A letter to Your Majesty
Prologue My child grows up better than I thought.

Part 1: How can an ordinary child become extraordinary?
_The background of this controversial book

Chapter 1: Who Should Read This Book?
Chapter 2: What does it contain?
Chapter 3: Why I'm Publishing This Book Now
Chapter 4 My Son Had No Natural Talent
Chapter 5: Be patient and expectant, even if you have no talent.
Chapter 6: How My Educational Philosophy Succeeded
Chapter 7: The End of Education
Chapter 8: Even Ordinary Children Can Become Gifted

Part 2: Let go of the fantasy of being a perfect parent from the start.
_The role of parents in waking up their children's sleeping brains at the right time

Chapter 1 I wanted to raise Karl as a 'person'
Chapter 2 The Son Who Became a Scholar at a Young Age
Chapter 3: Did I Really Have the Ability to Raise My Son to Become a Scholar?
Chapter 4 Does too early education ruin a child's body and mind?
Chapter 5 Opposition to My Educational Method
Chapter 6: The Education Methods That Carl Enjoys VS. The Education Methods That Kill Gifted Students
Chapter 7: Starting Studying at the Right Time
Chapter 8: If you start early, will your growth also stop early?
Chapter 9: Is it always better to leave children alone until they are eight years old?
Chapter 10 Sweet Praise Can Be Toxic to Children
Chapter 11 You don't have to do gymnastics

Part 3: From prenatal care to the three years after birth, the period that determines the fate of my child.
_Educational Guide for Proper Growth from 0 to 36 Months

Chapter 1: It All Begins in Prenatal Education
Chapter 2 Raising a Weak Child to Be Healthy
Chapter 3 Adults Hurt Children
Chapter 4: Specific Ways to Keep Your Child Clean
Chapter 5 Until the Sword Learns to Walk
Chapter 6 Playing with Your Child
Chapter 7 Is it good to have many friends of the same age?
Chapter 8 Is sleeping too long harmful?
Chapter 9: What Karl ate from birth until he was three years old

Part 4: How to Raise a Child Who Wasn't Naturally Talented into a Top Talent
_Creating Great Habits in Your Life with Your Child

Chapter 1: Teach Ethics
Chapter 2: Overcoming the Plague
Chapter 3: Child Infects Child
Chapter 4: Teaching through Play
Chapter 5: Strictly Separate Study and Play
Chapter 6 About Compensation
Chapter 7: Everything About Learning a Foreign Language
Chapter 8: Is it really necessary to learn classical languages?
Chapter 9 Humanities Classes
Chapter 10: Developing Aesthetic Sensitivity
Chapter 11: There is no such thing as a natural genius with a gift for memorization.

Part 5 Parents are the door to a wider world.
_About providing children with diverse experiences

Chapter 1: The Noble Gift My Son Received
Chapter 2 After a near-death experience
Chapter 3: Unleash Your Talent in Just One Lesson
Chapter 4: Carl Receives His Ph.D.
Chapter 5: Studying Law in Heidelberg
Chapter 6 Life in Berlin

Translator's Note

Raising a premature baby into a happy genius
The Secret of Child Education by Ordinary Father Carl Witte

The original author, Karl Witte, was a pastor who lived a simple life in Lochau, a small rural village in Germany.
He was a well-rounded person who achieved miraculous results by incorporating educational ideas that went beyond the conventional wisdom of the time into his son's education.

“My son had no natural talent.
No, rather, he was born premature.”
This is the true confession of Carl Vite.
But how did his son, Karl, manage to speak six languages ​​and even earn doctorates in philosophy and law by the time he was a teenager?
It wasn't just about being smart.
From a young age, he was already well-versed in all subjects.
The Guinness Book of World Records record for 'the world's youngest doctorate holder' still stands.

This was possible because of the dedicated education and love of his father, Carl Witte.
In fact, at that time, it was taboo to educate children too early, as it was said to harm their nature.
However, Pestalozzi, a respected educator of the time, had pure trust in Carl Witte and was more supportive than anyone else of an educational method tailored to the child's developmental stage.
Thanks to his encouragement, the Carl Witte Method of Education was able to come into being, and even now, 200 years later, it has established itself as the 'Bible of child education.'

