As is vividly depicted in thepictures above, we can see that there is a father and his son on different occasions. In the pictureon the left side, when told by hisfather that “ Son, you might as well studyhard”, the little boy, with a visiblereluctance on his face, turns around and looks at his father who is smoking and watching TV. On thecontrary, when the father in the picture on the left side is studying attentively, the little beside also imitates and follows.

       Definitely, the connotation of the interesting picture can be interpreted in terms of the significance of setting an example in family education.Quite a few parents today tend to educate their children in an instructive way, forcingtheir children to do something which evenbeyond themselves. Unfortunately，this form of education willnormally end up in failure.

        Parents with wisdom are those who grasp the point of“Setting an example speaks louderword and demand.” Definitely, a positive result of effective education will be bound to emerge through parents’efforts of acting as a doer insteadof a talker. As a famous philosopher’sremark goes, ” There is no need for parents to push children, actually, what counts most in the course offamily education is that parentsjust run, and children will then run after them, happily and spontaneously. ” (230 words)

      如图所示，我们可以看到在两种不同情境下的一对父子。在左侧的图片当中，当孩子被父亲要求“儿子，快给我好好学习”的时候，这个小男孩转身看着正在抽烟和看电视的父亲脸上明显写着不乐意。相反，右侧图片中的父亲正在专心致志地学习，边上的小男孩则模仿着他。

      很明显，这幅有趣的图画的内含可以从家庭教育过程中树立榜样的重要性角度来理解。当今，相当多的家长用命令的方式教育孩子，迫使孩子去做一些连他们自己都做不到的时期。不幸的是，这种教育方式通常以失败而告终。

      有智慧的家长，他们理解一个真谛：树立榜样，比语言和要求更重要。确实，父母努力成为一个行动派而不是空谈派，教育的积极结果势必呈现。正如一个哲学家的名言所云：“父母无需驱赶孩子，家庭教育过程中，真正重要的是，家长只需尽情奔跑，孩子自会乐意跟随，出于自发”。