Research Of Strengthening Civic Education In Ideological And Political Classes

Civic education, in short, is designed to train the citizens'awareness of modern civic knowledge and skills, civic awareness, moral awareness via education and make them to become modern citizens eligible for citizenship qualification. Civic education is the requirement of times of world education development trend and also the objective requirement of political, rule of law and economic development, world education development trend and also the inevitable requirement of reform in the education and teaching of ideological and political classes. Since Reformation and Opening, the mental outlook of Chinese citizens has changed remarkably, transmitting from a traditional subject society to a modern civil society, but in real life there are still many problems about citizen qualities, e.g. general lack of weaker civic awareness and civic knowledge and skills among secondary students. As the best time for civic education during the youth period and school is the most influential station to the life of a person and the best place to implement civic education. So the implementation of civic education in school becomes an important factor to decide the national civic awareness and quality level to a certain extent. Results of investigation on senior students in Shanghai No.l Middle School indicate the extremely limited development of civic education in schools, weak civic awareness and moral awareness of senior students and lack of civic knowledge and physical skills in democracy and law. Therefore, the position and role of civic education is irreplaceable and it is the enhancement of civic education that requires the further attention and bold practice of school leaders and teachers, especially for teachers of ideological and political classes who should take the responsibility significantly.Ideological and political class is the best channel with unique advantages to promote civic education among students, through which a large number of citizens qualified for the construction of socialist democracy and rule of law will be trained. Teachers should keep searching information related to civic education in the textbook of ideological and political class during teaching, identify binding points through various channels and methods to fit the civic education into the teaching, make students learn civic knowledge and skills in the class study and foster their modern civic awareness and excellent moral qualities. In this way, both the educational and teaching reform of ideological and political classes and the effectiveness of political socialization will be promoted. In conclusion, strengthening civic education in ideological and political classes keeps up with the overall trend of national development, the current educational and teaching status and reform trend and also the growth requirements of a large number of youth students.