父母何必是老师？——学龄期“养教”与“教养”辩

Do Parents have to Play a Teacher’s Role?—Debate on “Cultivation” and “Education” of School-Age Children

摘要: 常有人把父母是孩子的第一任教师的原意误解，在争当好父母的同时，还纷纷拿起书本试图当好孩子的老师。本文以刘先生的案例为出发点，分析了家长“争当”孩子的老师所导致的不良后果，以期对家长们如何扮演好自己的角色有所启示。

Abstract: Many people often misunderstood the original meaning of the old saying: “Parents are their children’s first teachers”. In striving to be good parents, they also pick up books trying to be teachers of their children. In this article, the authors take a case of Mr. Liu as a starting point to analyze this phenomenon and make a point of view: if parents strive to play a dual role might lead to adverse consequences. This might throw light on parents how to play better roles in children’s growing.