1925年,正是中国军阀混战之时,民不聊生,国力凋敝。不少青少年看不到国家的希望,一腔热血不知洒向何处,心里十分迷惘,更有一些人提倡用乱刀斩麻的决心,向中国的落后、贫穷宣战。陶行知说,在任何环境中做事,不可急于求成。比如园丁栽花木,倘只知执一利斧,乱砍荆棘,花木亦必随之 In 1925, when the Chinese warlords were in the midst of a mixed battle, the people were not living and the national strength was languishing. Many young people do not see the hope of the country. They do not know where to go. They are very confused, and some people advocate the determination to use the scalping tool to castanea. They declare war on China’s backwardness and poverty. Tao Xingzhi said that doing things in any environment can’t be rushed. For example, when gardeners plant flowers and trees, if they only know how to carry out an axe and hack down thorns, flowers and trees will also follow suit.