我国的中小学课程改革正在紧锣密鼓地进行,语文作为百科之母首当其冲,重任在肩。为使语文课程改革获得成功,一方面要洞明世界大势,树立新的课程观和借鉴国外的先进经验,同时也要注意从自身的传统文化中吸取营养。道家思想博大精深,其认识论思想与汉语的本质特征血肉相连,必能对当代语文教育提供一些有益的启示。 China’s primary and secondary school curriculum reforms are being carried out in full swing. As the mother of encyclopedias, language plays the leading role. In order to make the reform of the Chinese language curriculum successful, we must, on the one hand, understand the world’s general trend, establish a new curriculum view, and learn from the advanced experience of foreign countries. At the same time, we must also pay attention to drawing on our own traditional culture. The Taoist thoughts are broad and profound. Their epistemological ideas are connected with the essential features of Chinese language and they will certainly provide some useful inspirations for contemporary Chinese education.