Lü Xingwei: A Chronicle of 70 Years in Teaching -- From Observation of Ants to Research on Humans

Author: Lü Xingwei
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: This book reflects the growth of an elderly educator, his work and educational philosophy, his pursuits and perseverance. In his childhood, he was good at playing and thinking, excelling both academically and in character; after graduating from junior high school, he became the headmaster of a rural primary school at the age of 17. After graduating from university, he worked as a teacher and published periodicals. After the liberation of Shanghai, he served as the headmaster of a secondary school and held leadership positions in the education bureau. He participated in the management, restructuring, and transformation of the old education system, as well as the initial exploration and development of socialist education. He worked as a researcher at the Shanghai Institute of Education for eight years and led the rectification of Shanghai's basic education after the Cultural Revolution. After the reform and opening-up, his educational ideas are reflected in many major reforms of China's basic education. Upon retirement, he traveled extensively, engaging in broader educational practice and theoretical research, and led the national key project "Experimental Study of Primary and Secondary Education Models for the 21st Century." He is known as the "living fossil" of China's general education field.