"Bring up a child on the right path, even if he is old, don't deviate from it" ~ Bible Proverbs
Why do you want to run bimonthly? Perhaps this passage in the Bible provides a concise and powerful idea.
Facing a child, a parent or a teacher, we probably won't object. We have the obligation and responsibility to lead our children to the "right path" and hope that we can prepare something for their future in this life. But what exactly is the "right way"? Facing the increasingly complicated and changeable new century, as adults, we stumble along the road of life, often confused, unable to see the direction in front of us and unable to make the best decision. What ability do we have to dominate a child's life? Can you tell him what is the "best" worthy of "never deviating" and his lifelong pursuit? Such doubts and anxieties have become more and more intense with the unpredictable trend of educational reform in this decade and the increasingly chaotic social status quo of values.
Also in this decade, the proportion of dual-income families in Taiwan Province Province exceeded half for the first time. Neighborhood relationships that used to take care of children have collapsed, and there are fewer and fewer core members of childless families. The divorce rate ranks second in Asia, and the proportion of single-parent families is increasing.
With less and less time and resources, how should our parents face the increasingly difficult parenting situation? Since 1996, Commonwealth Magazine has been a special education issue for eleven consecutive years. Every year, on a single theme, whether it is people, aesthetic feeling or reading, we deeply discuss the differences between international trends and domestic status quo, in an attempt to raise the educational horizon, broaden our horizons, try to cut into the predicament in the chaos and find a consistent direction for readers. In this decade, we have seen the track of positive influence, as well as the growing anxiety and desire. This generation of parents can no longer use the experience of the previous generation to raise their children. Facing the new challenges of globalization and technology, this generation of parents and educators need to update and equip themselves with more knowledge and abilities.
Bimonthly was founded to meet the increasingly urgent "learning needs" of parents and teachers. In the 20 years of formal education in school, we seldom learn to deal with many things that are "more important" than academic performance in life: how to know ourselves, bravely pursue our dreams and exert our different potentials; How to manage your emotions, know how to express and communicate appropriately, and know how to treat setbacks positively; How to maintain a quality intimate relationship; How to run a good home without losing the opportunity of self-realization? We seldom work hard to learn how to play various roles in life properly and happily.
When we become parents, we suddenly realize that we want our children to realize the goal of life and have the courage to pursue their dreams. However, this generation of parents who grew up under the joint entrance examination system and worked hard for exams and grades rarely had the courage to pursue their dreams and the experience of "happy learning". Therefore, most parents can only be bound by the inherent values of achievement first, so that the next generation of children can still learn in the way of the previous generation. Therefore, the publication of bimonthly magazine aims to provide a "backup system" of knowledge, a "communication platform" of methods and a "sharing community" of emotions for all parents and educators who are willing but unable.
In addition to bimonthly magazines, we also provide a "website" to meet the needs of readers immediately. In the inaugural issue, we specially planned an in-depth report on "giving full play to our great abilities".
Encouraging children's education has become the common childhood experience of this generation of children. More than 60% children spend their spare time in cram schools and parent-child classes. Constantly going out early and coming back late, seizing the initiative, and repeating classes and studies have created a general low learning motivation for primary and secondary school students. Parents who are eager to fill their children's schedules and deepen their study courses may not know that more and more studies have proved that children can only "learn well" if they "play well". Only when you have time to have fun and play freely can you cultivate children's initiative to learn and enhance their creativity. From Denmark, Britain, Europe and America to Hong Kong, they are all taking active actions to cultivate a generation of "game learning".
In addition, we specially went to Atlanta, USA, and personally visited ron clarke, the author of the best-selling book "Excellence is taught" and won the National Teacher Award for many times, to see how he built his dream school. This school recruits middle school students from low-income families to travel to six countries before graduation, and combines foreign travel with on-campus study courses to build a school determined to "train American presidents." Watching Mr. Clark's "entertaining" math class on the spot is really more fun than Disneyland. After reading the article, readers strongly recommend going to the website to watch the audio-visual album of Clark College.
Coincidentally, this issue interviewed Zheng Ruicheng, Minister of Education, and talked about numerous, contradictory and controversial educational issues at present. I really appreciate his ideas and style. He said that the more important things are, the more we should "slow down" and spend more time on discussion and communication. He doesn't want to repeat the mistake of "fighting for education" in the past ten years.
Anyone who has had some life experience can probably understand that in the face of difficult things, sometimes the seemingly farthest road is actually a shortcut. Giddens Ko, an online writer, is entitled "Take your time and hurry up", which is very suitable for expressing the proposition of the first issue. A child's growth has its own rhythm and is urgent; Education, which seems to be concerned and controversial on the table, is usually not necessarily important. In the long run, it may be really faster to take it slowly, so as to encourage all anxious parents. The ultimate mission of education and upbringing is to enable everyone to give full play to their talents and talents in order to achieve the goals and significance of life. It is the wish of every parent and educator to give children a broad future and let them have the potential and opportunities for self-realization, and it is also the vision that education leaders should have.
It is hoped that this educational revolution will begin with family education and the "self-learning" of every parent and teacher.