幾堂 玄相允의 敎育思想과 그 人間像

Abstract

We have lost the opportunity and freedom of development of Korean society, owing to circumstances under the japan’s rule in the early 20th century. Especially, There is no chance to succeed our thought and culture and also no chance to educate them. Gidang Hyun Sang-yun devoted all his life to awaking national consciousness and the independence movement during the colonial period of japan. In the dark days of the education, he was a true educator and a thinker. He adhere temperate living according to Confucianism. When he learned modern education, he cultivated the sense of sovereignty from An Chang-ho, national consciousness from Lee Yong-ik, and historical consciousness from Joo Si-kyung and Wun Yung-ui. The awakening of japan’s advanced civilization enabled his an iron will try to reform the evils of his country in that time. After he come back home from japan, He aroused national consciousness which taken the lead in a march movement. Because of the march movement, he was under the supervision of Japanese colonial rule but he try to find the way of national consciousness and the independence movement. He insisted that we should carry out a compulsory education and science education system based on the wealth and power of a nation. Science education system is to overcome our science lag, and compulsory education system is to improve the power for the people. He hoped to have obtained equal rights of Western civilization through the other side of compulsory education system. He put forth own whole energy on education and act fair and square, and he was of a gentle character to students. His integrity and morality was not only well-known to everybody but also the symbol of respect. His educational influence result from ‘the sage’ of Confucianism which goal is born again with fidelity in the inner world. In conclusion, he did his efforts to infuse patriotism into the heart of people to promote the ultimate object of education and character building of teenagers.