Aesthetic as the Prerequisite Basis,Realization Mechanism and Path of Children's Moral Cultivation
Beauty and goodness are identical in origin.At the same time,beauty focuses on perception and emotional connection to the world and thus lays the prerequisite and sensual foundation for moral development.By showing the richness and beauty of the living world,regulating the order of students'bodies and souls,and exploring the free spirit of human nature,aesthetic education completes the whole process of individual growth from a natural person dominated by physical instinct,to an aesthetic person with harmony between sensibility and rationality,and to a moral person with spiritual freedom.This requires contemporary aesthetic education to lay a sensual foundation for the free and comprehensive development of human beings.Horizontally,it pays attention to the implementation of moral content and educational teaching methods;Vertically,it teaches children at different stages differently according to their physical,aesthetic and ethical qualities,so as to fulfill the fundamental task of establishing morality and educating people.