Cai Yuanpei is a famous educator and politician in modern China, and the leader of the first generation of "learning from China and the West" in China's modern history. He traveled overseas three times to save his life and was praised by Mao Zedong as "a great fighter in the academic circles and a model for the world". For the sake of the awakening of the nation, he placed the interests of the state and the nation above all else; in order to save the nation from peril, he regarded the cultivation of the patriotic spirit of the youth and the idea of publicity and selflessness as an important content of education; for the sake of national independence and the prosperity of the country, he gave up a comfortable and prosperous life and threw himself into the torrent of revolution. Cai Yuanpei's life adheres to the family motto of "not taking things and not making false remarks", and is strictly self-disciplined in both work and life.
Cai Yuanpei's father was generous and easy-going and helpful, and his mother was thrifty and virtuous, cautious in words and deeds. Cai Yuanpei has heard about it since he was a child, and has also formed an upright and generous personality. When he was 11 years old, his father died of illness, and his mother took on the burden of the family. Young Cai Yuanpei understands that it is not easy for his mother. In order to save lamp oil, he always used the light of the fire in the stove to illuminate his studies, and often forgot to eat and sleep. Although they live in poverty, the mother attaches great importance to the character education of her children and encourages them to be self-reliant and self-reliant.
At the age of 25, Cai Yuanpei was admitted to the Jinshi And entered the Hanlin Academy. Witnessing the defeat of the Sino-Japanese War and the Penghu Reform Law one after another, he gradually realized that relying only on top-down political reform cannot fundamentally save China, and to save the country, we must first cultivate innovative talents. Subsequently, Cai Yuanpei resolutely bid farewell to the official field and returned to his hometown to run a school, and since then he has embarked on the road of education to save the country. After the Xinhai Revolution, Cai Yuanpei became the first director of education in the Republic of China. Later, with the support of Sun Yat-sen and others, he resolutely chose to become the president of Peking University, determined to make this the country's highest university a real university. From the first day of taking office, Cai Yuanpei completely rectified the bureaucratic atmosphere in the school and implemented a new style of democracy. Under his concept of "freedom of thought and inclusiveness", the school has implemented a series of educational and teaching reform measures. In just a few years, Peking University has been reborn and become the first institution that students across the country yearn for.
Cai Yuanpei attaches great importance to the free and comprehensive development of students. He believes that a sound personality is more important than academic performance. This idea of teaching according to one's aptitude is naturally reflected in his family education of his children. In life, Cai Yuanpei loves and respects the children very much. If he is interested in a certain aspect and willing to learn, he will create conditions to meet and carefully cultivate.
At the same time, Cai Yuanpei is also good at seizing the opportunity to educate children on their character. Once, children sent their paintings to their fathers. After Carefully reading each painting, Cai Yuanpei wrote a reply to the children. In the letter, Cai Yuanpei gave appropriate comments and encouragement to each work, and also wrote to the three children "The wise are not confused, the benevolent are not worried, the brave are not afraid" "The rich and the noble cannot be obscene, the poor cannot be moved, the mighty cannot be bent", "Eager to learn is almost knowledgeable, practicing is almost benevolent, and knowing shame is almost courageous" to encourage them.
Cai Yuanpei adheres to the motto of "promising the country with one's own body, and retiring with achievements". He was as clean as water all his life, did not buy a house, and rented a house in his later years. He asked his children to work hard, learn and have expertise, and benefit society. This simple, non-extravagant personality force cultivates the sentiments of children and affects their lives.
Ancient celebrities have circulated thousands of years of family style stories, modern revolutionary heroes' family style stories, new era model character stories... The Family and Children's Work Department of the All-China Women's Federation and the China Women and Children's Museum have worked hard to create a "Family Style Story Collection", selecting and bringing together nearly 200 outstanding family style tutoring stories of ancient and modern celebrities, reflecting their far-reaching influence in building a good family, nurturing a good tutor, and inheriting a good family style. "Family Style Story Collection" is divided into three parts: family style inheritance, red family style and era style, which integrate knowledge and interest, giving people warm and upward spiritual strength.
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