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Recently, Jennifer, the eldest daughter of Bill Gates, the world's richest man, occupied the hot search list in Weibo for several days, and the news that "the richest woman in the world is rich and beautiful" was overwhelming.
Everyone wants to see who can become the son-in-law of Bill Gates, the richest man in the world. Seeing the onlookers dumbfounded, Jennifer's boyfriend is just an equestrian athlete from Egypt.
Jennifer, who is addicted to sweet love, is no different from the ordinary girl next door.
There are no luxurious parties, no expensive luxuries, and even clothes are no different from ordinary people. ...
Jennifer, Bill Gates' eldest daughter, and her boyfriend.
Open the Education Handbook of the Bill Gates family, and we will understand that the real "aristocrat" is not life, but education.
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A father with company and strict family education.
Bill Gates was born in a middle-class family in the United States, and his father was an agent of a small town law firm. In order to get a promotion in his career, he had to accumulate experience by acting as an agent in divorce cases, drunk driving cases and other trivial hard work, and he was always busy every day.
Even so, Bill Gates' father didn't miss the children's growth. He once disclosed in detail the details of their interaction together on TV programs: reading with children, attending parent-child activities at school, holding family gatherings together and so on.
Bill Gates once said, "When I was a child, my father's companionship and encouragement, though seemingly insignificant, actually had far-reaching significance."
It is because he was taken care of by his father since childhood that Bill Gates can better understand the importance of his father to a family.
Parent-child interaction between Bill Gates and his eldest daughter Jennifer.
Unlike most wealthy families who like to hire expensive domestic nannies to take care of their children, Bill Gates will do it himself in many ways:
He can get up early every day to send his children to school, or take time out of his busy schedule to tell them bedtime stories, help them review their lessons and hold family dinners regularly. ...
A family where the father is not absent must be a harbor full of security in the children's hearts. Growing up in such an environment, children's physical and mental health can naturally be well cultivated.
Bill Gates is a loving father, but he is also very demanding.
Bill Gates once talked to the host on the Today Show about a family rule he made with his children: "Our family set 13 years old as the number of years to get a mobile phone."
Even if his children later complained to him that "all other children have mobile phones, but I am the only one who doesn't, so embarrassing", he didn't let go. Even in the leisure time at home, children should use the computer to surf the Internet within the prescribed time limit.
In addition, Bill Gates also strictly controls children's pocket money. At his request, every child needs to help his parents do housework as much as possible, and can't ask adults for help. We should cultivate their labor consciousness from an early age.
Bill Gates and their three children.
Bill Gates said: "To cultivate children's independence, it is not enough to let children have independent consciousness and attitude. Children must be allowed to experience and remove obstacles themselves. Only in this way can children learn the corresponding knowledge and skills and solve problems by themselves in various effective ways. "
The warmth of a family is inseparable from the participation of the father; And a father's prestige can set a good standard for children and become a sharp weapon for them to cope with life training.
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Educated and independent mother
Educator Suhomlinski wrote in the book Family Education: "The source of children's moral development lies in their mother's wisdom, emotion and inner passion. What people become in their own moral development depends on what kind of mother they have. "
Bill Gates' wife Melinda comes from an ordinary family and lives in poverty. Later, she recalled: "It was not easy for our parents to send our four children through college. Our whole family has made a lot of efforts, because my father's salary is not enough, and my family makes money by renting houses. So from an early age, we believed that hard work and innovative thinking can make life better. "
Melinda's hard work since childhood has made her more aware of the value of thrift and housekeeping.
1996 After the birth of the eldest daughter, Melinda quit her job at Microsoft and retired from home.
Like an ordinary housewife, she dresses simply, selects daily necessities in the supermarket, attends parent-teacher conferences on time, and picks up her children from school.
Although she is the woman behind the richest man in the world, Melinda is willing to wash away the lead and be a loyal mother.
