전통사회 ‘小學’ 교육과 청소년 예절교육의 방향

Abstract

This study is aimed to look for the method of courtesy education needed for the modern society based on the method and content of 'Sohak(小學)' education that was the standard for the courtesy education of the traditional society. This study was done to look for the method of courtesy education that might be neglected in the modern society education through creative succession of the traditional education content in the attitude of 'OnGoJiShin(溫故知新: Learn the new by searching the old)' rather than simply following the traditional education content or method. The content and method of traditional 'Sohak' education are thought to contain the future-oriented methodology of morality education that the modern society has missed. An individual person's personality is not formed by the intelligent thought based education. In the traditional education method, it was thought that not only the custom habituated in the learner could be changed through continuous learning of basic courtesy that should be observed as a human but also the individual person's mental attitude could be made righteous accordingly. That is, the traditional education method was used to make the learner not only enlightened of the logic and justice of basic ethics and morality in her/his body and mind by learning courtesy but also improve her/his self-control capability of enduring her/his inner desire. This point is thought to be able to provide the modern society with theoretical/practical reason for restoration of true role of education and setting of education goal.