Examples of educational methods for children of world celebrities
1, Sima Guang godson thrifty
Sima Guang was a minister and historian in the Northern Song Dynasty. His life is not only very frugal, but also an important part of his godson's success. He pays great attention to educating children not to be extravagant and use it carefully.
He often said: "Clothes cover the cold all one's life, and food fills the stomach", but he "dare not change customs in the name of pollution". He taught his son that adequate food leads to luxury, while abundance leads to luxury. In order to let his son know the importance of advocating thrift, he wrote an article about thrift in the form of a letter from home. In his article, he strongly opposes the extravagance of life, strongly advocates frugality and simplicity, and clearly points out that it is really unacceptable for the ancients to be virtuous and the present to be frugal. He warned his son: "luxury leads to more desires." If a gentleman wants more, he will be greedy for money, and he will waste his way and suffer quickly; If the villain wants more, he asks for more, and he loses his family. "
Sima Guang also constantly warned his children: study hard, work hard and be thrifty. With these moral qualities, we can cultivate our self-cultivation, maintain family order, and even rule the country. Under his education, his son Sima Kang knew the importance of thrift and self-discipline from an early age. He used to be a school bookkeeper, a teacher and a lecturer. He is also known for his erudition, honesty and frugality.
2. Madame Curie's art of family education
Madame Curie was originally from Poland, and later became a physicist and chemist in France. She has been busy with scientific research all her life. However, she is very good at spending time educating her children when they are very young, and has grasped the age advantage of their intellectual development. For example, when her daughter was less than 1 year old, Madame Curie asked her to start the so-called "children's intellectual gymnastics" training, let her get in touch with strangers extensively, go to the zoo to see animals, and let her play with cats; Let her go to the park to see green grass, blue sky, white clouds, colorful plants and people; Let her shoot water in the water and let her feel the beauty of nature.
When the children were older, Madame Curie began artistic "intellectual gymnastics", teaching children to sing children's songs and tell fairy tales. When she is older, she will start intellectual training and handcrafting, such as exercising, calligraphy and painting identification, playing the piano, painting and clay sculpture. She will also let her grow plants, flowers and vegetables in the garden by herself, and will take time out to walk with them, telling her many interesting things when plants and animals walk, such as how seeds grow in flowers, how rats and moles make holes, where to find rabbit nests and so on. Her education should start from the real thing as far as possible, and be updated every day to improve children's interest. She also teaches children to ride bicycles and cook. Carrying out all-round early "intellectual gymnastics" training for children not only increases their intelligence, but also cultivates their various abilities, enhances their self-confidence and temper their character.
3. Marx's way of educating women
Marx is not only a great revolutionary, thinker and theorist, but also a very kind father. His method of educating children is not to preach blindly, but to put correct ideas in vivid stories and educate children through story inspiration. When his daughter Elena was very young, Marx read all Homer's works and many Shakespeare's plays to her. Once, Elena was moved by Marat's sailing story. Although she didn't know the captain at that time, she was deeply moved by the story of the captain. She said, I also want to be a "captain". She asked her father if she could "dress up as a boy" and "sneak away and rent a warship". Her father told her that it was all right, but she shouldn't tell anyone about it until the plan was fully mature.
Marx and Yan Ni always give specific and thorough answers to their daughters' questions. Children sometimes ask questions at the wrong time, and sometimes they are too stubborn, but no one has ever seen Marx angry. He is always so gentle and patient. Although, sometimes he is busy with other things, as long as the child runs around asking him questions, he patiently answers them. He never lets the child feel that she is disturbing his father.
4. Qian Xuesen: Teach without teaching.
Tutoring is "no education", which seems incredible, but full of philosophy. From Qian Yonggang's introduction, it is enough to reflect the subtle and subtle education concept of "teaching without distinction". Once, the cook at home solemnly said to Qian Yonggang, "Your father is a man of learning and culture." Qian Yonggang said at the time: "Needless to say, of course I know!" However, the chef's later explanation made Qian Yonggang unforgettable: "You see, every time your father comes down for dinner, he always dresses neatly and never wears slippers or a vest. This is respect and respect for him! " Qian Yonggang also learned something from his father and still kept the habit of dressing neatly for dinner. Qian Xuesen's unique family education law deserves our serious reflection.
5. Zeng Guofan: reading poetry books.
Zeng Guofan educated his children not to be officials and get rich, but to read and understand. The shortest way to find a way out in feudal society is to be an official. At that time, bureaucrats' children wanted to squeeze into officialdom by virtue of their power, but Zeng Guofan repeatedly told them: I don't want my children and grandchildren to be generals, and I don't want my children and grandchildren to be big officials. I just want to be a gentleman who has read a lot and understands reason. Those who are industrious, thrifty, self-disciplined, industrious and flexible are all virtuous people. Therefore, since the Zeng Guofan brothers, the Zeng family has never had a general who leads troops to fight again. Most of them have studied in famous universities in Britain, the United States and other countries, and achieved remarkable results. They became famous masters in the fields of education, science and technology and art, and made indelible contributions to the cause of human civilization and progress.
6. Yang Lan: Spend more time with your children.
Yang Lan is very busy and can be described as a trapeze artist. Under such circumstances, he can become one of the parents with the highest attendance rate in children's piano school and can accompany his son to travel to 15 countries before he is eight years old. This is really surprising. Nowadays, Yang Lan often flies between Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong, but in order to spend more time with her children, she will arrange for her son to meet her at the airport every time she goes on a business trip. Back home, no matter how tired and busy Yang Lan is, she will take time to communicate with her children, talk to them wholeheartedly, listen carefully to every word they say and devote herself to their world. The children are very smart, know that their mother is hard, and make time to accompany them.