As she said when talking about her achievements in this life, "I hope that when people talk about the name Melinda Gates in the future, they will remember an excellent mother. The biggest investment in life is my three children, followed by my career. "
Under the cultivation of Melinda, neither he nor Gates' three children are rich children. Jennifer, the eldest daughter, is very popular with her classmates at school because of her approachable, humble and polite attitude.
It is true that Melinda is an excellent mother, but she can also be independent in her own career and set an example for her children to be independent and self-reliant.
After all three children entered full-time school, she returned to the workplace and invested billions of assets in charity, establishing her world-renowned Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
She once said to her children, "Spend $ 10 online to buy a mosquito net for a mother in a developing country, so that she and her children can have a good sleep (free from mosquito troubles and diseases spread by mosquito bites). Such a mosquito net may change the life track of a pregnant woman and her baby. Your little help may change their world for another family. "
Under her inculcation, the children of the Gates family are keen on public welfare undertakings. They only regard themselves as ordinary people with slightly better conditions and hope to help those in need through their own abilities.
Gorky once said: "All the glory and pride in the world come from mothers."
A cultured and independent mother can determine the quality and upbringing of her children and make their lives full of sunshine.
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A family with vision and a big picture.
After Bill dropped out of Harvard University, I was depressed and worried about his future-what if he didn't have a college degree?
But now I believe that the children have followed our teaching and tried their best for their dreams. Facts have proved that he chose the most correct path. "
There are five very important words in the educational classics of Bill Gates' parents: "Respect, confession and love."
Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard, which was of course unacceptable to ordinary parents, but Bill Gates' parents finally chose to respect their son's decision.
This is the vision and pattern of parents. Because of their trust and support, Bill Gates can take the first step in his brilliant life.
Bill Gates (left) and Gates' parents (right)
Similarly, when Bill Gates became a father, he continued to carry forward his parents' educational ideas, never interfered with children's career planning, and spared no effort to provide convenience for children's "hobbies" and help them tap their own potential.
Although the eldest daughter Jennifer was admitted to Stanford University, she was not a scholar in the traditional sense. Her achievements are not outstanding in front of a group of "geniuses", and she is not the object of public attention at school because of her low-key behavior.
Life photos of Jennifer Catherine Gates.
However, Mr. and Mrs. Gates did not press hard on their studies like ordinary parents, but devoted most of their energy to supporting their daughter's "hobby"-equestrian.
Jennifer Catherine Gates is training at the racetrack.
Jennifer began to learn riding at the age of 6, so she spent a lot of time training hard. At the age of 20 17 and 2 1 year, she won a prize of 100000 dollars in equestrian competition, and now her ranking in the national equestrian association is 19. She is already a national professional athlete, and her personal accumulated bonus has exceeded one million.
Moreover, she also met her "Prince Charming", the Egyptian guy, in her favorite career.
When talking about how to make children grow up better, Zhou said: "A person's success and happiness can be summed up in two points. One is to do what you like and the other is to support yourself. In addition, it is best to be with people he likes and make them feel happy. "
Perhaps in the eyes of many people, "dragons give birth to dragons, and phoenixes give birth to phoenixes." Bill Gates' children are sure to follow in their father's footsteps and become business tycoons, but obviously, his eldest daughter has taken the opposite path.
In addition, Bill Gates and his wife have made a promise that they will not leave a large legacy to their children.
A family with a vision and a big pattern will not care about the immediate gains and losses, because a person's greatest achievement is to be what he wants to be and live happily.
Jennifer Catherine Gates took part in the equestrian competition.
Bill Gates and his wife once said in a talk show: "Our children are well educated, but we must make sure that they know their abilities, what to do and where to go.
Our educational philosophy is very clear. We donate most of our property to charitable foundations to help children find what they are really interested in and let them try anything freely instead of pouring a lot of money directly into them. Otherwise, they may accomplish nothing. "
Parents can't shelter their children from the wind and rain all their lives. The so-called "aristocratic education" is not to leave a golden mountain and a silver mountain for children, but to let children become the helmsman of their own lives, sail alone in the stormy waves and become the best themselves.