Kohlberg Moral Values ​​of Revelation

Since the middle of 20th century, the development of science and technology has changed the life style of human beings. It improves the common life in all aspects, and leads the life to an unimaginable level. However, every coin has two sides. New science and technology are always misused in the pillage, war and violence. It makes 20th century full of instability and moral problems. Therefore, the moral education is taken as a possible way to solve the problems in the new century.China is "a land of ceremony and propriety", paying much attention to the moral education traditionally. And the study of moral education has been more and more active these years. With the development of modernization, our study of moral education theory cannot meet the need of society yet, because it neglects the development of personality and the difference of characteristics, and indoctrinating is still a main method of moral education.It is a good way to develop our moral education to learn successful experiences of other countries. Lawrence Kohlberg (1927-1987), who was an American moral psychologist and moral education theoretician, proceeded other experts in the field of moral cognition study at the time. His theory deeply affected the development of theory and practice of moral education in United States and the whole world.The division and explanation of children's moral cognition development is the mainstay of Kohlberg's moral education theory. He put foreword the basic theory of stages in the field. Scientifically and systematically, he divided the period of moral cognition development into "Stages of Moral Development". According to his theory, he firmly opposed to indoctrinate moral education into children. Meanwhile, he explored the methods of moral education, such as "discussion in the class" and "group with fairness", which could show an appropriate way for our study.It is necessary for us to establish a new system of moral education. The theory of Kohlberg tells us that we must pay much attention to the following points: 1. establishing new idea of moral education and increasing its effectiveness; 2. taking advantage of different stages of moral development; 3. making full use of practices and activities; 4. exploring the new model to accelerate the students' moral development.