What makes Capital Prep different from many of the schools that the students are attending now is that we're a year-round school. We go to school beginning in July and we end in June. We have very high expectations of our students, but more importantly, we have the highest expectations of our faculty because we believe they have a great opportunity to influence children's lives. They need to be people who are willing to listen and learn; they need to be people who are willing to work harder than they've ever imagined. And that's where students begin to succeed because they know that they have somebody who cares deeply enough about them and will give them everything that they have.
AZUZ: How do teachers do that?
PERRY: One of the ways that teachers show they care is to hold the children to high expectations. Children want teachers to expect a lot of them. Be a part of their life; ask questions about their life; act like you care about the kid. Get to know them. Get to know their families. Doesn't mean you have to go over to their house to a barbecue, but at the very least, know that they have a house or don't have one. One of the ways in which we work with our children is that we let them know that we love them. We love them enough to take the time to get the most out of them. So, we're not going to wait for them to become successful. We're going to do everything we can to make them successful.
AZUZ: In some cases in Capital Prep, it's tough love, isn't it? Can you talk a little bit about that for us?
PERRY: Tough love. Well, I only know one kind of love. If you've ever been in love, Carl, you know that there's only one kind of love. It's all tough. And we love our children enough to take the time to correct them. We believe, in fact, that correction is the highest form of affection. I don't take any mess from anybody. I'm not going to let anybody stand in the way of our children's success, not even the child themself. So, when you come to Capital Prep, the expectation is that you're there to perform. You're not there to act the fool; you're not there to throw paper or goof around. You want to goof around? Go outside. Here, something very important is happening: We're saving children's lives. We take the time to make sure that our children understand that they are not allowed to fail. I repeat: They are not allowed to fail. They have to give everything that they have until they have nothing else, and then we want more.
Capital Prep与学生就读的许多其他学校的不同之处在于，我们是一整年制的学校。我们从7月份开始上学，一直到第二年的6月份结束。我们对学生有很高的期望，而更重要的是，我们对全体教员都有很高的期望，因为我们相信他们影响学生生活的机会非常高。他们必须是愿意听，愿意学的人，他们必须是比想象中的学习工作更加刻苦的人。这就是学生开始成功的地方，因为他们知道，有人非常在意他们，将给予他们自己拥有的一切。
AZUZ：教师们是怎样做的呢？
PERRY：教师们表现自己在意学生的其中一种方式就是对学生保有很高的期望。孩子们希望老师对他们期望比较高。作为他们生活的一部分；询问他们关于生活的问题；你的行为必须标明自己在乎这些孩子。试着了解他们。试着了解他们的家庭。这并不意味着你要到他们家去参加烧烤，但是至少要了解他们家是不是有房子。我们与孩子沟通的方式是，让孩子们知道我们爱他们。我们非常爱他们，我们愿意花费时间来挖掘他们的最大潜力。所以，我们不是消极地等待他们成功，而是采取一切努力让他们成功。
AZUZ：在Capital Prep，有些情况下是严厉的爱，是吗？可不可以为我们谈一下这一点呢？
PERRY：严厉的爱。我只知道一种爱。如果你曾经爱过，Carl，你会知道只有一种爱。所有的爱都是严厉的。我们非常爱我们的孩子，我们会花费时间来纠正他们。实际上，我们相信，纠正是喜爱的最高形式。我不允许任何人出现差错。我不希望任何人阻碍孩子们的成功，即使是他们自己。所以，当你来Capital Prep到时候，对你的预期就是，你来这里是为了表现。你来这里不是为了装傻。你来这里不是为了到处乱扔废纸或浪费时间。想要浪费时间？好，那请出去。非常重要的一点是：我们正在挽救孩子们的生活。我们花费时间确保孩子们理解，我们不允许他们失败。我再重复一遍：他们不允许失败。他们必须发挥出自己的最大潜能，然后我们会做出更高的要求。
1.faculty n.才能,本领;学院,系;全体教学人员
例句：The faculty is meeting tomorrow at 10 a.m.
全体教员明天上午10点开会。
2.expectation n.预料; 期望
例句：He has little expectation of passing the exam.
他对考试及格不抱希望。
3.tough adj.严格的, 强硬的
例句：They are very tough on drunk drivers.
他们对酒后驾车者十分严格。
This policy is very tough.
这个政策是很强硬的。
4.perform vi.运行；表现
例句：Our team performed very well in the yesterday's games.
在昨天的运动会上我们队表现出色。
1.They need to be people who are willing to listen and learn; they need to be people who are willing to work harder than they've ever imagined.
be willing to愿意,乐意…
例句：He will be willing to tide us over.
他愿意帮助我们渡过难关。
2.Doesn't mean you have to go over to their house to a barbecue, but at the very least, know that they have a house or don't have one.
at the very least(=at the least, in the least)一点, 丝毫
3.We love them enough to take the time to get the most out of them.
get the most out of最有效的使用;发挥…的最大功效
例句：The doctors have told him that he has only six months to live, so he's trying to get the most out of them.
医生告诉他，他只能再活6个月。因此他正设法最有效地利用这6个月。
4.I'm not going to let anybody stand in the way of our children's success, not even the child themself.
stand in the way of妨碍,阻住…的路
例句：Does anything stand in the way of you finishing the work in two days?
两天之内完成这项工作有困难吗？
5.You're not there to act the fool; you're not there to throw paper or goof around.
goof around浪费时间，混时间
例句：I'd never goof around, if I were you.
如果我是你，我决不会到处闲荡。