老子是否存在教育思想

Does Lao Tzu have Education Ideas?

由于人们从字面意义上理解《道德经》,故认为老子无教育思想,甚至认为老子思想具有反教育的倾向。事实上,老子的"自然"、"无为"、"行不言之教"、"常善救人故无弃人"等主张皆蕴含了值得珍视的教育思想。这些智慧甚至对于西方人本主义心理学教育理论的形成和完善曾产生积极作用。西方人本主义心理学在教育理论的形成上吸收了老子的教育思想,提出了"自由学习"和"学生中心"(studentcentered)等学习理论,从而成为西方国家具有代表性的教育学说之一。

From its literary meaning of Tao Te Ching, some argues that Lao Tzu had no ideas about education and even an anti-educationist. In fact, many arguments of Lao Tzu contain valuable educational principles which have positive effect on the formation and improvement of educational theory on humanity psychology in western countries. Based on Lao Tzu＇ s educational ideas, humanity psychology scholars in western countries put forward some learning theories such as learning freely, students centered and thus become one of the outstanding educational thoughts.