Wang Xianzhi, a calligrapher in Jin Dynasty, studied calligraphy with his father Wang Xizhi since childhood. Once, he asked his father to teach him the secret of calligraphy. Wang Xizhi didn't answer directly, but pointed to eighteen water tanks in the yard and said, "The secret lies in these water tanks. You will know after you write about the water in these tanks. "
Wang Xianzhi refuses to accept, thinking that although he is small, his handwriting is already very good. He is determined to practice the basic skills again and show it to his father. He imitates his father's handwriting every day and practices horizontal, vertical, dot, left and right strokes. It took him two years to show his handwriting to his father. Father smiled without a word, and mother said, "It's a bit like iron." Wang Xianzhi practiced all kinds of hooks for two years, and then showed them to his father, who kept silent. His mother said, "It's a bit like a silver hook." . Wang Xianzhi began to practice complete words. After four years of practice, he showed his father the words he had written. After reading it, Wang Xizhi added a little under the word "big" written by his son, and it became the word "too" because he thought the word "big" written by his only son was too tight and too loose. Mother looked at Wang Xianzhi's handwriting, sighed and said, "My son has been practicing calligraphy for 3,000 days. Only this is like your father's handwriting! " Hearing this, Wang Xianzhi was completely convinced. Since then, he has practiced writing harder.
Wang Xizhi was very happy to see his son practicing calligraphy hard. One day, he quietly walked behind his son, suddenly pulled out the pen in his hand, but did not move, so he praised his son and said, "This son is going to be famous again." Wang Xizhi knew that his son had a strong hand in writing, so he began to cultivate him carefully. Later, Wang Xianzhi really finished writing Eighteen Tanks of Water and became a famous calligrapher like his father.
Wang Xizhi advised his son to study quietly. Wang Xizhi didn't preach to his son, but let Wang Xianzhi gradually understand the endless truth of learning, and set up a rigorous learning attitude from an early age.
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-Author: Daya
-release date: 2004-10-3016: 0100.
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Lev tolstoy godson Zhu Jiaxiong
Russian writer lev tolstoy attaches great importance to cultivating children's interest in learning. Although his writing time is very precious, he never forgets to devote part of his time to children, telling them stories, drawing pictures for them and answering their questions.
Tolstoy didn't take the time to force knowledge into children, but served them according to their hobbies and interests. Once, children were very interested in the works of young writer jules verne, and Tolstoy told them one book after another. He found that the book Around the World in 80 Days had no illustrations. In order to help children understand and further stimulate their interest, he even illustrated his paintings and calligraphy with a quill pen every night. Tolstoy's time is precious, but he thinks it is worthwhile to spend it on improving children's interest in learning and stimulating their thirst for knowledge.
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-Author: Daya
-release date: 2004-10-3016: 0100.
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Sima Guang's godson is simple and anonymous.
"Thrift" is a fine tradition of the Chinese nation, and its main merit lies in accumulating limited social resources, so as to prosper the family business and enrich Qiang Bing. Therefore, many people of insight in the history of our country attach great importance to their own frugality in their lives, and also attach great importance to the "frugality" education for future generations. This spirit of setting an example has become a model for future generations to set an example for educating children.
Sima Guang, an outstanding historian in the Northern Song Dynasty, was born as a scholar. He served as an official in Tianzhangge, worked as a lecturer, persuaded Zhongcheng, served as a servant in Shangshu, and later became a Duke of Wen. He has written a lot, and his masterpiece Zi Tongzhi Jian is a precious historical work of China. His life is very frugal, and his work style is steady and practical. Frugality is the main content of his adopted son's success.
There are many touching stories in Sima Guang's life. According to relevant historical records, Sima Guang paid great attention to educating his children to abstain from extravagance and to be careful in their work and life. In Answer to Liu Mengshu, he said that he "dare to act after seeing the ground, and dare to stand after a pause". In order to complete this historical masterpiece Zi Tongzhi Jian, he not only hired Fan Zuyu, Liu Shu and Mclynn Killman Liu as assistants, but also let his son Sima Kang take part in the work. Seeing his son scraping the pages with his nails, he was very angry and taught him the experience and methods of caring for books seriously: before reading, clean the desk and spread the tablecloth; Sit up straight when reading; When turning a page, you should first lift the edge of the page with the thumb side of your right hand, and then gently cover it with your index finger to turn a page. He warned his son that businessmen should save more capital and scholars should take good care of books. In order to realize the ideal of writing books and learning from the classics to govern the country, he worked tirelessly at 15, often working with illness. His relatives and friends advised him to "save trouble", and he replied: "The king said that life is better than death." This life-and-death work lifestyle has deeply inspired my son and colleagues.
