Comenius’ principle of education adapting to nature mainly means that education must follow the universal laws of nature.

Comenius believed that there is a universal law in nature, and humans are part of nature, so human educational activities must be consistent with the universal laws of nature.

He demanded that the new school should regard the "order" of nature as "the guiding principle that teaches all things to all human beings." The principle of natural adaptability also includes that education must adapt to the "nature" of children themselves, that is, the characteristics of children's physical and mental development.

In order to be invincible in his struggle to reform feudalism and scholastic education, Comenius used the universal laws of nature as the theoretical basis for his educational ideas, and paid attention to the age characteristics of children. , which was progressive at the time.

However, due to the limitations of his time and class, Comenius did not understand the essential difference between education and nature, so there were far-fetched and mechanical analogies in his discussion. The understanding of children's psychology is also superficial and rough.

About the author

Comenius (Jan Amos Komensk?, March 28, 1592 - November 15, 1670), full name John Amos Komensk? Menius, a Czech democratic educator and the founder of modern Western educational theory.

He was the earliest advocate of public education. He proposed a unified school system, advocated popularizing primary education, expanding the categories and content of subjects, and emphasizing the acquisition of knowledge from the things themselves. His main works include "Big Teaching" "On", "Illustration of the World", etc.