Chapter 55 cruel father

Russell, who was obsessed with theory, cruelly used his children as experimental animals, and what the children got was humiliation and disappointment. Philosopher Russell believes that education is the cornerstone of rebuilding society, and parents' education of their children is not enough to rely on love alone, but modern knowledge should also be used to guide them.The Russell couple have also repeatedly appealed to parents all over the world, hoping that they can enrich themselves more to take care of their children.But Russell's education of his own children, at least according to the recollections of his children, was clearly a failure.

John and Kate are Russell's eldest son and eldest daughter, and the Russell couple often take them to the seaside villa for vacation.In order to train the children to be responsible for themselves, Russell asked the children to go to the beach with what they needed, and bring back what they wanted.Once, on a seashore far away from the villa, John found some beautiful large pebbles, which he liked very much, and he chose a smaller one to take home; but it was still too heavy for him. The Russell couple reminded him: John, if you want it, you have to take it back yourself.John wanted his father to help him, but Russell insisted he couldn't.As a result, John had to take the big rock by himself, set foot on the steep hill, and walk on the way home.

In the end, he couldn't bear it anymore, so he had to reluctantly throw the stone on the way, because he couldn't say that his parents would help him, and Russell insisted that he should be responsible for himself.Kate, who was younger, could only feel sorry for his brother when he saw his brother was sad because he gave up the stone. When Kate grew up, she still had a deep impression on this incident. She said: "Is it wise for parents to do this?"Or brutal?Or both?Memories tell me they were brutal; the challenge, too big for John at the time.And what John got from this incident was humiliation and disappointment, not confidence and wit.

Russell may have been partly responsible for John's sullen growing up.Russell later said with emotion in his autobiography: As a father, I failed. At that time, I was fascinated by theory.Russell, who was obsessed with behaviorist theory, cruelly used his children as guinea pigs for experiments. He forgot that family affection begins where theory ends.