约翰·亨里希·裴斯泰洛齐,民主主义教育家,为世界所公认的近代教育史上最有影响的教育家之一。《林哈德与葛笃德》是其的代表作之一,小说中塑造了一位优秀母亲的形象——葛笃德,她用朴素而新颖的方式来教育自己和邻居家的孩子,她通过慈母般地讲述现实生活中所发生的事情来培养孩子的品行和情操,这一切无不体现着裴斯泰洛奇的家庭教育思想,对我国当代的家庭教育具有极大的启示。一、家庭教育的重要性裴斯泰洛奇认为,家庭教育作为整个教育的初始阶段,其重要性不 John Henrich Pestalozzi, a democratic educator, is recognized as one of the most influential educators in the history of modern education in the world. One of his masterpieces, “Linhard and Ge Dudde,” is a novel that portrays the image of a good mother, Ge Dude, who educates her and her neighbors’ children in a naïve and novel way. What happens in real life to cultivate children’s conduct and sentiments all reflect Pestaloach’s family education thought and have great enlightenment on contemporary family education in our country. I. The Importance of Family Education Pestaloach believes that family education, as an initial stage of education, is of less importance