若近世之训蒙穉者，日惟督以句读课仿[1]，责其检束而不知导之以礼，求其聪明而不知养之以善，鞭挞绳缚，若待拘囚。彼视学舍如囹狱而不肯入，视师长如寇仇而不欲见，窥避掩覆以遂其嬉游，设诈饰诡以肆其顽鄙，偷薄庸劣，日趋下流。是盖驱之于恶而求其为善也，何可得乎？
至于近世训蒙的教师，天天只用句读课仿督促，责其检束而不知以礼引导，求其聪明而不知以善涵养，鞭打绳缚，像对待囚犯。儿童把学舍看作监狱不肯进，把师长看作仇敌不想见，窥避掩覆去满足嬉游，设诈饰诡去放纵顽鄙，偷薄庸劣，日趋下流。这是赶着他们去作恶却指望他们为善，怎么办得到呢？
But the schoolmasters of recent times drill only parsing and copybooks, demanding discipline without leading by ritual, seeking cleverness without nourishing with goodness — flogging and binding as if guarding convicts. The child sees the school as a prison and will not enter, the master as an enemy and will not face him; dodging and covering to snatch his play, scheming and lying to indulge his wildness — thin, mean, base, daily sinking lower. This is driving them into evil yet hoping for good — how could it come?
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