ThePowerofFamilyandEducation——AReviewofEducatedTianQiContentsofEducatedAboutTheAuthorFamilyandEducation01020304ContentsAboutTheAuthor01TaraWestoverTaraWestoverIntroductionofTheAuthor•Americanhistorianandwriter.•Bachelorofartsmasterofphilosophy,BYU.•Masterofphilosophydegree,CambridgeUniversity.•Doctorofhistory,CambridgeUniversity.•In2018,shepublishedherdebutnovel,Educated.•“InfluentialPersonofTheYearofTimeMagazinein2019.ContentsofEducated02•Educated,auniquememoirofTara'supbringingandschooling.•TarawasborninthemountainsofIdaho.HerfatherwasaMormonwithaparanoidandextremeattitude.Hermotherwasanherbalistandmidwife.Thefamilyofsevenchildrenhelpedoutattheirfather'sscrapyardinsteadofgoingtoschool.IntroductionofEducated•Atthattime,Tarathought:whenI'minmylateteens,I'mgoingtogetmarried.Dadwouldgivemeacornerofthefarmwheremyhusbandwouldbuildahouse.Mymothertaughtmeaboutherbsandmidwifery.MotherwilldeliverthebabywhenIgivebirth.Iguessoneday,I'llbeamidwife,too.Idon'tknowwheretheuniversitywillbeinthefuture.IntroductionofEducated•Butitchanged.whenherolderbrother,Tyler,taughthimselftogotocollegeandlefthometostudy.TylerencouragedTaratoleavethemountainsandpasstheACTtogotoBYU.•Attheageof17,Tarawenttoclassforthefirsttime,butcollegewasastrangeworldtoher.Shedidn'tknowwhatapaper,shedidn'tknowwhatatextbook,sheeventhoughtofEuropeasacountry...IntroductionofEducated•Duringtheperiodofstudying,whattheprofessortoldherandwhatthebooktoldherwastotallygaveheranewlookattheworld.•Taraenduredthepainofinfidelity,withherowneffortsandconstantencouragement,shebegantoreshapeherlife,eventuallyreceivedamaster'sanddoctorate.IntroductionofEducatedFamilyandEducation03InfluencebyOriginalFamilyWhatisEducationInfluencebyOriginalFamily•Generallyspeaking,peoplewillhavetwofamiliesintheirlife,oneisthefamilywegrewupwith,andtheotheristhefamilywecreatedafterwegotmarried.•Thefamilyoforiginreferstothefamilyinwhichoneisbornandraised.Itistheinitialplacewhereonelearnsemotionalexperiences.•Intheoriginalfamilyenvironment,thepersonalcharacteristicsofparents,theinteractionbetweenparents,parentsandchildren,etc.,willleaveamarkontheindividual'sphysicalandmentaldevelopment,andevenaffectthewholelife[1].[1]卢婧,曹莉莉.混沌理论视角下原生家庭影响力探析[J].齐齐哈尔大学学报(哲学社会科学版),2011(01):71-74.InfluencebyOriginalFamily•Studieshaveshownthatfamiliesoforigincanalsoinfluencechildren'seducationalachievement.•Ontheonehand,parents'politicalandeconomicstatusaffectstheirattitudesandbehaviorstowardstheirchildren'seducation.LikeTara,herfatherdidnotapproveoftheirchildren'seducation.•Ontheotherhand,parents'investmentinchildren'seducationisdividedintomaterialinvestmentandimmaterialinvestment,thelattersuchaseducationalexpectation,hasagreaterimpactonthefinaleducationalachievementthantheformer[2].[2]张月云,谢宇.低生育率背景下儿童的兄弟姐妹数、教育资源获得与学业成绩[J].人口研究,2015,39(04):19-34.InfluencebyOriginalFamilyInaninterviewwithBillGates,whenshewasaskedwhatshethoughtoftheoriginalfamily,Tarasaid:Youcanlovesomeoneandstillchoosetosaygoodbyetohim;Youcanmisssomeoneeverydayandstillbegladthey'renotinyourlife.•Wecannotdecideonouroriginalfamilyanymorethanwecandecideonourbirth.However,wecanchoosetocorrectthepaincausedbytheoriginalfamilyintherightway,suchaseducation.WhatiseducationEducationisthecauseofestablishingpeople.——LuXunEducationmeansatreeshakinganothertree,acloudpushinganothercloud,asoulwakinganothersoul.——JaspersEducationisreallyjustaprocessofself-discoveryanddevelopingself-awarenessandideas.——TaraWestoverWhatiseducationWakinguptofindyourownlifeisalonganddifficultprocess,youwillcontinuetopuzzle,questionthepast,andevenoverturnthebeginning.Buteachtimeyouclimbahill,lifewillbecomewiderandbringtearstoyoureyes.Thanks