The basic meaning of natural education: the theory of natural education is the main body of Rousseau's educational thought, and the core of natural education is "returning to nature", that is, education must follow nature and conform to human nature.

According to Rousseau, human education includes natural education, artificial education and material education. We should take the education of nature as the center, make the education of things and people subordinate to the education of nature, and combine these three aspects of education with the goal of becoming nature, so that children can enjoy a good education.

Rousseau's "natural education" is an education that obeys the laws of nature, conforms to the development process of children's nature and promotes the natural development of children's body and mind. In his view, if we interfere with the prejudice of adults, the result will only destroy the laws of nature and fundamentally destroy children. The teacher's role is only to prevent the influence of bad environment, which is negative, so "negative education" is often mentioned.

Methodological principles of natural education;

A correct view of children is a necessary prerequisite for natural education.

Give children full freedom: follow the education of nature. Adults do not interfere, indoctrinate or suppress, so that children can adapt to the spontaneous development of nature.