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What is Rousseau’s theory of natural education?

The core of Rousseau's natural education is to emphasize that educating children must follow the requirements of nature and comply with human nature. The natural nature mentioned by Rousseau here refers to the children's own development rules, children's age characteristics and psychological characteristics. Starting from the principle of human nature being good, Rousseau believed that there is no original evil in people's hearts, and that all mistakes and evils are caused by bad social environment. He wrote in his book "Emile": "Things that come from the hands of the Creator are good, but as soon as they reach the hands of humans, they become bad." Therefore, he emphasized that education should break away from the cage of "civilized" society and conform to human nature, allowing it to develop naturally in nature.