当前教育中儿童的成人化倾向省思

Reflections on the Adult Animation Trend of Child in the Contemporary Education

儿童的成人化倾向已成为当前基础教育中的一大诟病。从中古以前的儿童混同成人,到近代童年概念的确立,及至当代儿童与成人的界限再度模糊,教育的历史使命也在不断发生着演化。当代教育中的儿童成人化倾向主要表现为儿童需要、探究、语言及交往行为的成人化,而来自教育内部的影响因素包括学校文化、教育目的论及儿童观等的偏失。扭转这一倾向的突破口在于关注并提升教学德性。

The adult animation trend of child in the primary and secondary education has been widely criticized. The historical mission of education has been changing from time immemorial when child was Confused with adult, to the modern society in which, the concept,of childhood appeared, to the present age when Childhood fades away. In the contemporary education the trend is revealed in some aspects such as the need of learning, innovative activity, the language and interaction behavior etc. And the influence comes from some factors of which are school culture, educational teleology and child concept. The effective way out relies on advancing teaching morality.