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thetheorythatateachershoulddonothing.Itis
should minimize the influence of teachers or
cases could be turning on English audio books
excluding the human, social influence which
civilization, and pursue spiritual freedom.
forprenatalcareanddemandingachildtostudy
may inhibit someone¡¯s natural traits from
Education of nature that esteems a human
previouslybeforeprimaryschool.Studentswho
emergingspontaneously.¡±
being¡¯s ability to develop naturally should be
got used to the injection of knowledge show
Education in Rousseau¡¯s age centered on
prior to education to increase experience and
troubles in preparing the logic essential to live
Catholic values and people of the upper class
knowledge. He emphasizes instruction that
in a society. Preparing writing tests to enter
who desired to stabilize their states. Influenced
includes equally nature, experience, and
universities causes doubts as to why such vast
by these values, children experienced the
knowledge rather than one that regards
sums of money should be spent to enhance
injection of goodness to purify original sin,
knowledgeasthemostimportant.
logicalthinking,eventhoughpeopleknowthat
whichservedastheobviousframeinthemental
Ko Mi-suk, a research professor at Korea
theabilitytothinklogicallycannotbeacquired
formation of the child. The right of enjoying
University Institute of Educational Research,
quickly.
highereducationwasusuallyforpeoplesuchas
stated that the instructors should avoid
AdvicefortheFutureofEducation
aristocrats and bureaucrats; therefore, the
restraining children¡¯s activities and growth, or
directionofeducationbecametheacquisitionof
attempting to force into activities with narrow
Several current scholars criticize Rousseau¡¯s
social power. Education in that era shows
functions. ¡°The ideal education is instructing
theory as an unreliable idealism because the
several similar features with the educational
students to realize various concepts through
system of current education does not work to
direction in modern Korea, which does not
experience and speculation. Rather than just
educate children in nature. His methods of
value personal potentials sufficiently, but
injecting knowledge, the students should know
instruction, however, complement the values
demands actual values that might only be
what the meaning of learning is, why they
that the education in Korea has lost in many
helpfulmaterially.
should know it, and how it is related with our
aspects.Heintendedtopreventagrowingchild
lives,¡±sheadded.
from being raised within artificial limits and in
ThingsInstructorsShouldTell
Ofcourse,itisnoteasytoemphasizephysical
the structure of education meddled by the
Children
and sensuous development over knowledge to
existing generation. Considering his opinions
Emile, raised in the virtual world that
childreninthe21stcentury.However,tryingto
about educating human beings whose natural
Rousseaucreated,isthedesirablehumanbeing
teach any kind of knowledge to a child before
traitsaredeveloped,itistimetothinkaboutthe
who harmonized his nature with civilization.
one¡¯s natural trait emerges may damage the
directionofeducationinthefuture.
Rousseau insists that the essence of education
growth of natural characteristics. The main
firestorm@hufs.ac.kr
VirtualInterview
Rousseau: Did you desire to go to university
the children in artificial frames is still prevalent.
(OnabenchatHUniversity,afreshmancomesandsits.)
foralongtime?
Didyoudecideforyourselftogotocollege?You
Freshman:It¡¯sbeenamonthsinceI¡¯vecometo
might conventionally have followed the idea that
this university. The entrance examination for
Freshman: As I got older, I naturally
oneshouldentertheuniversitytosucceed.
universitiesin2009wassosevere.Forthreeyears,
recognizedthatitishardtosurviveinthissociety
I trained in the skills for picking an answer on
without graduating from university. In my high
Freshman: I admit it, but there are no other
objective tests. Professors, however, seem to
school, I was shocked that there was not much
waystocompeteinKoreansociety.
expect more than just listening to their lectures.
time for me, so I started studying. The current
The way of teaching suddenly became different.
elementaryschoolstudentsmighthavedriveninto
Rousseau: Anyway, it was your decision. I
Gettingusedtonewsystemsconfusesme.
this situation faster than me. That¡¯s why they
thought that the method of education in my ages
enrollineducationalinstitutesafterschool.
should be modified. I strongly believed that
Rousseau: You seem to murmur about your
educating how to feel nature, how to train a
newlife.Areyouafreshman?
Rousseau: What? Institutes? Do they have to
person¡¯ssenses,andhowtocontroltheselfshould
stay there until late, in addition to being educated
precede other kinds of instructions. It does not
Freshman: How did you know that? Anyway,
in such a crowded school? Do they have enough
matterthatacquisitionofknowledgeisdelayedfor
whoareyou?
time to meet their families and run around their
years. A natural kid who is not fixed by a frame
townsactively?
can get knowledge really fast. When I arranged
Rousseau:Areyoufeelinggoodwithyournew
these thoughts in my book ¡°Emile,¡± many people
lifeoncampus?
Freshman: If it was 20 years ago, they may
criticizedthemasifIhadthoughtlikeadreamer.
have. Today, as the competition in education
Though, I was satisfied with the work because I
Freshman: I was fortunate to enter this
deepens, children gradually become busier, so
believedmythoughtswouldberealizedsomeday.
university,whichIaimedforthreeyears.Butnow,
thereisnotmuchtimeforthemtofeeltheloveof
MaybeIstillhavetowait.Findthatbookinyour
IoftenfeelthatIenteredaseverelydifferentworld
theirfamily.
schoollibrary.Farewell!
from my previous life. The situation gives me
headaches;therefore,thetimeIspentondrinking
Rousseau: (drinks a beer from a can quickly)
Freshman:WhathaveIjustseen?
hasincreased.
Whyhaven¡¯tthingschanged?Educationthatputs
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