Exposing and criticizing the traditional children's education is "whipping the rope, trying to add to the crime, there is no answer", advocating that children should be educated naturally and treated as adults or even prisoners, and the result can only be contrary to the wishes of teachers.
2. On the purpose and content of children's education.
"Today's teaching boys should be devoted to filial piety, loyalty, courtesy, honesty and shame, and their self-cultivation should be directly induced to sing poems to express their aspirations; Guiding ceremony eliminates its dignity; Satire reading opens his mind. " It can be seen that the purpose of his "Teaching of Human Relations" is still centered on Confucian moral education, but it also includes cultivating children's will quality, cultivating children's moral behavior, developing children's knowledge and intelligence, and hoping that children's body and mind will be more comprehensively developed.
Poetry, calligraphy, ceremony and music have become the main contents and subjects of children's education. He pointed out: "Whoever seduces and sings poetry not only expresses his will, but also releases his number of jumps, screaming and singing, declaring that he is restrained and stuck in syllables;" Guide the ceremony, not only against its majesty, and in the world, but also turbulent its blood, worship flexion and extension, solid its bones and muscles; The satirical reader not only opened his consciousness, but also kept his heart in the dark, suppressing irony to convey his will. "Thus, Wang Shouren believes that Songs and Poems of Temptation can not only stimulate children's will, but also vent their emotions and help to eliminate their inner worries;" "Rite" can not only help children to develop a dignified gfd, but also activate "blood vessels" and strengthen "bones" through actions such as "bending over the waist" and "prone stretching" in salute, which will undoubtedly exercise and enhance physical fitness; "Reading" can not only make children increase their knowledge and develop their intelligence, but also cultivate their moral concepts and ideals.