ARE SHORTCUTS TO IMPROVEMENT 😉 Well done Norma, great speech!!! 👏🏼

[@Tina-gg2zh]

Fantastica! Very interesting and inspiring! It’s all about our mindset

[@giovannavolpe5710]

Fantastica Norma! Mi è molto piaciuta la cosa di premiare soprattutto i tentativi, piu dei risultati ❤️ "la prossima volta che sbagli al posto di dire oh, mer... fatti i complimenti per essertici messo". Ben simboleggiato dalle immagini finali sostituendo le ferite dei segni rossi a quelle delle stelle d'oro ✨ ✨

[@asperibe]

Thanks Norma. You're special person and teacher.❤️

[@_saradicroce_]

Grazie Norma, grazie davvero❤️

[@ornellabasile4997]

I felt exactely the same way you felt when I was younger. I love you, thanks for sharing your knowledge 🙏💙

[@giosivalenti2414]

Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn! I didn't know this espression as long as I met your Instagram page! Since the very first time I though you could be THE BEST English teacher EVER, the one I was looking for to feed my passion for this wonderful language! We all know that perfection doesn't exist...but coming across your way of teaching I imagined how deep could have been your education and your effort to make yourself better and better, without giving up. I recognized myself in you... You couldn't have failed at talking like this in front of a hundred people or even more...because before being a spectacular teacher, you are a wonderful person @Norma'sTeaching

[@elisabettasantilio6571]

Grande tu!! Condivido in pieno, difficile aver fiducia in quei red marks quando sei giovane e hai davanti a te studi ed esperienze k ti cambieranno… ma ora,, col senno di poi , ti dó ragione! Grazie , sei davvero in gamba! 👍👏🤩

[@nejapitteja1820]

What amazing speech. Sometimes you win sometimes you learn

[@missalice0102]

Che splendido discorso!

[@mariateresavicini9239]

Bravissima ,un approccio all'insegnamento innovativo e accogliente !

[@silvyfox]

Love this sooo much! Really inspiring Norma! You are amazing!

[@ermelindadellarocca1378]

Thank You, Norma 👍💪

[@carmenpalma6550]

thanks Norma for this speech! You are inspiring

[@psenglish]

Thank you Norma. Beautiful talk 👍🏻😃

[@mirko906]

I really appreciated your point of view about teaching and making mistakes, it has been really helpful in order to bear in mind the final goal, learning a new language cannot be easy but it cannot be impossible as well 🙂 It’s evident you were so excited during the talk, I’m thinking about buying your new book but I don’t know if it can be helpful for my personal objectives, what do you suggest? Any advice is really appreciated!

[@SuperAlessandra68]

You are a great person!

[@robertapiacentini8842]

Thank you Norma! Excellent speech!

[@imparaconclara]

Fantastic speech, Norma! I agree with every single word you shared. Keep up the good work ❤️🙌

[@silvianaso3609]

Wow, bellissima TEDx !!

[@whcaonline]

Aaaaamazing talk Norma! I loved every concept of your talk, what a nice reframing of mistakes! Have you thought about launching an Italian course for foreigners using the same approach? I enjoy so much your style, energy and passion for what you do! Thank you sooo much.

[@loryborgis5229]

Very inspiring speech 🤩 Mistakes are chances

[@rodrigo.a.ribeiro]

Muito bom!, é isso aí!

[@racheltoffeepudding7732]

Wonderful 🙏🏽💛

[@laura3619]

Loved it!!!

[@francescavolpe7933]

Thank you Norma ♥️💪

[@simonaesse6568]

Bravissima Norma!

[@giuliana1969]

I’m not sure if you were a victim of society but maybe victim of perfectionism 💗 Not all teachers are perfectionists and many people teach having fun, work having fun and have fun working is something humans should remember. What a horrible teacher you had, art cannot be red marked !! True that parents often push too much their children and want them to achieve sometimes more than they can, and by doing so scar and sometimes destroy their children; it’s also true that some teachers are so full of their professionalism that sometimes fall into the red destructive pen mode.. Any scar can be healed luckily 💗I found the source of healing ………it’s amazing….Hope you do too, forgiving your teachers, forgiving parents and forgiving ourselves will become a lifelong wonderful project💗Have a good journey! 🤍

[@francescasanna3761]

You're amazing! ❤️

[@madit.67]

Great Norma! 👏👏

[@marcellacarlisi]

In my opinion school doesn't work that way, right now. Right now, if a student makes a mistake, it is the teacher's fault and it becomes a teacher's problem. Parents blame the teachers. Feeling guilty depends on each person, on personal sensitivity. Forgetting a date can be a mistake for someone but not for someone else who doesn't know date, people, arithmetic operations and so on and doesn't want know these things because prefers playing. No teacher makes tragedies for small mistakes, perhaps in the past. The teacher makes the students try to learn, but sometimes, most of the time, the students don't want to try to learn and the parents just want good grades

[@frantaf4431]

Che super ragazza!!!👏👏

[@ariannapalmieri1104]

GREAT!

[@rosalindmartin4469]

"Society" is our parents, family, neighbors, friends ad infin.... What are "mistakes?"

[@alokjoshi9160]

nice video

[@francescapirovano5741]

❤️

[@valentinatenedini3272]

The only serious mistake is the one we learn nothing from.

[@eldaguidi7755]

Great performances and great contents. I love Norma, although I guess she has a bit too strong American accent?