1. Teaching principle: Education should follow the natural development of human beings.
Comenius continued Aristotle's view that education should follow nature for the first time in history, and proposed that education should follow the natural development of human beings, and called this principle the "fundamental guiding principle" of education. Quartz once said: "In all actions of nature, development is endogenous" and discussed this principle.
Second, the teaching system: the method and implementation content of the class teaching system are systematically discussed.
The idea of class teaching system originated from the book "The Principle of Eloquence" written by quintilian in ancient Rome (also known as "On the Education of Speakers"). Ailas Moss in the Renaissance first used the term "class"; Comenius systematically discussed the class teaching system. The earliest class teaching system in China was 1862 Shi Jing Wentong Museum.
Third, the teaching concept: "universal education".
"Teach all knowledge to all people" is a vivid embodiment of Comenius' thought of pan-intellectual education. "All knowledge", that is, extensive knowledge of nature, Comenius therefore advocated encyclopedic courses; "Everyone", that is, the general public, Comenius's pan-intellectual education embodies the idea of universal education.
Teaching content: an encyclopedic course.
The purpose and method of Comenius education;
First, the purpose of education:
Influenced by his own educational experience and religious background, Comenius believes that education has two purposes: one is the realistic purpose, which is also called the direct purpose of education, that is, to cultivate people with knowledge, virtue and piety; The second is the religious purpose, also known as the ultimate purpose of education, that is, education prepares for eternal life.
Second, teaching methods:
Comenius first put forward and demonstrated the principles of intuition, systematicness, ability, consolidation and consciousness. He called the principle of intuitive teaching "the golden rule of teaching work", and according to this principle, he compiled the world's first children's illustration textbook "World Illustration".