Are we fit to be parents?

Author: Zeng Li
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: "Are We Qualified to Be Parents?" is absolutely not a sensationalist question. Through sharing her experiences of awakening to humanities overseas and comparing them with her memories of growing up in China, the author speaks from personal experience, revealing that a lack of humanities education has not only deteriorated the quality of life for at least one generation but also directly threatens our eligibility to be parents. On this basis, the author issues a painful warning about traditional Chinese thinking patterns, hoping to inspire parents who dream of their children succeeding to pay attention to cultivating the emotional intelligence of the next generation. In fact, for a person's growth, humanities education is particularly important because it concerns the establishment and perfection of personal qualities. The perspective provided by Are We Qualified to Be Parents? shows that humanities education focuses on our life, youth, love, environment, emotions, dreams, and more. To comprehensively shape a child's character and make them well-rounded individuals, humanities education is indispensable. This is a wake-up call for parents. The author of this book, Zeng Li, is a returnee scholar who received a systematic and formal education from renowned institutions in China and the West (she also attended the famous Nankai Middle School during her middle school years). The collision of two different educational models left her deeply shaken, prompting her to reflect on the problems in our education system based on her own experiences and highlighting the importance of humanities education. The book discusses humanities issues from three aspects—self-awareness of life, care for life, and a shift in thinking—and it should be said that the humanities philosophy advocated by the author is healthy, and the questions she raises deserve our attention.