On Education

Author: Qian Weichang
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: Education covers a vast range and is a complex systematic project. Reform is the driving force for development. Innovation is the soul of a nation and a people. To establish education that can revitalize the country and cultivate a new generation of well-rounded, innovative, cross-century talents capable of taking on the responsibility of reviving China, the author has persistently explored education and teaching reform and innovation throughout his more than half-century career in education, no matter how great the obstacles and difficulties. He has never stopped deep thinking about education and teaching reform, experiencing both sweetness and bitterness, gaining profound insights. The 90 articles collected in this book are records of his thoughts, practices, explorations, experiences, and understandings over more than half a century. They reflect the actual conditions at the time and express the author's genuine thoughts and views. The chapters in this book are primarily from Reflections on Educational and Teaching Issues and Selected Works of Qian Weichang (Volume 5), supplemented by recent articles and speeches by Academician Qian Weichang that were not included in the aforementioned two books. The articles are divided into several parts based on their content, each reflecting a certain aspect of Academician Qian Weichang's educational philosophy. To make the article titles more accurately reflect their content, some titles have been revised, and the changes are explained in the footnotes.