论王阳明“启蒙之道”

A Reflection over the Enlightenment Way by Wang Yang-ming

明代"心学"大师王阳明不仅热衷于学者教育,而且也特别关注幼童的启蒙教育。一方面,他对当时启蒙教育领域流行的功利主义"记诵词章之学"深恶痛绝,另一方面提出了自己的"童子之情"启蒙教育理念。王阳明的"启蒙之道"宗旨明确、有纲有目、体系完备。另外,他还特别强调幼童在日用伦常中的道德践履,并将之提到了优先于学校教育的地位。

Wang Yang-ming, the great master of the Philosophy of the mind in Ming Dynasty, was high on not only the education of scholars but the enlightenment of children.On one hand he detested the fashionable education that children pursued material gain through reciting the text. On the other hand he raised his own idea of the enlightment of children that depended on children＇s psychological characteristics.His theory of the enlightenment of children was a perfect system which had a definate aim and a clear orderliness.In addition,he emphasized in particular that children should observe the ethic in daily life and preceded it over schooling.