父亲在子女的教育上也起着重要作用,甚至常常起决定性作用。五代时期,有一位有智者,名叫窦禹,家住燕山,有五个儿子。窦禹既有学问又教子有方。他教五个儿都是自幼开始,对儿子们个个要求严格,教育方法有共同之处,又根据各自特点而有所不同。五个儿子个个最终功成名就。
A father plays an important role in children’s education, and even a decisive role. In the Five Eras Times there lived in Yan Shan a man of wisdom, named Do Yv. He had not only knowledge of learning, but also good ideas for educating children. He had five sons, each of whom he began to teach at the childhood. He was severe with each son in education. Ways of teaching them were mainly common and partly different due to the respective characteristics of each son. All the five sons of his were known to have achieved final success.
有的父母只顾养育孩子,而忽视对他们的教育。他们认为,孩子长大了,就自然而然地懂得道理了,“狗大自咬,人大自巧”,何必专门进行教育呢? 这种态度是完全错误的,会酿成严重后果。历史上及现在,这样负面的例子数不胜数,到因为缺乏儿时教育祸到一家人头上时,再后悔也就为时太晚了!
Some other parents are raising their children only, belittling the importance of children’s education. They are of the opinion that a child will be coming naturally to know himself what ought to be done and what ought not to be done during the process of his growth, just as the saying goes, “A dog will be getting old enough to bite and a girl will be growing old enough to be skilful.” Why having a child be educated in a special way? This attitude toward a child’s education is entirely wrong and will lead to serious consequences. Such negative cases in history and nowadays can not be numbered. When a disaster of this kind due to the lack of the education of a child befalls a family, it will be too late to cry over the spilt milk.
Credit: Chinese Culture
Credit: Chinese Culture