An Analysis Of Rousseau's Fable Education Thoughts

Rousseau is a great thinker,philosopher and educator in the 18 th century.Its research is widely involved in many fields such as philosophy,pedagogy,literature and political science,which made great contributions in these fields.Allegory education is a unique part of Rousseau's educational thought,which is of great enlightening significance to our allegory education.The theory of natural education and the theory of negative education are the theoretical basis of Rousseau's fable education.The theory of natural education requires educating people in accordance with the natural process,emphasizing physical education in childhood and emphasizing the cultivation of mind in adolescence.Rooted in the educational thought of naturalism,Rousseau defined the object of fable education as a young man rather than a child.As an extension and deduction of the natural education theory,the negative education theory opposes do the moral preaching to children who do not have the rational thinking.the negative education theory has laid a theoretical foundation for the confirmation and the choice of Rousseau's fable education.Rousseau's fable education thought mainly includes the purpose,the object,the time and the method of the allegory education,the connotation is rich and unique.According to the natural education theory and the theory negative education theory,children are in a rational sleep period,who do not have the rational thinking ability to read the parable,it is not appropriate to carry out fable education for children.On the contrary,the youth is in a rational maturity,young people can correctly understand allegorical meaning.Therefore,Rousseau argues that the object of fable education is young people rather than children.The purpose of fable education is to cultivate natural persons who are well developed physically and mentally,free from the traditional fetters.From the perspective of sensory experience,Rousseau thinks that the youth is the best time to carry out fable education.The principle of natural adaptability is the important principle to carry out fable education,and the induction and quantification are the important methods to carry out fable education.Rousseau's allegory education thought enlightens contemporary apocalyptic education mainly in the following four aspects: First,we must carefully choose the object of allegory education;the second is to correctly display the effect of allegory education;the third is to properly compile the material of fable education;the fourth is to reasonable Choice of Fable Education.Needless to say,influenced by the times and the limitations of their own factors,Rousseau's fable education thought has some irrational or romanticism.Therefore,Rousseau 's allegory education thought should be reflected and discarded in order to make it serve for ourallegory education better.