We're raising children

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這位著名的科學家隨後講到,就在那個時候,他知道他無需擔心會犯錯誤。相反,他意識到錯誤恰恰是我們學習新知識的一個機會,而這一點,正是科學實驗的本質。即使實驗完全失效,我們依然能從中學到一些有價值的東西。

如果所有的父母都能像那位母親一樣去教育引導自己的孩子,那將會多麽的激動人心。


recently heard a story from Stephen Glenn about a famous research scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs. He was being interviewed by a newspaper reporter who asked him why he thought he was able to be so much more creative than the average person. What set him so far apart from others?

He responded that, in his opinion, it all came from an experience with his mother that occurred when he was about two years old. He had been trying to remove a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he lost his grip on the slippery bottle and it fell, spilling its contents all over the kitchen floor - a veritable sea of milk!


When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of yelling at him, giving him a lecture or punishing him, she said, "Robert, what a great and wonderful mess you have made! I have rarely seen such a huge puddle of milk. Well, the damage has already been done. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?"

Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, "You know, Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, eventually you have to clean it up and restore everything to its proper order. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge, a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer?" He chose the sponge and together they cleaned up the spilled milk.

His mother then said, "You know, what we have here is a failed experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Let's go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can discover a way to carry it without dropping it." The little boy learned that if he grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful lesson!

This renowned scientist then remarked that it was at that moment that he knew he didn't need to be afraid to make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just opportunities for learning something new, which is, after all, what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment "doesn't work," we usually learn something valuable from it.

Wouldn't it be great if all parents would respond the way Robert's mother responded to him?
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謝謝! Have a nice weekend. -YuGong- 給 YuGong 發送悄悄話 YuGong 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 06/06/2009 postreply 06:29:57

問好 -娃娃女- 給 娃娃女 發送悄悄話 (0 bytes) () 06/06/2009 postreply 21:07:43

what a beau ideal of mothers. I did learn something -戲雨飛鷹- 給 戲雨飛鷹 發送悄悄話 戲雨飛鷹 的博客首頁 (20 bytes) () 06/06/2009 postreply 13:32:15

Greetings to FE. Have a great weekend. -YuGong- 給 YuGong 發送悄悄話 YuGong 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 06/06/2009 postreply 18:46:08

hey, YG.long time no see. I miss you:). have a lovely wkend. -戲雨飛鷹- 給 戲雨飛鷹 發送悄悄話 戲雨飛鷹 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 06/06/2009 postreply 18:54:52

Thanks. Glad to see you back. :-) -YuGong- 給 YuGong 發送悄悄話 YuGong 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 06/06/2009 postreply 19:04:44

謝謝,我要回國一躺。剛通過了微軟70-431認證考試,得了滿分:) -戲雨飛鷹- 給 戲雨飛鷹 發送悄悄話 戲雨飛鷹 的博客首頁 (102 bytes) () 06/07/2009 postreply 10:57:22

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