odydaresanylongertodefendtheoldsystem,whichwasgoodenoughforourgrandparents.Thetheoristsofmodernpsychology(心理学)havesteppedintoarguethatwemustunderstandtheneedsofchildren.Childrenarenotjustsmalladults;theyarechildrenwhomustberespectedassuch.Well,youmaysay,thisisasitshouldbe,andagoodidea.Butthinkfurther.Whathappens?‘Education’estheresponsibilitynotofteachers,butofpsychologists.Whathappensthen?Teachesworrytoomuchaboutthepsychologicalimplications(含义)oftheirlessons,etaboutthesubjectsthemselves.Ifachilddislikesalesson,theteacherfeelsthatitishisfault,notthechild’s.Soteachersworrywhetherhistoryis‘relevant’tomodernyoungchildren.Anddotheydaretotellstoriesaboutviolentbattles?Orwillthismakethechildrenthemselvesviolent?Cantheytelltheirclassesaboutchildrenofdifferentraces,orwillthisencourageracialhatred?
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