理性、非理性与学校教育

Rationality,Irrationality and School Education

"理性"的讲法可以表达多个概念,"非理性"的讲法也可以表达多个概念,研究理性或非理性教育首先要搞清这些概念。批评理性主义教育讲得最多的是"灵感"、"感情"和"意志"等问题。事实上,有些灵感有益,有些灵感有害。感情和意志可以是理性的,也可以是非理性的。稍微认真的分析可以使我们对理性主义教育有一些新的认识。用非理性的方法进行教育会遇到很多困难,兼用理性和非理性的方法进行教育则会遇到更多困难。

The Chinese word"rationality"can express different concepts,and the word"irrationality"can also express different concepts.To analyze rationalist education and irrationalist education,those concepts must be clearly understood.Critics of rationalist education often talk about"inspiration","emotions"and"tenacity".As a matter of fact,inspiration can be valuable or harmful.Emotions and tenacity can be rational or irrational.Careful analysis will lead to a deeper understanding of rationalist education.Education by irrational methods would meet with many difficulties,while education by both rational and irrational methods would meet with even more difficulties.