Rousseau was the most radical great thinker in the French Enlightenment in the18th century, and was regarded as the mentor and standard-bearer of the French Revolution. In the history of the development of world education, Rousseau is a warrior who reversed Gan Kun.

What is his educational thought? ? First of all, in Rousseau's educational thought theory, the theory of good nature and the theory of feeling are closely related to education. Rousseau thinks that nature is good and people's hearts are good, but society has made people worse, emphasizing the important role of conscience in making people better. Conscience can not only guide people to judge good and evil, but also guide people to abandon evil and do good. Rousseau believes that there are a large number of people in the human mind, and people are born with the ability to learn. Reason can make people know things and admit that feeling is the source of knowledge.

Secondly, the core of Rousseau's naturalistic education theory is "returning to nature", that is? Education must follow the development process of nature, humanity and children's nature. As long as we return to nature and stay away from the education of noisy society, it will help to maintain people's kind nature.

Then Rousseau also attached importance to women's education. Rousseau's view of women's education also comes from his basic thought of following and returning to nature. He thinks that women are weak and have a lot to learn, but only what suits them. First, girls should cultivate healthy bodies, and then arrange for women to learn to sing, dance and draw. Rousseau's general tendency to women's education is conservative.

Finally, Rousseau's theory of civic education in the Republic, Rousseau believes that the goal of education in the Republic is to cultivate loyal patriots. He believes that to achieve this goal, we must change the existing system and education. He thinks that education is crucial, and he also thinks that physical education is the most important part of education.

What influence does Rousseau's so many thoughts have on later generations? As a historical figure in the18th century, Rousseau's thought certainly has limitations today, but his criticism of feudal education and his vision of new education still have epoch-making significance, which not only aroused strong repercussions in France at that time, but also had a far-reaching impact on the education of the whole Europe and later generations. Rousseau's call for studying students and children has become an eternal topic in educational research.