从名人家书看古人的远程教育意识

On the Ancients Consuousness of Distance Education from Their Family Letters

书信是古代社会传递信息,交流思想的主要媒介。书信的功能经历了一个逐步扩展和成熟的过程。在出现之初,书信的功能主要是传递信息,随着时间的推移,其他功能被附加,其中教育功能便是附加的重要功能之一。在古代,普通人的书信往来往往是家长里短的琐事传递,而文人特别是名人,他们的书信经常会出现教育的内容。通过对名人书信的梳理,我们可以管窥古人的远程教育意识。

Letters are the main medium for transmitting information and communicating ideas in ancient times.The function of a letter has undergone a process of gradual expansion and maturity.At the beginning of the invention,the function of letters was mainly to transmit information.As time went by,other functions were added,among which educational function was one of the additional important functions.In ancient times,the ordinary people of the correspondence is often about trivial transfer and small household affairs,however.Literati especially celebrities,their letters often are about education.By combing the letters of famous people,we can see the consciousness of distance education of our ancient people.