陳鶴琴先生從事教育工作三十年,對於我國教育工作者,特別是小學和幼稚教育工作者,是有了相當廣泛的影響的。尤其是由於陳先生所提倡和推行的教育,一向掛着進步的招牌,迷惑着不少人,在今天對於他的教育思想和實践進行檢討和批評,是十分必要的。正如柳湜同志所說:‘對“活教育”思想批評,不應限於它的言論,而是把重點放在它的實践上;並且要全面地具體地結合着陳先生數十年的教育活動,才不使這批評工作限於片面性’。在‘人民教育’和‘新教育’上已經發表了好幾篇批評‘活教育’的文章,特別是余之介同志和張文郁同志對於陳先生三十年來的教育實踐,作了此较全面的介紹。從這些材料中,我們應該可以肯定:‘活教育’所代表的不是什麽進步的教育思 Chen Heqin engaged in education for 30 years, for our educators, especially primary and naive educators, has a very wide range of effects. In particular, due to the education advocated and promoted by Mr CHAN, there has always been a sign of progress that has bewildered many people. It is necessary to review and criticize his educational thinking and practice today. As Comrade Liu Li said: ’The criticism of the idea of’ living education ’should not be confined to its remarks but to its emphasis on its practice. It must also combine Chen’s decades-long educational activities Only then will this criticism be limited to one-sidedness. ’ Several articles on criticizing ’living education’ have been published in ’People’s Education’ and ’New Education’. In particular, Comrades Yu Zhi and Chang Wenyu made this more comprehensive introduction to Mr. Chen’s educational practice over the past 30 years . From these materials, we should be able to affirm that ’living education’ does not represent any progressive educational thinking