It is often said that a child's talent is innate from the beginning.
That's what potential is, but when a child doesn't grow as they want no matter how hard they try, parents usually give up and say, "There are some things that can't be helped with effort alone."

However, Carl Witte emphasizes that “talent is not innate, it is made.”
For example, if you want to raise your child as a 'happy genius', he emphasizes that the first three years after birth are the most important, and provides detailed information on the methods he personally used to educate his child by period.
The educational methods and standards that Carl Witte focused on are presented so that children can grow up to be well-rounded individuals, not just those who simply study knowledge such as health, cleanliness, sleep, food, habits, and experiences.

Although we may not be living in the same time period as then, aren't the concerns of parents raising children the same?
In the end, the ordinary father, Carl Witte, was a true educator who personally practiced the idea that “parental beliefs make children happy geniuses” and left it as an asset for future generations.

“Love is a better teacher than duty.

If you want to raise a happy genius, teach him with love.”
A must-read book for current and future mothers to keep on their bedside tables!

Carl Vite's son was not ordinary.
But Carl Vite didn't simply despair that his son was premature or mentally retarded.
I cared for my child with great interest, believing that “gifted children are not born, but made through education.”
Yes, that's right.
The message that Carl Witte wanted to convey was 'ultimately love'.
This is precisely why the current generation of parents must read this book, even after such a long and distant time and space.

What specifically is the educational method that Karl Witte is talking about?
It's relatively simple if you know how.
First, most of us are caught up in the prejudice that we must be born with extraordinary talent to be raised as a gifted child.
However, Carl Witte proved firsthand through his son Carl that even an ordinary child can become a genius.
Second, I think that if you start learning in advance from a young age, you will be ahead of others.
Especially in the case of foreign languages, we try to create an environment in advance where the child can adapt without feeling resistance.
We try to make direct and indirect contact through various methods such as English kindergarten, foreign language books, video calls, and audio.
But above all, Carl Vite emphasized the 'red flag'.
It is an important role for parents to find a time that encourages spontaneous motivation and interest.

In addition, Carl Witte's advice is hidden deep within the book, shatters all common stereotypes, such as the act of emphasizing only the positive aspects of praise, not strictly dividing time by thinking that play is also study, and the need to make friends of the same age for smooth interpersonal relationships.
You will be surprised to find yourself reflecting on whether you have made any toxic mistakes while reading this for your child.
The translator of this book said, “The reason I hastily translated this massive book, which was over 1,000 pages long and full of gore from Germany 200 years ago, was because I was fascinated by the educational method of an ordinary rural pastor who turned his son into a genius scholar.” He added, “I had high expectations that if it was a book that has remained relevant to this day around the world, it would at least clearly resolve the concerns of our parents.”
Unlike previous books that selected and published content, this edition of “The Carl Witte Method of Education” is a complete translation of the original German text.
I am confident that this will completely resolve the questions that parents have had, as it provides specific circumstances, reasons, and methods for teaching, including when and how the teaching was done, and the basis for that education at that time.


[Carl Witte's 12 Commandments for Raising Your Child to Be a Happy Genius]
1.
Don't be discouraged by your lack of talent.
If you are a parent, be patient.
2.
Take a walk every day.
Direct experiences that spark a child's interest are good.
3.
Don't force them to study.
Learning should be fun.
4.
Create an immersive environment.
I will do it myself.
5.
Use your time efficiently.
Resting is also studying.
A child who plays well also studies well.
6.
It shouldn't end with just knowing a lot.
If you know it well, you will practice it.
7.
When you boost your child's self-esteem and confidence, a sense of accomplishment and self-worth will follow.
8.
Don't be obsessed with success and achievements.
Education should not be for the vicarious satisfaction of parents.
9.
Treat them personally.
In the end, what matters is self-reliance.
10.
A child with diverse experiences, emotions, and a rich imagination can experience true happiness.
11.
Don't feel sorry for being a lacking parent.
A child can grow up well just by praising him.
12.
The best legacy parents can leave their children is a proper education.