Education For Waking The Soul

Scientism， utilitarianism and economism are prevailing in today’s Chineseeducation. Education becomes a standardized production plant, where students are trainedto tools. People’s life consciousness and creativity are eliminated and people have beenalienated. Education has lost its independence and firmness in order to cater to the ficklemarket. Education becomes the tool of economy and the cheap maid of utilitarian.Education lost his dignity, so people that education cultivates will also lose dignity. Oureducation reality is or has been deviating from the true goal of education. Clarifying theessence of education is urgently needed. The true education should get its essence at firstas jaspers said, who is a famous psychologist, philosopher and educator ofGermany.Education is the education of the people’s soul. Education is not aconglomeration of rational knowledge and understanding. Education is a kind of activityabout interpersonal communication of Soul and body. Education is the source andfoundation which guides the soul awakening through all the existing cultures around theworld. The insights of the great mind is still a valuable wealth which can help us toexplore the essence of education nowadays. This paper mainly discusses Jaspers’conception of the essence of education. Firstly this paper explores the context of Jaspers’conception of the essence of education. Secondly this paper states the basic proposition ofJaspers’ conception of the essence of education. Thirdly this paper discusses theenlightenment of Jaspers’ conception of the essence of education to the current Chineseeducation. Lastly this paper reflects and makes an objective evaluation of Jaspers’conception of the essence of education.