THE SHICHIDA METHOD CHAPTER
I:
MARRAIGE OF HEART AND MIND (Nrrrturing the will to grow!)
Dictionaries clefine "education" as "1o teach knowledge ancl oLiginal rneaning
skills."
IIowever, the
of this worcl in I-atin is "to pull out the inuate at,ility."
teachers have a responsibility to
Parents ancl
"pull out" the oliginally large potenlial capabilily
any
child was born with to the fullest extent through education. You should not be caught up with immediate goals of child rearing. lf caught up with immediate goals only, you tentl to focus on your child's intellectual growth. Let's focus on the long-term future, not 3n immediate one. The hrtule of the world depends on the children oltoday.
When we raise children and nurture tlieir capabilities,
it is irnpottant to
valuc and
praise the child by telling him, "You are the one and only valuable being in the world." When teaching children that they are valuable beings in the worltl, rve should also teach thertr that tliey must take great lesponsitrility as well. We rnust teaclr the children that each one
of them has a responsibility to nurture his or her own innate capability to
the
fullest degree. Also, it is important to tell them to use such hidden treasure fbr the entire nation or the world.
Education
will
shape the future
of the world
because one
of lhe objectives ol
education is to create a better world. However, the current mellrod of education cannot
nurture the creative talenls. This is because education narrowly focnses on preparing children for entrance examinations. Therefore, parents must nrake their best efforls. [t all depends on the parents whether their child grows nicely or not.