Everyone knows that educating children requires methods and methods. Many books also list examples of how to educate children, such as taking children to read, giving tutoring to children, and taking children to travel. But there is another way. , which is to give children a certain amount of time and space to learn and arrange their own time. This is the art of blank space in education. A painting can only have a reasonable structure if there is appropriate white space; a photo can only highlight the theme if it has appropriate white space. Similarly, for education, only appropriate white space can allow children to develop spontaneous growth power. , get enlightenment from sorting out yourself.

During school, children spend most of their time during holidays, with two months of summer vacation and one month of winter vacation. How to use these three months is a problem faced by both children and parents. At this point, many parents tend to enroll their children in some tutoring classes. What's more, they will fill up the whole holiday with tutoring classes for fear that their children will waste time. Parents believe that since their children attend remedial classes every day and study all the time, this time must not be wasted, right? This view is actually very wrong. In terms of learning theory, children need time to regurgitate what they have learned during school. If they can organize and organize it through reading relevant extracurricular knowledge, they can internalize it into their own knowledge.

Holidays are used for rest, which is also required by the body and brain. From a physiological point of view of the brain, long-term memory requires the solidification of brain circuits, and solidification takes time. Therefore, if learning is to be effective, it is necessary to leave some time for children to reflect. If we enroll children in N classes a day and let them go from morning to night, it will only waste the child's precious time, because research has found that if the same area of ??the brain is continuously stimulated for a long time, the nerves that keep coming in will There is a saturation phenomenon in stimulation, and when you are tired, you no longer process it. This is why many children study hard but do not study well.

Laozi said, "Tao can be Tao, but it is not Tao. It can be named, but it is not named." It means that "Tao" is a thing that can only be understood but cannot be expressed. Our study and understanding of the laws of things To grasp it, we must use our own hearts to understand it. Only in this way can we truly understand it, master it, and internalize it in our hearts. Wang Yangming's mental method also emphasizes that "the virtual spirit is not ignorant, and all things come out of it. There is no reason outside the heart, and there is nothing outside the heart." This means that when our mind reaches the pure natural principle and the virtual spirit is not ignorant, it is very important. When you are peaceful, focused, and quiet, you can understand and discover the principles and laws of various things, and all things come from this. It can be seen from this that we need a dimension of time and space that allows us to fully immerse ourselves in the things we like and put our minds in a highly peaceful state, so that we can discover the laws of things, integrate the knowledge we have learned, and integrate what we have learned into the world. internalize things into your own mind.

There is a famous saying in education: I have forgotten what I have seen, and I have forgotten what I have memorized. Only by experiencing things personally can I learn from my heart. Therefore, don’t just focus on how many words your children have memorized or how many famous sayings they have memorized. The most important thing is to let your children learn to integrate knowledge and creative thinking in a free state. From this perspective, the art of blank space in education essentially gives children the freedom to grow spontaneously, allowing them to learn to discover the world with their own eyes.