“不太乖”的孩子怎么培养

• 作 者: 严阳
• 出 处: 家庭与家教
• 发表日期: 2004年12期
• 关键词: 著名物理学家 杨振宁先生 中国学生 学习成绩 华省 领表 学校教育 逆气 创造性思维

著名物理学家、诺贝尔奖获得者杨振宁说:“中美学生之间最主要的差别,就在于西方的学生从小就不把‘听话’作为一个重要的原则,而中国学生则相反。”为此,他还举了一个例子:如果对一个美国小孩说,你应当做功课,他会反问你,我为什么要做功课?而让中国的小孩做功课,他就乖乖地听着。美国小孩头脑中没有“乖乖的”这个观念。这样做,当然有它的坏处,可是也有一个好处,就是可以培养孩子独立思考的能力。杨振宁先生的这番话的核心意思是,作为中国学生不要太乖。

Yang Zhenning, a famous physicist and Nobel laureate, said: “The most important difference between Chinese and American students is that western students did not regard obedience as an important principle from an early age, while Chinese students were the opposite.” Here, he also cites an example: If you say to an American child that you should do your homework, he will ask you, why should I do my homework? Let the Chinese children listen to them obediently. There is no such thing as “obedient” in American children’s minds. There are, of course, some disadvantages to doing this, but one advantage is that you can develop your child’s ability to think independently. The core meaning of Mr. Yang Zhenning’s remark is that you should not be too good as a Chinese student.