The world's most wealthy man has finally started doing charity.
article | Spectrum Edit | Vicky Xiao
If you still remember, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos (Jeff Bezos) made a big news last year:
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I am so rich, can you come up with an idea? If I want to do charity, what should I do?
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"title, that's not what I said, but this sentence is correct. Among the top five rich people in the world, there are four Americans, and Bezos is the only one who has not devoted himself to charity.
The situation finally improved today.
Thursday, September 13, US time, after a full year of brewing... Bezos finally announced his charity plan.
He will jointly establish a charitable fund with his wife, named Bezos Day One Fund, to make a small contribution to the human mission of making up for the gap between the rich and the poor. The name
comes from Bezos's long-standing mentality in founding and managing a company. He believes:
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Even a company as huge as Amazon needs to be as flexible and agile as a small company, adapt to external trends, and not fall into a state of confrontation with the future.
"The outside world can push you into Day 2 if you won’t or can’t embrace powerful trends quickly. If you fight them, you’re probably fighting the future. Embrace them and you have a tailwind”—Jeff Bezos
Day One Fund will be divided into two specific funds:
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Day 1 Families Fund Family Fund
Invest in private institutions, so that they can provide housing and food for the poor
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Day 1 Academies Fund Education Fund
Founding a non-profit kindergarten chain institution that implements Montessori education law
The second education fund sounds amazing. Just seeing the word "free" is scared, okay?
Friends who work in a Bay Area technology company and have children at home should know that the education market here is also quite exaggerated.
Good school districts grab the head , Private schools are ridiculously expensive. Originally, young and dual-employed people lived a very comfortable life. Once they raised their children, they returned to the pre-liberation...
. Bezos claimed that this new kindergarten institution is not only non-profit, but also will adopt a full scholarship system, which means that it is completely free for students.
We will set up a new institution to directly manage these kindergartens," Bezos said. "I'm very excited."
said a keyword appeared in the statement: Bezos claimed that he would implement the Montessori Education Law in kindergartens.
This is a set of educational methods invented by Italian educator Dr. Maria Montessori. According to Wikipedia, Montessori Education Method emphasizes independence, limited freedom and respect for children's natural psychological, physiological and social development.
The International Montessori Association (AMI), an international institution that advocates this educational method, pointed out the key points of the method:
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2 mixed classroom , for college students aged 2 and a half years old or 3-6 years old; 2 students choose
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No interruption of 's learning period, theoretically three hours.
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emphasizes the teaching model of "discovering" , and students understand the concepts from the use of teaching aids, rather than direct guidance from teachers to instill concepts in it.
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Special educational materials.
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In-classroom Free movement .
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A teacher who has received specialized training in .
Montessorius education method seems to be a generally scientific method. For example, it emphasizes that the early childhood stage has a strong ability to absorb environmental and sensory stimuli, so there are strict requirements for the educational environment and teacher qualifications.
In comparison, there are not so many kindergartens in China to ask for.
is the teacher-student ratio first, which is very important for the attention students receive. In China, there may be far more than 1:10, 1:20 or even higher.
and typical American kindergarten , the teacher-student ratio is usually lower than 1:10.
and then the learning content. The typical Chinese kindergarten curriculum is fixed, the grade and age are also fixed, and the pressure on students and parents is quite high. This is also largely related to the teacher-student ratio, and it is difficult to have customized teaching in large classes in China.
In the United States, the situation is usually the opposite. Teachers can have more time to communicate with each child and develop targeted teaching content.
A particularly important reason for the difference between kindergartens in China and the United States is actually not in the school, but in the legal system. The United States has strict legal system, and the cost of making a special move is extremely high. At the very least, it can be fired to carry out the industry blacklist, and at the worst, it can be imprisoned.
And China, there is no need to say more...
Bezos promises to use what has once promoted Amazon's progress to run new schools, and the most important of them is to treat consumers sincerely.
"Children are consumers." The statement reads.
I hope I understand it correctly. I hope Bezos does not have the evil goal of "turning these children into future Amazon users"...
If he can really fulfill these promises in the statement, I believe that Day 1 kindergarten will become a model for education for young children in the future.
is just not sure at the moment. Is this kindergarten aimed at the whole society or is it more inclined to help low-income families and orphans. Bezos did not disclose more specific implementation details.
As for another branch fund, Day 1 Family Fund, its goal is to provide shelter and food for more poor people through investment.
Specifically, Bezos will not personally give money to the poor, but will provide funds to those civil organizations or social companies that operate first-hand in the form of annual bonuses.
However, doesn't know if Bezos understands that Amazon employees in some parts of the United States are still receiving relief food stamps (SNAP)...
SNAP is a federal security program in the United States. It roughly means that low-income and homeless people can automatically receive certain subsidies every month and can only buy food from merchants who accept SNAP.
According to data compiled by the non-profit organization The New Food Economy, in the United States, Arizona , Pennsylvania , Ohio, Kansas , and Amazon's birthplace Washington , , Amazon entered the top 20 of the "has the most employees with food stamps" employers list:
But in general, most people should be more pleased to see Bezos finally starting to engage in charity.
After all, his company's market value is around trillions of dollars, and he himself has topped the list of the global rich list, with a net worth exceeding 100 billion dollars.
How about it? Are you looking forward to seeing Bezos' kindergarten open for admissions?
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