前言“儿童中心论”是以杜威为主要代表的现代资产阶级一种教育理论,主张从儿童不变的本能、自发的兴趣和需要出发,以儿童自身的活动为教育过程的中心。本文以故事形式从根本上否定了这一理论。故事戏剧性的结尾对这一理论作了辛辣的讽刺。它告诉人们,教育要重视儿童的兴趣爱好,但必须对他们的兴趣加以正确引导,否则结果将不堪设想。上课铃响了,库珀先生走进教室,环顾四周,他简直不敢相信眼前这乱七八糟的景象:废纸篓成了孩子们弹弓射击的目标,口香糖纸遍地开花,桌子东倒西歪。“要是他们围着转的桌椅是固定的、也 Preface The “child-centered theory” is an educational theory of the modern bourgeois mainly represented by Dewey. It advocates that children’s own activities center on the process of education based on their constant instinct, spontaneous interest and need. This article basically denied this theory in the form of stories. The dramatic end of the story made a pungent satire on the theory. It tells people that education should pay attention to children’s interests and hobbies, but their interests must be properly guided or the result will be disastrous. The bell rang, and Mr. Cooper walked into the classroom, looking around, and he could scarcely believe the mess in sight: the wastebasket had become the target of children’s slingshot shoots, with chewing gum over and over, the table staggering. "If the tables and chairs around them are fixed, too