Nationalism In Education And Its Moral Consequences

In the position of pedagogy to view nationalism, first you need to face one problem. With nationalism leads the education theory and practice, what is the source of its legitimacy and rationality. Conclusion to them to understand and use will affect the participants of education in real life, so this is a very important question. However, open education debate, there is very little discussion on this, cause even if nationalism of education have been skeptical by someone, the question of voice also gradually be covered or marginalized. It is important to note that the education of nationalism and national identity doesn’t equate. In addition to national identity is a kind of emotional closeness of natural value and natural phenomena, also is a kind of based on the choice of free will, the national is only one of personal identity, national identity is not high moral implications. While nationalism claims have priority, national identity is above their own identity. So when I am talking about the education of nationalism, there is no direct means for national identity, national identity also does not reject education of cultivating learners of the content. I just remind people to pay attention to this question, the state which requires learners’ identity is founded by what.In the contemporary Chinese education, Nationalism is in a dominant position. Its dominant embodied in two aspects, Its dominant embodied in two aspects, one is the state of position is considered a great, noble and supreme, the purpose of education is to train somebody who is serviced for national interests; the other one is nationalism provides the defense resources of legitimacy and rationality of education activities. This kind of nationalism all attempts to national interests and national interests in a bundle, and claims that the national happy life must be based in the country’s prosperity. Countries do also holds the most high quality resources, if people want a better life must be in conformity with the state.However, besides willing to safeguard the interests of the party ruling group and its client, it has no clear and consistent value consciousness. In recent years it also presents a new characteristics, that is with the growth of national economy in recent years, the country more and more by friend named "financial success" for the country. This marks a nationalist propaganda has greater flexibility and toughness, it is no longer just by accepting that by the national power, but according to the different social reality to find suitable for their support. Countries use top-down custom grand national identity, ideal for learners to inspire Countries through public bribe to encourage learners to accept the arrangement of the state; Through powerful oppression make learners not publicly opposed to it. Countries are trying to through the nationalist propaganda to learners in accord with its forward to citizens. The services of national interest. Learners in the face of the sovereign state, choose to do the rebels requires a great deal of courage may also take a considerable risk, national ideal choice to do sincere enthusiasm of followers and believers are hard to keep. Plus in to bring legitimacy by economic success, the profound influence learners views about" what is a good life". Therefore, learners under the influence of nationalism, without much struggle and thinking, take the initiative to choose to become exquisite egoist, a live in existing national more correct and pragmatic person, they openly support nationalism and to dress up for the country’s builders and successors, is essentially using state shade for self-interest. However, the above conclusion is not to say that learners become exquisite egoist must be under the pressure of nationalism, but merely said that in the present this unique nationalism, learners are more likely to become exquisite egoist or such things happen probability higher.What’s more, become exquisite egoist is not morally praiseworthy, by create exquisite egoist, education also is hardly moral education and good education, it reduces the connotation of education, make education which should have infinite possibility is limited within the framework of national interests. By exquisite egoist, our country also exist to the risk of extreme nationalism, and respond to the challenge of cosmopolitan is hard. Cosmopolitan can be seen as a correction of nationalism and beyond, with it as the guidance, education will be an exploration and pursuit for what is a good education, what is the moral education.