Research On Tao Xingzhi’s Educational Ethics Thoughts

Tao Xingzhi is a great educator.In order to meet the requirements of the times of saving the country and the people,he strives to seek the path of saving the country through education.Under the background of the invasion of Western colonial countries and the aggravation of national crisis in modern China,Tao Xingzhi went abroad to study Western educational thoughts and theories,tried to integrate the essence of Chinese and Western thoughts,and formed his own unique educational ethics.This article starts with Tao Xingzhi ’s life background,learning background and social background,traces the source of Tao Xingzhi ’s educational ethics thought,systematically sorts out and analyzes its content,and actively considers and explores its modern enlightenment.The article first combs Tao Xingzhi ’s life experience and study experience,and expounds the background and theoretical origin of his educational ethics.Secondly,it systematically sorts out Tao Xingzhi ’s educational ethics,including educational ethics objectives,educational ethics principles and practical paths in educational activities.He advocated that students should apply the theoretical knowledge they have learned to real life.Education and society should be linked,not separated from social production,and should come from the people and return to the people to serve the interests of the country and the nation.Therefore,he takes " cultivating the living people of truth,goodness and beauty " and " cultivating the people who are effective and profitable " as the goal of educational ethics,takes " equality," " democracy " and " freedom " as the principles of educational ethics,and takes " the unity of teaching,learning and doing," " the unity of lessons " and " arousing interest " as the practical path.The article further combines the characteristics of the current era to evaluate Tao Xingzhi ’s educational ethics.The goal,principle and practice path of Tao Xingzhi ’s educational ethics are essentially interrelated,which not only highlights its unique charm,but also greatly promotes the transformation of traditional educational ethics to modern educational ethics.Finally,the article summarizes the modern enlightenment of Tao Xingzhi ’s educational ethics,and on this basis,puts forward some useful suggestions for current education.For example,schools should improve the democratic management system,clarify the responsibility of principals,and promote the organic combination of universal education and special education;teachers encourage to break through the tradition,carry out hand-brain education,democratic education and creative education;in terms of family,parents should grasp the cultivation and scientific guidance from childhood to create a democratic family atmosphere,advocate aesthetic education to enhance the spiritual realm;students should aim to learn to do things,self-reliance and self-help,and spread the knowledge they have mastered in time without being a slave.In summary,Tao Xingzhi ’s educational ethics not only made outstanding contributions to China ’s education,but also has important guiding significance for education in today ’s era.Through the study of Tao Xingzhi ’s educational ethics,we can deeply understand his educational philosophy and ideological essence,and draw valuable experience and enlightenment from it,so as to make greater contributions to promoting China ’s education and modernization.