The Greatest Education: Making Your Child Better Than Helen Keller

Author: (American) Sarah Palin / Ruyin Editor
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Publish Date: 2005-02-01
Features: "The Great Education" is one of the most inspiring educational classics in the history of our country. Anne Sullivan's nurturing of the blind, deaf, and mute girl Helen Keller created an educational miracle. It has inspired generations and pioneered a new era for education in our country. Famous writer Mark Twain once remarked, "There were two remarkable people in the 19th century—one was Napoleon, and the other was Helen Keller." For many, the name Helen Keller carries a very special meaning; she was a graduate of Harvard University, a blind, deaf, and mute individual, and also a renowned female writer and social activist. Her achievements and reputation are unparalleled; she represents a legend, more precisely, an "educational legend"—a legend even more and than "The Education of Carl Wilhelm," yet undeniably more arduous.
Helen Keller (1880-1968), one of the greatest women in American history, became blind, deaf, and mute just 19 months after her birth. However, under the guidance of her teacher, Anne Sullivan, she learned to read, write, and even speak. At the age of 20, she excelled academically and enrolled in the renowned Radcliffe College of Harvard University, becoming the first blind, deaf, and mute person in human history to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. Beyond that, she dedicated her life to helping disabled individuals through her own efforts, establishing numerous charitable organizations, and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest honor for U.S. citizens. Despite her disabilities, Helen Keller made contributions that were unparalleled. Upon her passing, the Washington Post remarked, "Her life was indeed one of the greatest glories of our time, and her death is a tremendous loss to the world." Mark Twain, a famous writer, also said, "There were two remarkable people in the 19th century—one was Napoleon, and the other was Helen Keller." The Time magazine in the United States also ranked her as one of the "Top Ten American Icons of the 20th Century."
This book comprehensively presents Anne Sullivan's highly effective educational philosophy, which has had a profound impact in the United States and was designated as a mandatory reading by the U.S. Department of Education. If you study it carefully, I believe you can definitely raise children as outstanding as, or even better than, Helen Keller.