Translation of the Western Pentecostal? 1? three

"West Neighbor" has five sons: one is simple and honest, one is clever, one is blind, one is hunchbacked and one is lame. Supposedly, with five children and three disabilities, life in the West Neighborhood is hard enough. But he arranged it very well, so that the five children could give full play to their strengths: simple and honest farming, smart business, blind divination, hunchback rubbing hemp rope and lame spinning. As a result, all five sons have no worries about food and clothing.

Original text: It can be found in Lv Nan's Mirror Industry in the Ming Dynasty:

There are five children in the west, one simple, one sensitive, one blind and one limping. Is to make simple farmers, sensitive people, the blind, the poor and the lame all spin, so no one has enough to eat and drink.

Extended data:

The principle of five children's adjacency in the west embodies a very important problem in education, that is, the "development education" of teaching students in accordance with their aptitude.

Parents are pragmatic, face up to their son's reality, and are not vain at all, nor can they keep up with others or fashion. But according to the needs of social life, according to the characteristics of each son, it varies from person to person, suits everyone, teaches students in accordance with their aptitude, "the concept of choosing a job", teaches students in accordance with their aptitude, gives full play to their respective strengths, avoids their respective shortcomings, and turns negative into positive. In this way, five sons with their own characteristics and physical defects all got their own suitable positions and learned the right skills.