My child is not a genius: A Chinese mother who has raised three PhDs from the UK and the US talks about family education

Author: Gao Yunxiang
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: Like many inexperienced young parents, we dreamed of our children as geniuses who could soar through the clouds. However, reality cruelly proved that our children were merely average middle-level talents. Where in the world are there so many geniuses? My children grew up ordinary, and today, they showed me the height that an average talent can reach. All great parenting truths and mysterious "genius" secrets are contained in those daily ordinary small things, in every detail of learning and life. The author's three children only managed to get into university with very scores, but later all obtained doctorates from universities in the UK or the US, far surpassing the achievements of their peers with similar starting points. The author explores some issues and insights in family education. The major issues about family education emphasized by the author are extremely trivial and small details in daily life, and the differences in impact on children brought about by different handling methods are enormous. The author selects the most ordinary small things in life to illustrate big truths; the language is simple and straightforward, rich in family and hometown atmosphere.