My Educational Autobiography: Good Relationships Are Better Than Many Educations

Author: Sun Yunxiao
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: When someone you are close to or admire praises you, you feel immensely delighted; when they criticize you, you feel exceptionally guilty. Therefore, good relationships surpass much education. The essence of relationships—1. Good relationships are not about spoiling but respect, not dependence but trust, not taking over everything but independent cooperation. 2. Good parent-child relationships are relationships of truth, goodness, and beauty, those that are genuinely loved from the heart, and those that encourage mutual learning and growth between generations. 3. Good relationships themselves are good education, and they certainly surpass many so-called forms of education. In today's rapidly advancing society, the greater the societal progress, the more intense the generational conflicts, making good parent-child relationships even more precious. When someone you are close to or admire praises you, you feel immensely delighted; when they criticize you, you feel exceptionally guilty. Therefore, good relationships surpass much education. What are relationships? According to authoritative explanations, they are "the state of interaction and mutual influence between things," a certain kind of connection between people. In the context of parent-child relationships, the bond is built on equality, a relationship of mutual learning and growth, and is absolutely not one of one party "disciplining" the other. Maintaining a close relationship between parents and children surpasses much education. This book is a first-person account by the author, as an education expert, about how she educated her own children. Every word is sincere, every sentence heartfelt, blending experiential, scientific, and actionable elements into one. It is a rare gem among original Chinese educational works. It is also the author's third major work following The Secret of True Love in Education and Cultivating a Truly Human Being.