Saint Amethyst is also an excellent children's book, which contains rich family education ideas. Gao Zefeng, a scholar from Teachers College of Qingdao University, summed up several very important family education principles from Saint Amethyst in an article published in the Journal of Vocational Education published by Hans Publishing House.
1. Persevere and pay attention to example.
As mentioned at the beginning of Amethyst, "The beginning of life is beautiful in essence. The same nature varies from upbringing to upbringing. If you don't teach, you will move. " Human nature is good, but acquired habits are different. Without education, the nature of kindness will change. This sentence emphasizes the importance of education to children. "The way to teach lies in the essence", which points out another valuable principle of children's education-perseverance and no slack. Children can't lack their parents' education in childhood, and they also need their parents' education in adulthood. Children who make mistakes in childhood need criticism and education, and at the same time, they can't lack care and encouragement. This concern is also a way of education.
In the family, how to honor parents, how to treat brothers and how to face learning are all examples of Saint Amethyst. The deeds of the ancients taught children how to honor their parents and study hard. Parents should also follow this principle in educating their children. The child is still in infancy, the brain is in the development stage, and the logical thinking ability is not strong, but the imitation ability is very strong. Parents should set an example for their children and let the power of the example influence their children. The result of education will get twice the result with half the effort.
2. Share educational responsibilities and create a harmonious family atmosphere.
"It is the father's fault not to educate children." That's father's fault. However, children's education can not be completed by the father alone, but by both parents. In family education, parents should maintain a cooperative relationship, and should be consistent and cooperate with each other in the concept and way of educating their children. Family members have love and care, and the family atmosphere created must be harmonious. Democratic and harmonious family atmosphere can promote the formation of children's sound personality; Noisy family atmosphere or families where parents go their separate ways will put too much pressure on children, leading to the formation of distorted personality.
3. Practice and pay attention to strategies
"In the past, in Meng Mu, I chose my neighbor and my son didn't learn, so I broke the loom." In order to find a suitable reading environment for Mencius, Meng Mu moved three times. However, Mencius was young and playful, playing truant and skipping classes. When Meng Mu knew this, he didn't reprimand and punish Mencius, but tore off the cloth he had worked so hard to weave with a knife, which shocked Mencius and made him kneel down quickly. Meng Mu taught him earnestly. Meng Mu's educational methods are worth learning and learning from today's parents. Parents are saddened by their children's mistakes. If they are not calm, they may adopt corporal punishment and insulting education methods, but Meng Mu has shown great calmness and wit. Meng Mu's education of Mencius is to teach by example, and the ingenious combination of the two can finally achieve the ideal educational effect.
4. Moral education focuses on the foundation.
"The first filial piety, the second knowledge, knowing a certain number, knowing a certain article." Filial piety is the first of all virtues, and filial piety is the traditional virtue of the Chinese nation. Brothers are friends, and brothers are respectful. Young, friends, friends. "The father should be kind to his son, the son should be filial to his father, and the husband and wife should live in harmony. Brothers love brothers, and brothers respect brothers. When dealing with people, we should pay attention to the order of generations, and friends should pay attention to faith.
In the teaching of basic knowledge, Sanzi Jing summarizes three talents, three lights, three classes, four seasons, four directions, four tones, four people, four blasphemies, five elements, five colors, five mountains, five permanents, five flavors, five stinks, six valleys, six animals, seven emotions, eight tones, nine families, ten meanings and ten cadres. For the cultivation of children's humanistic quality, the Three Character Classics also arranged the reading order: "A scholar must have a beginning, a primary school and four books".
The reform of family education in countries all over the world shows that the important role and position of family education have been paid more and more attention. The healthy growth of children is related to their personal destiny, the happiness of thousands of families in Qian Qian, the fate of the country and the future of the nation. Parents should learn from the traditional culture of the Chinese nation and create a good family education for their children.