In terms of life, Sima Guang is frugal, "clothing keeps out the cold and food fills his stomach all his life", but he "dare not overcorrect by despicable means". He often teaches his son that adequate food leads to luxury, while abundance leads to luxury. In order to let his son know the importance of nobility and thrift, he wrote an article about thrift in the form of a letter from home. In the article, he strongly opposes luxury in life and strongly advocates frugality and simplicity.
In the article, he clearly pointed out: First, he was dissatisfied with extravagant habits. He said that the ancients regarded frugality as a virtue, but today people are ridiculed for frugality, which is really unacceptable. He also said that in recent years, customs have declined, and attention has been paid to ostentation and extravagance. Servants wear clothes similar to those of literati, and farmers in the fields also wear silk shoes on their feet. In order to reward the club members "Hengyue Camp", we have done many things. He hated this bad habit, so he sighed: "People who live in places can't ban it, but they can help!" Second, advocate the virtue of thrift. Sima Guang praised the frugal style of officials such as Song Zhenzong, Renzong Li Gang, Lu Zongdao and Zhang Wenjie, and quoted Zhang Wenjie as saying for his son: "From frugality to luxury, from luxury to frugality." The wise words that warned my son were "the foresight of great sages is beyond the reach of mediocre people." Then, he quoted Yu Sun, a doctor of Lu in the Spring and Autumn Period, as saying, "Thrift is a virtue." This is a waste and a great evil. "Then, he expounded the relationship between morality and thrift dialectically and in detail. He said: "People who speak virtue come from thrift. A thrifty husband has few desires. If a gentleman has no desire, he will not do anything. If he can be straight, he will be straight. If a villain wants nothing, he can use it with caution, which is far from evil. On the contrary, luxury leads to more desires. "If a gentleman wants more, he will be greedy for money. If he wants to waste his way, he will get into trouble. If the villain wants more, he will ask for more and lose his family. " Third, teach children to abstain from extravagance in order to maintain family order. In order to educate his son about the dangers of luxury, Sima Guang often lists historical events in detail as a warning. He once said to his son, "In the Western Jin Dynasty, there was never a' prosperous day by day', until Sun's extravagance overflowed his home. Shi Chong' praised people with extravagance, so he died in the East City'. "In modern times, Kou Zhun lives a luxurious life." His children and grandchildren are poor now. ".
Sima Guang has always told his children: study hard, work hard and be thrifty. On the surface, it is not a major event in governing the country. However, it is essentially the foundation of rejuvenating the country. It is these moral qualities that can cultivate self-cultivation, maintain family order, and even rule the country and level the world. Sima Guang's epigram about "from frugality to extravagance, from extravagance to frugality" has become a world-famous saying. Under his education, his son Sima Kang knew the importance of thrift and self-discipline from an early age. He has been a school bookkeeper, writer and lecturer, and is also known for his erudition, honesty and frugality.
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-Author: Daya
-Date of issue: 2004-10-3016: 02: 00.
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Mark Twain and his daughter Anonymous
American writer Mark Twain is a writer with distinctive personality. His novels are concise and vivid in language and humorous in style. His education of children is as humorous and relaxed as his novels.
Mark Twain has three daughters. He is infinitely kind to them, and his family is full of warmth. From the day his daughters began to understand, he let them sit on the arm of the chair and tell them stories. The theme of the story is chosen by the daughters, who often pick up the album without thinking and let their father improvise the story according to the people or animals painted in the album. Although Mark Twain can easily make up a vivid story, he is always very serious and never perfunctory.
