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Which historical story is the three moves for the sake of the child's learning environment

The historical story of moving three times for the sake of a child's learning environment is the story of Mencius' mother's three moves.

The Three Moves of Mencius' Mother, as the name suggests, was a number of moves that were made, and all of Mencius' mother's moves were for the purpose of educating her son. When Mencius was very young, his father died, so the burden of the family was left to his mother alone, and in order to pay for her son's schooling she wove gauze day and night in the hope that he would be successful.

This is also the expectation of many parents for their children nowadays, but many parents nowadays can't find the right way for their children's education, while Meng's mother in ancient times was a very hardworking and insightful person, the most influential thing for a child is the environment in which he grows up, and if the environment is not good, it will not be conducive to the formation of his personality. So in order to create a favorable learning environment for Mencius, his mother moved many times.

Meng Zi was very naughty when he was small, and the neighbor's children were also very naughty, so Meng Zi often fought with the children, as the saying goes, "Near the Zhu is red, near the ink is black, and often grow up in an environment where you fight with other people, you will also become uneducated, so in order to let Meng Zi have an environment that is conducive to learning, his mother decided to move.

The First Move

In order to create a quiet environment for Mencius, she moved her home to the middle of nowhere. One day, Mencius saw a funeral procession, they carried the coffin to the cemetery, then many people together with hoes dug out a grave, and buried the coffin, this scene happened to be seen by Mencius who was playing nearby, a child is very simple, he will learn what he sees, not to mention Mencius who has been very smart since childhood.

The Second Move

Waiting until the funeral procession had left, he began to imitate it. He found a tree branch, dug out a small pit, and then very carefully buried this branch just as if it were a dead person, and also followed their example of crying and weeping. This scene happened to be seen by Meng's mother, and she did not scold Meng Zi, but carried out the second move.

In our life there are too many parents often blame the child, that the child is disobedient, naughty and mischievous, but very few people really consider the problem from the child's point of view, when the child has a problem, must find out the root of the problem, rather than blame, which will not only wear out the child's nature, but also very much affects the relationship between parents and children.

The Third Move

Meng's mother chose a school this time, and she moved her home next to the academy in the hope that her smart son would fall in love with learning by ear. Mengzi would often lie outside the window and watch the teacher lead the students in bobbing their heads and reading.