وقتی صحبت از آموزش فرزندانمان به میان میآید، اغلب تصور میکنیم کافی است آنها را به مدرسه بفرستیم و مراقب نمرات کارنامهشان باشیم. اما این کتاب نگاهمان را تغییر خواهد داد. خانه ای برای یادگیری نشانمان میدهد چگونه میتوان کودکی پرورش داد که در جهانی پرشتاب و بیوقفه در حال تغییر، با اشتیاق بیاموزد، با شرایط جدید سازگار شود، موانع را از سر راه بردارد و حتی شکست را به فرصتی برای رشد بدل کند. در این کتاب میخوانیم که چگونه شعلۀ کنجکاوی کودکانمان را که گاهی در مدرسه خاموش میشود، دوباره برافروزیم؛ چطور در خانه عادتهای لذتبخش و مادامالعمر یادگیری بسازیم و چگونه ذهنیت خلاق کودکانمان را پرورش دهیم که در مراحل مختلف زندگیشان به کار آید. در این رویکرد، معیار موفقیت صرفاً نمره و معدل نیست، بلکه توانایی یادگرفتن، سازگارشدن و معنابخشیدن به زندگی است. بر پایۀ سالها تجربۀ نویسندگان در همکاری با والدین و گفتوگو با دهها خانواده و بهرهگیری از تازهترین پژوهشهای علمی، خانه ای برای یادگیری راهی عملی و الهامبخش پیش رویمان میگذارد تا فرزندانی تربیت کنیم که شاد باشند و مسیر زندگی خود را با اطمینان بسازند.
Well-researched and actionable. I work in education and was already familiar with many of the concepts discussed here, but the framing around how to support one's own children in maintaining curiosity and valuing learning even when schools/society seem to emphasize the opposite (through standardized testing, over-emphasis on grades, learning as a pathway to careers/money, external motivation, etc) is well done with a lot of practical takeaways that make this seem actually possible. Lots of practical ideas for creating a household that encourages all kinds of learning and inquiry, as well as tips for how to respond to things like "bad" grades, bullying, etc. This feels worth reading for me as a parent of a very young child, but it also gets into stuff for much old students, like how to choose a college and major.
I also appreciate that the book is able to put some responsibility on parents without totally ignoring that a lot of the things that make this difficult are systemic and out of parents' hands. My one critique is that a lot of the positive examples given are very dated, but they are at least evidence-based and usually paired with a discussion of relevant research, so I'm not sure that's a real complaint.
This book touches on every aspect of life-long learning and thoughtful parenting that I care about. It grounds education in the real world and encourages us to look beyond grades and the milestones of school; to view learning as a life-long endeavor that makes us more thoughtful, creative, ethical and interesting people. I picked this up from the library on a whim and upon finishing it, immediately bought a copy that I could use to go back and highlight valuable sections. My child is only in preschool now, but I can see myself revisiting these concepts and ideas over the years. Most of all, this book feels like a conversation about how to get the most out of life, not just the school years.