In this family, parents and daughters have always maintained a relationship of equality, democracy and mutual respect, which is permeated with a harmonious atmosphere. Father never puts on airs and never scolds his daughter. Mark Twain will never tolerate children's mistakes, and let them remember the lessons and not repeat them. It's just that Mark Twain punished his daughter in a different way. Once, Mark Twain and his wife wanted to take their children to the farm for a holiday. The family sat in a big car full of hay and drove to the suburbs. As soon as they ran, they could enjoy the beautiful rural scenery. This is what their daughter has long longed for. However, just before the carriage set off, the eldest daughter Susie defeated her sister Clara. Although Susie admitted her mistake to her mother afterwards, according to the family rules made by Mark Twain, Susie must be punished. The punishment method was put forward by the daughter herself, and the mother agreed and put it into practice. Susie proposed several ways to be punished, including the punishment she was most unwilling to accept-not riding a hay bike. After a long hesitation, Susie finally made up her mind to say to her mother, "I won't take the hay cart today." I will always remember that I will not repeat today's mistakes. " Mark Twain knew very well how important it was for her daughter to decide her own punishment. Later, he recalled the incident and said, "I didn't ask Susie to do this, but poor Susie missed the chance to take the hay bike-26 years later, it still makes me sad."
Mark Twain gave his daughter a friendly, accepting and democratic family life environment, and her daughter was full of love and respect for her parents when she was a minor.
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-Author: Daya
-Date of issue: 2004-10-3016: 02: 00.
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Chen Jingrun is also an ambitious holly.
Chen Jingrun was not only a genius in mathematics before his death, but also had original ideas in educating children. The son's name is Chen Youwei. The name "Chen Youwei" was coined by Chen Jingrun. It is the surname of him and his wife (You Kun), and Wei hopes it can make great contributions to mankind. Chen Jingrun is also ambitious.
There are three main ways to cultivate the only son in Chen Jingrun: one is to cultivate the child's personality. He advocates treating his son in a democratic way. Family democracy, father-son democracy, mother-child democracy, let the child grow up freely and make his way of thinking more individual. Chen Jingrun believes that children can only be successful if they have personality, and artists, politicians and scientists all succeed by the development of personality.
The second is to support children's thirst for knowledge. Chen Jingrun hopes that his son will become a scientist in the future. Chen Youwei is born smart. Whenever he picks up a toy, he curiously "dissects" it-takes it apart to see it clearly. A toy costs tens of dollars, and a mother will pull her face down and seriously criticize her son. At this time, Chen Jingrun always stood beside his son cheerfully and said, "Curiosity is a good thing for children. His ability to take apart toys proves that he is curious and can study problems. Parents should support him. "
Third, parents should be friends with their children. After my son went to primary school, he often talked with Chen Jingrun about his own affairs: studying, working or communicating with his classmates. Chen Jingrun listened carefully, and then praised or criticized and corrected the children. Soon, he gained the trust of his children and became friends with his son.
Chen Jingrun also believes that the education and cultivation of children should vary from person to person, and the ways and means of education should be different under different environments and personalities. This is what makes this world-famous mathematician different.
Now his son not only studies well, but also has good conduct. Chen Jingrun once told Yu Kun that educating children should be flexible and phased. Children's growth is inseparable from educational methods.
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-Author: Daya
-Release date: 2004- 10-30.
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Mrs. Bush's parenting classic Wang Fang
Barbara, the wife of former US President George W. Bush, has a unique "ancestral" trick in educating preschool children. The key to the trick is to carry out family reading activities.
When Mrs. Bush was young, her parents often read to her. Barbara said that reading aloud to preschool children at home will leave a deep impression on their young hearts, which is an important preschool class. She summed up her experience as follows:
1. sooner rather than later. The principle of choosing a reading age for children is that the earlier the better.
2. Develop the habit of reading aloud. Mrs. Bush often reads to children before they go to bed. She said that it doesn't matter when parents read to their children, but children will gain a lot by reading 15 minutes at the same time every day.
At home, Mrs. Bush arranged bookshelves for her children and grandchildren so that they could get them at hand.
4. Choose a good book. According to the expert's opinion, Mrs. Bush summed up the following principles of book selection: infants (under 3 years old) like simple comic books and story books, telling things they are familiar with, and simple shapes and bright colors can attract children's attention; Preschool children (3 to 6 years old) like animated books, fantasy stories, children's songs and fables about daily life and animals, which are easy for children to remember.
American educators tested the children who just entered kindergarten. The results show that the reading level of children who have heard their parents read aloud is much higher than that of children who have never heard their parents read aloud. The benefits of children listening to their parents' reading are not only to learn skills, but also to teach them the responsibility of sharing and participating. Reading brings the whole family together and makes children feel the warmth of love.