編輯同志: “人民教育”一九五五年四月号讀者來信欄發表的周宜同志的“新滬中学不該以錯誤态度对待青年学生”一文,基本精神是正確的。我們已進行了專門檢查: (一)在对待刘秋月的錯誤态度上,暴露了我們在思想認識上对如何教育青年問题是不明確的,具体表現在:(1)把易於接受新鲜事物,也易於受舊影响感染的青年学生,因其曾有过悔悟表示而实际未改的情况,就錯誤地把她与某些受舊社会坏影响很深的成年人等同起來了。如当她对自己錯誤表示願意改正的時候,不是熱情關怀,坚持耐心說服教育的方針,而認为她是在作假,採取不信任的态度。我們也曾分析过她的家庭出身、社会關係,但未能据此更有效地來对她進行教育,却把这些当做了“难以教育”的根据。顯然,怀着这种錯誤想法是不可能坚持正面耐心教育的方針的。(2)对於流氓和被流氓引誘而沾染了流氓習气的青年学生之間的界 Editorial comrades: Comrade Zhou Yi, “People’s Education”, April 1955, readers’ communicative column, “The New Shanghai Middle School Should Not Treat Young Students Mistakes” article, the basic spirit is correct. We have carried out special inspections: (1) The wrong attitude towards Liu Qiuyue has revealed that we are ambiguous about how to educate the youth on ideological understanding. The concrete manifestations are: (1) It is easy to accept new things. Young students who are vulnerable to old-style infections have actually been left untouched because of their repentance, and mistakenly equated her with certain adults who are deeply affected by the old society. For example, when she wrongly expressed her willingness to correct, she was not enthusiastic and caring. She insisted on the principle of patiently persuading and educating her. She believed that she was falsifying and taking a distrustful attitude. We have also analyzed her family background and social relations, but have failed to educate her more effectively. However, these have been used as a basis for “difficult education”. Obviously, with this erroneous idea, it is impossible to adhere to the principle of positive patient education. (2) The boundary between young students who are infected with hooliganism and who are contaminated by hooliganism