In the United States, the starting point of family education is to cultivate children's pioneering spirit and become a self-reliant person. Parents let their children know the value of labor from an early age, let them repair and assemble motorcycles themselves, and take part in labor outside. Even rich children should earn their own living. American middle school students have a slogan: "You have to spend money to earn it yourself!" Farmers' families want their children to share housework, such as mowing grass, painting houses and simple carpentry repairs. In addition, I have to go out to do odd jobs, push the lawn mower in summer, shovel snow in winter and sweep leaves in autumn.
In Switzerland, in order to prevent their children from becoming incompetent, parents have made great efforts to cultivate their children's spirit of self-reliance since childhood. For example, a 16-year-old girl, after graduating from junior high school, worked as a maid in an educated family for about a year, working in the morning and going to school in the afternoon. By doing so, on the one hand, we can exercise our labor ability and seek ways to make a living independently; On the other hand, it is also conducive to learning a language. Because Switzerland has German-speaking areas and French-speaking areas, girls in one language area usually work as servants in other language areas. There are also many people who want to go to Britain to learn English, and the method is to learn the language while working. After mastering three languages, go to work in an office, a bank or a shop. People who rely on their parents for a long time to live a parasitic life are considered to be enterprising or shameful.
In the former West Germany, children were trained to do their own things from an early age, and their parents never did everything. The law also stipulates that when children reach the age of 14, they must undertake some obligations at home, such as shoeshine for the whole family. This is not only to cultivate children's working ability, but also to cultivate children's sense of social responsibility.
In Japan, children are taught an idea when they are very young: "Don't give others trouble". And pay attention to cultivating children's self-care ability and self-improvement spirit in daily life. When the whole family goes out to travel, no matter how young the children are, they will always carry a small backpack on their backs. Why should I ask? Parents said: "This is their own business, and they should carry it themselves." After school, many students have to work outside to earn money. Work-study program is very common among college students, even children from wealthy families are no exception. They earn their tuition by serving dishes and washing dishes in restaurants, selling goods in shops, taking care of the elderly and being tutors.