مقاله انگلیسی کودکان تیزهوش

مقاله انگلیسی کودکان تیزهوش

Wise Parents, Clever Children

چکیده:

Chen Chao-yee, an assistant professor in the Special Education Department of National Normal University, is a member of Tzu Chi Teachers’ Association. Ever since she was in junior high school, she had been participating in Tzu Chi activities with her mother. Although she is only thirty some years old, she has had 22 years of experience with Tzu Chi. Last September, she came to the United States with her husband, a doctor at Tzu Chi Hospital. The Tzu Chi Northern California branch office took the opportunity to invite her to give a speech in Cupertino. Ms. Chen spoke from her own past experience of growing up and of teaching. With her knowledge in special education and her Tzu Chi spirit, she attracted a large audience. Following are excerpts from her speech:

Before instructing at the University, I taught at an elementary school for four years. At the time, I was married and had no children. It was then that I discovered teachers react very much like surrogate parents to their students.

During the summer, the university offered enrichment classes to junior high school teachers. On the final day of class, I played a tape entitled "Mother’s Hand," regarding a sign language song that I had learned at Tzu Chi. Several teachers in the class broke into tears. They told me that, although they themselves were parents, the song reminded them that it was time to reevaluate their relationship with their own parents.

Dharma Master Cheng Yen once said, "We must teach our own children with the wisdom of Buddha and love other children with a mother’s love". In the minds of all parents,