The Chinese are very generous (慷慨) when it comes to educating their children. Not 1 the money, parents often send their children to the 2schools or even abroad to England, the USA or Australia. They also want their children to take extra-course 3 where they will either learn a musical instrument or ballet, or other classes which will give them a head start in life. The Chinese believe that the 4an education is, the better it is. So parents will spend a (an)5amount of money on education. Even6couples will buy a computer for their son or daughter.
7, what most parents 8to see is that the best early education they can give their children is usually very cheap.
Parents can see that their children's skills vary, skilled in some areas while poor in others. What most parents fail to realize 9, is that today's children 10self-respect and self-confidence（自信）.
The problem is that parents are only 11 their children on how to take multiple-choice tests and how to study well, but parents are not teaching them the most important skills that they need to be 12, happy and clever.
Parents can achieve this by teaching 13skills like cooking, sewing, and doing other housework. 14a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life. Cooking demands 15and time. It is an enjoyable but difficult 16. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and gradually finish his job17. His result, a well-cooked dinner, will give him much satisfaction and a lot of self-confidence.
Some old machines such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your children to play with will make him 18and arouse his interest. He will spend hours looking at them, trying to 19them; your child might become an engineer when he grows up. These 20 are not merely teaching a child to read a book, but rather to think, to use his mind. And that is more important.
