Breakthrough,Extension,and Transcendence of"Rational Knowledge":Examining the Intellectual Value of Images in Children's Educational Practice
Images,as significant media for human cognition and self-perception,are continuously challenging the dominance of"rational knowledge"in education,particularly the education in school,and are presenting unique roles in the dimensions of perception,emotional rationality and self-cognition.As a mode of knowledge representation,images,in interaction with language,demonstrate their affiliated value in leading to rational knowledge as a way of"perceiving"the world.As educational resources surpass the omnipotence of rational knowledge,images,by presenting the possibilities of the world through"entering""approaching"and"experiencing"become a beneficial source for constructing"emotional rationality".Under the guidance of education in promoting self-understanding,images,as a mode of human existence,expand the space and dimensions of children's self-cognition.The utilization of images in education requires vigilance against the crisis of intellectual vacuity while balancing perception,rationality and self-cognition.Thus adhering to the pursuit of making education enlightening and insightful for individuals.