"Silicon Valley Super Parent Class" reading notes

The author of the book "Silicon Valley Super Parent Class" is Esther Wojcicki of the United States, she is a journalism teacher in a well-known public high school.

She is particularly qualified to write this book because she has raised three outstanding daughters and is respected as the "Mother of Silicon Valley". She said that education is actually very simple and she disclosed her own for the first time. TRICK parenting method, the five simple principles of trust, respect, independence, cooperation, and goodwill, can help us easily become super parents and raise successful children.

Her eldest daughter Susan is the mother of Google and the CEO of YouTube. The second daughter, Janet, is a doctor who is engaged in anthropology and AIDS research in Africa. The third daughter, Annie, founded a genetic testing company.


Some people say that if there is a Nobel Prize for Education, it should be awarded to the author of this book, Esther Wojcicki, and even and Jobs have their daughters from She dropped out of other schools and took classes here, which shows how much her influence is.

Her TRICK upbringing method, the first principle is trust, which is to let children make decisions. The simplest is to start with things like sleeping, eating, and shopping. Trust generates a sense of value. , But inevitably, children will also make mistakes of this kind. At this time, we have to punish. There is a saying in this book that is particularly good. She said: The purpose of punishment is to strengthen trust, not to withdraw trust. If the child If the problem is very serious, then you can use BIC, which is to talk about the facts first, and then talk about the impact of such facts.What will happen in the end? Let the child realize the seriousness of the matter through a series of talks, but tell the child that you will still maintain the trust in the child, but hope that he can make some changes.

true trust It can work miracles.

The second principle is respect. The child is not a copy of the parent. The child’s life should not be controlled by the parent. They have their own choice and direction. But respecting the child also includes asking the child with high standards, rather than doing what the child wants. It doesn't matter, it's not like that.


The third principle is independence. Let the child know that he can have an independent personality, he can have his own world, and he can have his own choices. In daily life, by setting rules, and by agreeing with the children to agree on some rules, let the children fulfill these rules with themselves, so as to cultivate the children's independence. A truly independent child will have more perseverance. . What we want to pursue is the lifelong success of this child.

The fourth principle is cooperation. The premise of cooperation is trust, respect and independence. Let your children be your collaborators and let them learn to cooperate with others. To do this, you must first Change your language. When you talk to your child, you are not in a superior posture, not in a way that thinks you must be right and he must be wrong. Instead, it is explored, respectful, and treats the child as an object of independent thinking. Way.

The fifth principle is goodwill.Kindness allows a child to have warmth, love, empathy, understand and care for others, a person's kindness is the most important soft power for his survival and struggle in this society.

Finally this author said: Dedication is very important. The so-called goodwill, on a larger scale, is the dedication to the entire society. The most important dedication of each of us is: You don’t treat work as a particularly bad thing, you don’t need to retire, you can always do This society emits light and enthusiasm, and this dedication is a kind of goodwill on a larger scale.

Finally, the author concluded that as long as we are crazy enough to believe that we can change the world, we can really change the world. He and Steve Jobs are the same kind of people. They both believe that they can change the world when they are born. Therefore, let us continue to work hard to change ourselves first and make our lives more valuable and meaningful.

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