7. Pan Shiyi: Rich but not three generations.
As we all know, as a real estate tycoon, Pan Shiyi has a rich family, but he educates his children like ordinary working families. Pan Shiyi lived in a difficult environment since childhood, and when he grew up, he knew the preciousness of wealth, so he set three rules for his children: if he can eat at home, he will not go out to eat; You can only buy one toy every time you enter the store; Only give 100 yuan lucky money on holidays. The two children have known the truth that "wealth does not exceed three generations" since they were young, so some students are very curious about how much money they have in their family, and the two children always can't answer because they never care, let alone ask how much property they have in their family.
8. Kai-fu Lee: Let the children have something to say.
Kai-Fu Lee, Chairman and CEO of innovation works, believes that if parents are just a superior elder in front of their children and regard their children as accessories of adults, children will become conservative, timid, passive and obedient. "This kind of child was very popular in enterprises 30 years ago, but it is out of date today. The children we want to cultivate today are happy and optimistic, people who can trust their parents, people who can talk to each other, people who love themselves and people who love others. Therefore, as a father, I always tell myself to put down my airs and, like a friend, take time to play crazy with my children and let them tell me everything. " Li Kaifu said.
Two cases of educational methods for children of world celebrities
9. Li Ka-shing: Let your son caddy.
Li Ka-shing, who started from scratch, began to pay attention to the cultivation of her children very early. It is said that when his sons Li Zeju and Li Zekai were only 18 years old, Li Ka-shing set up a small chair for them to attend the board meeting of the company. Li Zekai, the second son, earns pocket money by doing odd jobs and working as a waiter after school. Every Sunday, he goes to the golf course as a caddy, carrying a big leather bag around and earning an income through his own labor. Li Zekai uses his part-time income as his daily pocket money, and sometimes subsidizes students with difficulties in life. Li Ka-shing was very happy when he learned about it. He said to his wife, "If the child continues to develop like this, it will definitely be promising in the future."
10, Wang Yongqing: a thrifty and famous father
His tuition and living expenses are very accurate, just like managing his business, he always gives them "just right" and denies them the opportunity to enjoy luxury. In addition, he always writes to his children and never calls, "because he thinks calling is too expensive." Wang Yongqing's daughter, Wang Xuehong, said: My father wrote mostly about his own work experience, telling her what happened in the company and how he handled it. My father particularly emphasized that everything should be traced back to the source, and he would tell her what happened in the company and how he traced back to the source.
Akio Morita: Simplicity is not enough.
Many parents are afraid that their children will get into the bad habit of being greedy for money, so they will not let their children get involved in money. In a society full of competition and risks, such "naivety" can easily be eliminated. Akio Morita, the late founder of Sony, had just become sensible when his father told him: You are the eldest son of the family and the future rice wine merchant. Akio Morita was trained as the heir to the family property from an early age, gradually became smart and capable, learned to be cautious, and finally achieved great success.
12, Watson: Plan your own "money" trip
You should be clear about your financial management and plan your financial management goals and plans. Watson, the former chairman of IBM, has asked his son to make a weekly pocket money expenditure plan since junior high school. The monthly income and expenditure target made his son establish a business sense from an early age and finally became the CEO of IBM. His good financial habits have created his brilliant life.
13, Morgan: if you can save, you will earn.
John, founder of Morgan Consortium? Pierpont? Morgan started by selling eggs and opening a grocery store. After he became rich, he was strict with his children, stipulating that their monthly pocket money must be obtained by doing housework, so several children rushed to do it. Thomas, the youngest child, can't find a job because he is young, so he has no money to buy snacks every day, which is very economical. Old Morgan said to Thomas, "You don't need to save money, but you should think about how to work more and earn more money." This sentence reminded Thomas, so he thought a lot of work ideas, opened up financial resources, and his pocket money gradually increased. He finally understood that increasing revenue is more important than reducing expenditure in financial management.
Rockefeller: Reward is more effective than punishment.
Rockefeller has five children, and his family's financial resources are far from those of ordinary people. However, he is very stingy with his children's pocket money every day, stipulating that children's pocket money varies according to their ages: 30 cents a week when they are seven or eight years old, 1 yuan per cycle when they are eleven or twelve years old, and1yuan per week in 2 yuan when they are over two years old. He also sent a small account book to each child, asking them to remember the purpose of each expenditure and give it to him for review when collecting money. If the account is clear and used properly, you can add 5 points next week, and vice versa. At the same time, children can do housework and subsidize their pocket money with wages. For example, if you catch 100 flies, you will get 1, if you catch a mouse, you will get 5 points, and you will also get some rewards for carrying vegetables, stacking firewood and pulling weeds. Later, Nelson, the second son of the vice president, and Lawrence, the third son who started a new industry, volunteered to contract the whole family to shine shoes, with 5 points for each pair of leather shoes and boots 1 horn. At the age of eleven or twelve, they also raised rabbits together and sold them to the medical research institute.
15, Carnegie: money can't buy feelings.
Never put money first in family financial management, which will hurt the feelings of husband and wife, parents and children. Carnegie, the American "steel king", once said to his children, "Money can't buy feelings." He said, "If I am generous and give you a lot of money, then you may only remember my money, but not me. If I am stingy, I may not get your feelings for me, so I would rather spend more time caring for you and cultivating the feelings between people. Because in the face of care, money seems powerless. You have to remember that it is not only the price but also the emotion that can impress businessmen the most. "
16, Boeing: the old ones don't go, and the new ones don't come.
Many people think that saving money can save money, but Boeing, the founder of Boeing Company in the United States, said to his children, "With the desire to buy new things, you will have the motivation to work hard, and throwing away old things will create more wealth for people." Indeed, in family financial management, instead of trying to earn new ones, it is better to save old energy.