不少年轻父母意识到家庭教育的重要,常常给孩子一些“命题”,如读古诗、练琴、学绘画等等。但就在规定这些“命题”时,他们常常只注意孩子完成“命题”的效果如何,而忽视了孩子在完成“命题”之外的智力表现。有这样一则名人轶事对我们颇有启发:麦克斯韦的父亲让年幼的麦克斯韦画画,对象是插满金菊的花瓶。当父亲看到小麦克斯韦画的图画后,不由得笑了 Many young parents realize the importance of family education and often give their children some “propositions” such as reading ancient poems, practicing piano, learning to paint and so on. However, when formulating these “propositions”, they often only pay attention to how well their children accomplish the “propositions” while neglecting the children’s mental performance beyond “propositions.” There is anecdotally inspired anecdote: Maxwell’s father painted young Maxwell with a vase filled with Chinju. When my father saw pictures of Maxwell painting, could not help but laugh