Mr. Tao Xingzhi, a famous educator

1938 Mr. Tao Xingzhi gave a speech at Wuhan University, and he took his time to step onto the platform. Before he started his speech, he took out a live rooster from a box, and the audience were shocked and looked at each other.

At this time, Mr. Tao took out a handful of rice from his pocket and put it on the podium. Everyone doesn't know what he is going to do. Then, Mr. Tao held down the rooster's head and forced it to eat the rice on the table, but the rooster struggled not to eat. Mr. Tao broke the cock's mouth again and forced rice into it. The cock crowed and fluttered, but refused to eat.

Everyone in the audience was shocked. I wonder what medicine is sold in Mr. Tao's gourd At this time, Mr. Tao gently put the rooster on the podium. He took a few big steps back and left the coercion and bondage of people. The rooster eats rice by himself.

Mr. Tao explained: "I think education is like feeding chickens." Teacher Wang forced his students to study and imposed knowledge on him, but he didn't want to study. Even if you learn, you will eat, but you won't melt. It won't be long before you return your knowledge to your husband. If students are allowed to study freely and give full play to their subjective initiative, the effect will be much better. "It suddenly dawned on everyone that this was a vivid educational demonstration brought by Teacher Tao, and the audience immediately applauded.

Mr. Tao Xingzhi has always advocated that education should teach students in accordance with their aptitude. He once said: "Cultivating and educating people is like planting flowers and trees. First of all, we must understand the characteristics of flowers and trees and distinguish between different situations to fertilize, water and cultivate education."

"Teaching students in accordance with their aptitude" means adopting different educational methods according to children's different personality characteristics, temperament endowments, hobbies, specialties and abilities.

1, "material": Literally, parents should know what kind of material their children are? Is he suitable for study, research or business?

Every child has his own unique personality characteristics: some children are cheerful, some are quiet, some are talkative and some are taciturn.

In terms of hobbies, some children like reading, some like literature and art, some like sports, and some children are very economical ... This requires parents and friends to analyze their children's personality according to their usual observations.

Parents should also talk to their children more about his hobbies and ideals and see what he wants to do in the future.

2. "Teaching": According to their usual observation and understanding, combined with their own wishes, parents can comprehensively consider what kind of "material" their children are, and then take corresponding educational methods according to their characteristics.

Su Xun, one of the eight masters in Tang and Song Dynasties, taught his two sons Su Shi and Su Zhe in accordance with their aptitude.

Su Xun, his father, inspired Su Shi's aboveboard and daring personality. There is no exterior decoration: the wheels, spokes, hood and frame (the crossbar at the bottom of the trunk) all have their own uses, only the crossbar in front of the trunk does nothing, but a perfect car is not without it. His father taught Su Shi to keep a low profile, most like Che's, which is useful to the world and does not show merit.

Su Xun also used estrus to compare Su Zhe's character. Rutting has a great effect on vehicle driving, but it is nameless and harmless. Su Zhe can transcend fame and fortune, and Su Xun need not worry about him.

Su Xun's teaching students in accordance with their aptitude made Su Shi and Su Zhe understand that their actions should not only benefit the society, but also protect themselves.

Now, parents want their children to succeed, their daughters to succeed, and they want their children to learn everything. Painting, music, dance, calligraphy, English, musical instruments ... Whether children like it or not, as long as other children learn, their own children can't fall behind and lose at the starting line. The busiest thing every weekend is probably the children. Parents force their children to learn things they are not interested in, which douses their enthusiasm for learning. In the end, the children don't want to learn this or that, and they are not interested in anything. Parents are also disheartened and feel that the child is hopeless.

In this respect, Xiang Liang, the uncle of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, is worth learning from.

When Xiang Yu was a child, his uncle asked someone to teach him to read and write. He didn't study hard and went out to learn fencing. So my uncle taught Xiang Yu fencing. He doesn't study hard, which makes my uncle very angry. But Xiang Yu's uncle did not give up on him. Through observing Xiang Yu and talking with him, he finally understood that this boy was interested in Sun Tzu's art of war, tactics and military strategy.

Uncle Xiang Liang discovered the bright spot of his nephew Xiang Yu. He was very happy and took the time to change his educational strategy. According to Xiang Yu's hobby, his uncle personally taught him the art of war, tactics and strategy. Xiang Yu likes to lead troops to fight like his uncle.

Uncle Xiang Liang's educational method had a miraculous effect on Xiang Yu. Facts have proved that Xiang Yu is indeed the leader of the three armed forces. Of course, this is inseparable from his uncle Xiang Liang's teaching students in accordance with their aptitude.

Every child has his own advantages and disadvantages. Parents should guide their children to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses. This is the hard truth of success.

Zeng Guofan, one of the four famous ministers in the late Qing Dynasty, was good at teaching students in accordance with their aptitude and learning from each other.

Zeng Guofan, according to his son Ceng Jize's poor memory and good understanding, taught him not to insist on reciting, but to understand. In order to give full play to Ceng Jize's powerful understanding, he taught his son to read widely and quickly. Zeng Guofan also warned his son Ceng Jize to avoid the shortcomings of speaking too fast and acting too lightly, which laid the foundation for Ceng Jize to become an excellent diplomat in the future.