The educational stories of Chinese and foreign celebrities in China

Sima Guang taught his son to be frugal.

Sima Guang was a minister and historian in the Northern Song Dynasty. His life is not only very frugal, but also an important part of his godson's success. He pays great attention to educating children not to be extravagant and use it carefully.

He often said: "Clothes cover the cold all one's life, and food fills the stomach", but he "dare not change customs in the name of pollution". He taught his son that adequate food leads to luxury, while abundance leads to luxury. In order to let his son know the importance of advocating thrift, he wrote an article about thrift in the form of a letter from home. In his article, he strongly opposes the extravagance of life, strongly advocates frugality and simplicity, and clearly points out that it is really unacceptable for the ancients to be virtuous and the present to be frugal. He warned his son: "luxury leads to more desires." If a gentleman wants more, he will be greedy for money, and he will waste his way and suffer quickly; If the villain wants more, he asks for more, and he loses his family. "

Sima Guang also constantly warned his children: study hard, work hard and be thrifty. With these moral qualities, we can cultivate our self-cultivation, maintain family order, and even rule the country. Under his education, his son Sima Kang knew the importance of thrift and self-discipline from an early age. He used to be a school bookkeeper, a teacher and a lecturer. He is also known for his erudition, honesty and frugality.

2. Madame Curie's tutoring art

Madame Curie was originally from Poland, and later became a physicist and chemist in France. She has been busy with scientific research all her life. However, she is very good at spending time educating her children when they are very young, and has grasped the age advantage of their intellectual development. For example, when her daughter was less than 1 year old, Madame Curie asked her to start the so-called "children's intellectual gymnastics" training, let her get in touch with strangers extensively, go to the zoo to see animals, and let her play with cats; Let her go to the park to see green grass, blue sky, white clouds, colorful plants and people; Let her shoot water in the water and let her feel the beauty of nature. When the children were older, Madame Curie began artistic "intellectual gymnastics", teaching children to sing children's songs and tell fairy tales. When she is older, she will start intellectual training and handcrafting, such as exercising, calligraphy and painting identification, playing the piano, painting and clay sculpture. She will also let her grow plants, flowers and vegetables in the garden by herself, and will take time out to walk with them, telling her many interesting things when plants and animals walk, such as how seeds grow in flowers, how rats and moles make holes, where to find rabbit nests and so on. Her education should start from the real thing as far as possible, and be updated every day to improve children's interest. She also teaches children to ride bicycles and cook. Carrying out all-round early "intellectual gymnastics" training for children not only increases their intelligence, but also cultivates their various abilities, enhances their self-confidence and temper their character.

3. Marx's way of educating women

Marx is not only a great revolutionary, thinker and theorist, but also a very kind father. His method of educating children is not to preach blindly, but to put correct ideas in vivid stories and educate children through story inspiration. When his daughter Elena was very young, Marx read all Homer's works and many Shakespeare's plays to her. Once, Elena was moved by Marat's sailing story. Although she didn't know the captain at that time, she was deeply moved by the story of the captain. She said, I also want to be a "captain". She asked her father if she could "dress up as a boy" and "sneak away and rent a warship". Her father told her that it was all right, but she shouldn't tell anyone about it until the plan was fully mature.

Marx and Yan Ni always give specific and thorough answers to their daughters' questions. Children sometimes ask questions at the wrong time, and sometimes they are too stubborn, but no one has ever seen Marx angry. He is always so gentle and patient. Although, sometimes he is busy with other things, as long as the child runs around asking him questions, he patiently answers them. He never lets the child feel that she is disturbing his father.