A 22,000-word study of the Analects of Confucius, in classical Chinese, can be said that few people have read it through, let alone recited it all. Behind this is the hard work and companionship of parents and teachers, their firm belief and encouragement, and their clear understanding of the far-reaching significance and value of classic reading education.
Reading classics education is to teach the most knowledgeable content at the most appropriate time and in the most natural way, so as to cultivate the best quality talents. The most suitable time refers to the key stage of the golden period of memory for children aged 3- 13. The most natural way is to let children listen, watch and read. Among them, "listening, watching and reading" is the most natural teaching method. In fact, the best talents are laid before the age of three. Some early teachers said that "genius is completed in the 10 month of pregnancy", and China's old saying is "look at the age of three". The most clear contents are "listen to the most beautiful voice", "look at the most beautiful pictures" and "read the most beautiful articles". Let's talk about the following: the most beautiful voice, first, the gentle and sincere voice of parents, second, the gentle breeze and drizzle of nature, the singing of birds and insects, third, the voice of Chinese and foreign classical music, and fourth, the voice of reading Chinese and foreign classic works. The first two sounds are really unsafe. Why? Sometimes parents' voices may not inspire children's good nature, and nature may not have beautiful voices everywhere, but the latter two voices can be used by us at any time, with no effort. This is also why Yuhua Primary School should carry out the purpose and significance of reading classics and appreciating famous songs and paintings.
Parents and friends, after nearly three years of honest reading, especially you and your children have had the learning experience of reciting the Analects of Confucius, I believe you can see the growth and changes of your children: calm and focused, confident and sunny, eager to learn, enthusiastic and considerate, polite, gentle and modest. Children who read classics well have good conduct and good grades, and are high-quality talents with excellent academic performance.
Some people say reading classics is boring. Think about it. If children, parents and friends can persist in doing such boring things, what difficulties are there in the world? Many children like reading more and more, and love reading more and more. The reason is that this is not the "monotonous and boring reading of classics" as everyone imagined, but the bright humanity of saints is used to inspire children in a simple way. Through the honest and repeated superposition of positive energy for a long time, 1-2 years of continuous efforts, children's stubborn habits will be naturally eliminated, and their bright humanity of studious, optimistic and altruistic will always be bright. Children at this time, no matter what subjects they want to learn and what skills they want to learn, will be very relaxed. The so-called "things have a beginning and an end, things have an end, and knowing the order is a shortcut" means this. If we don't work hard on children's mental temper, but make a fuss about reality, it is undoubtedly watering the Christmas tree. For a short time, you looked at the fruitful results on the Christmas tree, and you were excited for a while but made no progress in your life. Xia Zi said: "Although there are paths, there must be considerable people, who are afraid of mud." Parents and friends should think carefully and distinguish clearly, and don't delay the growth of children because of their drowsiness.
Dear parents and friends, when Mr. Yang Ming was 1 1 years old, he set his ambition of "entering the holy school". Mr. Yang Ming also said that "if you don't aspire to it, you will achieve nothing." As parents, we must lead our children to establish their life ambitions by reading classics. Reading can't be diligent, diligence can't persist, and persistence can't be angry, all because there is no ambition in life. "Reading aims at sages", perhaps parents and friends will think, is it possible to become sages? Meng said: "whoever stands first in its greatness can't be small." . Determined to become a sage, the most fundamental thing is to make your heart as bright, open and self-reliant as a sage. In fact, it is not difficult to become a saint. Confucius once said: "I want benevolence, and I am benevolent!" " Mencius has long said that "everyone can become Yao and Shun", and Mencius also said that "the way of Yao and Shun is only filial piety". Sages are people who do their best all the time.
Well, parents and friends, today is my first time to chat with you in this group, which is also an encouragement and refueling! I hope that parents, friends and children will make continuous progress on the basis of The Analects of Confucius, make full use of the winter vacation time, read a lot of Mencius honestly, and aim to finish the second volume of Mencius before 20021.
What is honesty? The more you read, the better. Reading for 4 hours every day is the guarantee. If you can read for 8- 10 hours, you will be the luckiest and cleverest child. In July 2020, class 3.3 student Yu successfully recited Mencius. At present, the reciting volume of Mencius has exceeded 80,000 words. In the summer vacation of 2020, at the age of 8, Yu went to Daozhong College to study the classics 1 1 hour every day, reaching a tireless state. Since then, Yu's self-study ability, learning state and even living state are full, and every student and every parent can feel Yu's full energy. I hope you can meet Siqi, by going up one flight of stairs. Look forward to your bright future!
Zhang Guangqiong
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