Research On The Thought Of Jiang Tingfu’ Education

Research on the Thought of Jiang Tingfu’ Education saving the nation mainly investigates the education practice of the first half of Jiang Tingfu’s life, makes a research and an analysis of ideas and thoughts that the education can save the nation, and make some evaluations, which are based on facts, of its value and influence on the educational thought.Since his childhood, Jiang Tingfu took the Chinese traditional education, and the thought of being patriotic a loyal to the throne influenced his whole life. Later the patriotic edification in the new school deepened his love of country.It is the love for country that leads to his decade’s study in the United States, lets him explore new knowledge, seek for the new roads for saving the country. After returning China, Jiang Tingfu works as a teacher in Nankai University and Qinghua University and dedicates himself to the study of Modern Chinese History, thus opening up new areas of research in Modern Chinese Diplomatic History. Jiang Tingfu always believes that research on Modern History can find the reasons why modern China changes from prosperity to collapse. Therefore these reasons can guide the Chinese to establish a unified nation state, gather the strength of the whole nation to realize national rejuvenation and country’s modernization. For this reason, Jiang Tingfu wants to train a group of students with the rational patriotism from the roots. They learn the basics knowledge which is prepared for the future development in order to serve the motherland. Jiang Tingfu’s teaching objects are not only limited to the students, but also the majority of the community people.The education that Jiang Tingfu advocates is the great education. He has a sincerely patriotic heart, which is trying to use the history education to achieve the ideal of saving China’s critical situation by science education.All in all, Jiang Tingfu is a great educator. He not only dedicates himself to saving the country, but also actively guides students to love country rationally and brainstorms for building a modern nation. His educational philosophy and practice is still instructive to today’s education.