比较教学法,无疑是中学语文教学中一种值得推广的好方法,不少教师在这方面作了许多有益的探讨。但是,迄今所见,这种比较还只限于“定向比较”。所谓定向比较,就是教师指定比较对象,比如《夜》,教师往往指定《药》来比较。这固然可以较好地锻炼学生的思维能力,提高创造性,但是也有弊病。从理论上讲,比较法遵循了“由此及彼”的认识规律,它把学生的思维由一个孤立的小圈圈延伸到另一个更大的空间,属于开放型的创造性的思维活动。如果我们人为地把开放的空间限制在一个狭小的 Comparative teaching method is undoubtedly a good method worth promoting in the teaching of Chinese in middle schools. Many teachers have made many useful discussions in this regard. However, as far as we can see, this comparison is limited to “direct comparisons.” The so-called orientation comparison is the teacher’s designation of comparison objects, such as “night”, teachers often specify “medicine” to compare. Although this can be a good exercise for students’ thinking ability and creativity, but there are also drawbacks. Theoretically speaking, the comparison method follows the “respective of it” philosophy of understanding. It extends students’ thinking from an isolated small circle to another larger space and belongs to an open creative thinking activity. If we artificially limit the open space to a small