Teacher: Growing with the New Curriculum: Growing with the New Curriculum

Author: Xiao Chuan
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: To liberate people from mutual hostility and suspicion, from the eternal war between hearts, from narrow utilitarianism and secular constraints, to free people from dependence, blind obedience, and fixed patterns, to liberate people from the shackles of customs, traditions, group pressure, and instinctual desires. This is the mission of education. Any form of education, regardless of its level or focus, should be grounded in the pursuit of human freedom and comprehensive development. It should be the root of its existence, and the liberation, freedom, transcendence, and perfection of humanity should be its fundamental essence. Without this, education ceases to be education. This book is specifically written as a reader for teachers participating in curriculum reform. It includes an elaboration on the mission of education, an analysis of the background, goals, and tasks of curriculum reform, and discussions on the professional growth of teachers. The authors strive to make the book concise and clear, combining theoretical explanations with practical case studies, presenting both consensus reached by scholars and issues that require further exploration. Our intention is this: the learning process is one of separation and communication, a process of knowledge construction, not a simple process of acceptance or mere imitation. We hope that through independent reading and sharing, teachers can gain a richer, more systematic, and deeper understanding of the spirit of curriculum reform, consciously generate ideals and beliefs about education, and grow into excellent educators.