The author maintains that "The [rapport] of nature does not depend on us... The one of things depends on us only to some extent...the one of men is the only one of which we are the masters" (Emile 247). He combined nature and education claiming:
What is [the] aim of [education]? It is [the aim] of nature itself.... Since the participation of the three educations is necessary... one must direct the other two toward [nature] about which we can do nothing" (Emile 247)
The few things I truly admire about this theory include the use of nature for familiarizing the child with various objects. I feel that while exposing a child to harshness of nature is synonymous with cruelty, taking him out for walks through fields and parks to expose him to the beauty of nature is certainly useful. This helps him in development of his senses that usually lie dormant when world is shown through illustrations in a book. "We are born with the use of our senses, and from our birth we are affected in various ways by the objects surrounding us. As soon as we have, so to speak, consciousness of our sensations, we are disposed to seek or avoid the objects which produce them, at first according to whether they are pleasant or unpleasant to us, then according to the conformity or lack of it that we find between us and these objects, and finally according to the judgments we make about them on the basis of the idea of happiness or of perfection given us by reason." (p. 139)
Another note-worthy point in Emile's education is the use of lessons based on ancient wisdom. Rousseau maintains that a while needs to be wise and virtuous and must therefore be repeatedly told to do the right thing. However the way this lesson is imparted makes all the difference. Rousseau feels that it is better to teach the child to 'Do No Harm" than to instruct him to do good since the first lesson contains more wisdom.
The only lesson of morality appropriate to childhood, and the most important for every age, is never to harm anyone. The very precept of doing good, if it is not subordinated to...
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