天道·人道·修道——感悟《中庸》的教育智慧

Natural Laws,Moral Principles and Moral Cultivation——Wisdom in Education Embodied in The Doctrine of the Mean

《中庸》是中国儒家文化经典,蕴含了丰富的教育思想,在我国教育史上有重要地位。"天命之谓性、率性之谓道、修道之谓教",《中庸》从天道、人道和修道三个角度阐述了教育的前提、内容和方法。在构建社会主义和谐社会的今天,《中庸》对道德教育仍有深远影响,有利于培养和谐人格和促进教育公平。

The Doctrine of the Mean, a classic of Confucianism, is rich in educational thought and occupies an important position in the history of Chinese education. ＂What Heaven has conferred is called The Nature; an accordance with this nature is called The Path of duty; the regulation of this path is called Instruction. ＂ The Doctrine of the Mean illustrates the premise, content and method of education from natural laws, moral principle and moral cultivation. In today＇ s construction of a harmonious socialist society,The Doctrine of the Mean still exerts great influence on moral education and it will contribute to shaping harmonious personality and promoting educational fairness.