Walk out of the blind area of Chinese home education

Author: Wang Lingshu
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Analysis of typical success and failure cases in contemporary parenting. Without learning to drive, how can one dare to get on the road? Without knowing how to swim, how can one cross a turbulent current? To be a parent requires early enlightenment; stepping out of blind spots allows one to walk with confidence. This book reveals the problems, severe consequences, and underlying causes of Chinese parenting issues through five aspects: the bitter fruits of blind spots, insights from successful parenting, comparisons between the blind spot and the outside world, etc. Just as the universe has black holes, Chinese family education has a blind spot. In this blind spot, many people are "crossing the river by feeling the stones." Some pass smoothly; some stumble and fall into the river; and others are tragically swept away by the flood. This blind spot is the lack of training for parents who are thrust into the role of educating their children. It is like allowing an untrained electrician to climb a high-voltage wire for live work; like letting someone who hasn’t learned fire safety go to put out a fire; like allowing someone who hasn’t attended driving school to get on the road; like sending an untrained army to the front lines to fight the enemy. The outcome is easy to imagine. Haven’t the various tragedies of family education already or continue to provide bloody answers? This issue is not only related to individual futures and family destinies but also to national strength. This book attempts to comprehensively reveal the problems, severe consequences, and underlying causes of Chinese family education through five aspects: "the bitter fruits of blind spots," "phenomena worth reflecting on," "insights from successful parenting," "comparisons between the blind spot and the outside world," and "thinking about the blind spot." It also provides a detailed discussion on solutions. This will not only help parents but also inspire those working in the field of family education.