When a person is unwilling to change his mind and learn new knowledge, it means he has fallen into the greatest ignorance. A lack of new knowledge to learn, and a lack of desire to learn, means ignorance. Just like congenital disabilities, ignorance There is no cure.

——Anonymous

In the recent education news, the most eye-catching incident is undoubtedly the case of a psychological treatment center in Linyi, Shandong Province using electric shock method to treat children's "Internet addiction".

In this so-called treatment center, Yang Yongxin, known as "doctor", not only used electric shocks, but also used methods such as forced medication and violent beatings to treat the children who went for treatment one at a time. Double mental and physical damage.

A girl named Xiaoxue was shocked 12 times. Each time she was shocked, she was forcibly held down by seven or eight people, and braces were put in her mouth to prevent biting her tongue. In the end, she could no longer bear the torture. Escaped from this so-called "Internet Ring Center".

This reality surprises us. In the past, when children in backward villages had high fevers, they were often considered to be possessed by evil spirits, and they were sent to witch doctors for treatment. Beating with sticks and piercing the body with steel needles to drive away evil spirits ultimately led to the demise of each life.

Whenever we recall these past events, we always hate people's ignorance and barbarism, and the sins of witch doctors, gods and men. However, have we ever thought about the difference between the definitions of so-called "Internet addiction" and evil possession for our children? And what is the difference between this so-called "doctor" who uses unlicensed and unlicensed equipment and a witch doctor? What is the difference between using electric shock to treat patients and beating with sticks or piercing the body with steel needles?

A so-called "doctor" who made money and harmed people in the name of benefiting families was able to treat tens of thousands of children in just a few years, charging only a treatment fee of That’s nearly 100 million yuan. Why are so many parents willing to pay hard-earned money to cause their children to suffer both mental and physical harm? The profound meaning contained in this is the most worthy of our exploration.

In the eyes of parents, children’s addiction to the Internet is undoubtedly a mental illness that deviates from normal human behavior patterns. Out of love for children and responsibility for their children’s future, our parents He is willing to let the liar inflict cruelty on his children in order to obtain psychological comfort for himself.

However, what our parents may not have thought of is that treating "Internet addiction" as a mental illness is conceptually wrong.

When our adult world and mainstream society feel at a loss in the face of the increasingly prosperous online world, when our parents are unable to get in tune with the emerging culture and feel fear, this kind of emotional The worries were thrown onto the children.

So, in order to relieve this inner fear and worry, the process of corporal punishment, which was actually punishment in the name of care, began. What is different from usual is that this new type of family corporal punishment only replaces the executor with a so-called "doctor" who aims to make money, but the perpetrator is still the parent who is responsible for teaching and loving his children.

From the perspective of family education, completing the education of children is a long-term mechanism, which not only requires parents to invest a lot of time and money, but also requires investing unquantifiable energy. And when our parents are unwilling, unable, or do not have the concept to continue this long process of educating their children, they will choose to complete the education of their children in the most labor-saving, economical, short-term, and ignorant way. , hoping to get rid of it once and for all.

The tragedy of the Internet warning center is only a reflection of the phenomenon of single education methods in Chinese families. We cannot expect that there will be changes in the short term. However, when we conduct such exploration, the purpose is In order to allow parents who are likely to make changes to change, in order to allow prospective parents who will raise children in the future to change, in order to free children who are currently being subjected to disguised corporal punishment and torture.

As far as education is concerned, there is a famous saying that is an eternal truth - there are no bad children, only inappropriate parents. When we keep this in mind, it means that our family education will move towards a new beginning. This not only means that charlatans such as Yang Yongxin cannot continue, but also means the good news for thousands of Chinese children. .