Chinese are very generous while educating children. Not caring about the money, parents of-
ten send their children to the best schools or even abroad to study because they believe that the more
expensive an education is, the better it is. So parents will spend an unreasonable amount of money on
education. Even poor couples will buy a computer for their children.
However, the best early education is usually very cheap.
Children`s skills vary. Most parents fail to realize though,what children lack today is self-respect and self-confidence.
The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take multiple choice tests and study well instead of the most important skills of being confident, happy and clever. Parents can achieve this by teaching practical skills like cooking, sewing and other housework.
Cooking will improve many skills children need later in life. Though demanding patience and time, it is an enjoyable experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking,so he works hard and gradually finishes his job successfully.His result, a well-cooked dinner, will give him much satisfaction and a lot of self-confidence.
Some old machines, such as a broken radio or TV set your child plays with will make him curious and arouse his interest. He may spend hours looking at them, trying to fix them. These activities are not merely teaching a child to read a book, but rather to think, to use his mind. And that is more important.
中国的早期教育
中国人在教育孩子方面非常慷慨。 父母们常常不吝惜金钱，把孩子送到最好的学校，甚至国外去学习。他们觉得越贵的教育越好。所以家长常常不惜重金投入教育。甚至贫困的父母都会为孩子购买电脑。
但是，最好的早期教育通常并不昂贵。
孩子们的能力各不相同。但是很多家长却没意识到： 现在孩子们真正缺乏的是自尊、自信。
问题是，父母只知道教孩子怎么做选择题，怎么学习好，而忽略了最重要的是如何教育他们成为自信、快乐、聪明的人。要达到这一目标，家长可以教给孩子像烹调，缝纫和一些其他家务劳动等实用技能。
烹饪可以帮助孩子提高很多能力，而这些技能在他们以后生活中是十分必要的。虽然做饭对耐性、时间都有要求，但它也是一种愉快的体验。一个好的厨师总是试图提高厨艺，所以他会努力工作，从而逐步成功地完成他的工作。他的劳动成果，一顿丰盛的饭菜，会给他很大的满足感和自信。
孩子玩耍的坏收音机或电视机等一些旧电器会引起孩子的好奇，激发他的兴趣。他可能一连几小时琢磨或修理这些电器。这些活动不仅仅教会孩子读书，还能教会他们如何思考，如何用脑。这才是更重要的。
