At that time, the situation was turbulent and people's hearts were floating. With his unique knowledge and courage, Mr. Wang founded a civilian summer evening school in Nanjing, which was the first of its kind in civilian education. He regards education as a lifelong career, but it is not limited to education. His perspective focuses on the future of the country and the nation through education. In his letter to his sister, he mentioned their common mission, saying: "This mission is to save the country's bad luck with all our spirit and create a society where future generations can live and work in peace. This is our responsibility to the ancestors and martyrs for thousands of years, and it is also our responsibility to future generations after hundreds of millions of years. " That's what Mr. Wang said and did.
He saw the disadvantages of education at that time, and pointed out the respective problems of three kinds of educators: either they would only practice speaking Mandarin, or they would only make a fuss about reading and teaching, or they would only do things blindly. Such educators seem to be busy with education, but they have not really played their due role, and have not linked education with the growth of life, the progress of society and the development of the country. In fact, education should not be confined to schools. As a part of the process of human development, education should undertake the responsibility of changing people and transforming society. To achieve the educational goal, we should not only pay attention to the form; Linking education with life, we can't just stare at books; If education wants to develop healthily, we can't just stare at it. His words are like a mirror, which makes people stop in their busyness and re-examine themselves and their education.
In the eyes of Mr. Wang, a first-class educator should "dare to explore new ideas that have not been invented" and "dare to enter the uncivilized frontier" and take the education of the whole country to heart. "This country has uncivilized land and uneducated people because we have not fulfilled our responsibilities." Its pattern is large and thoughtful, which is admirable! A hundred years later, should we continue this spirit? How to realize the balanced development of urban and rural education in today's universal compulsory education? Today, with all kinds of teaching methods, what should classroom teaching do? Exploration, discovery, development and creation ... Education is always full of challenges because of the differences of times and people. In the process of breaking and standing, the responsibility to the country, the belief in education and the respect for life make those who work hard have more wisdom, courage and strength. Perhaps this is a necessary condition to become a first-class educator?
"We firmly believe that rural teachers must have farmers' skills, scientific minds and the spirit of transforming society." Mr. Wang's "eighteen creeds" sounded in my ear. Is it that Mr. Wang is asking us in a hundred years, as a teacher, how far are you from the first-class educators?
There are three kinds of common educators: one is a politician's educator, who can only exercise, control and speak Mandarin; One is a scholar-type educator who can only read, teach and make a fuss; One is an experienced educator, who can only do things blindly, move blindly, be bored and do things. Needless to say, the first, second and third are not the noblest. In my opinion, today's educators must have one of the following two elements to be considered first-class figures.
(a) Dare to explore new ideas that have not yet been invented
We educators are too timid to make a fuss about all the new ideas. Just like a child sees a stranger, he is afraid to approach him. It's like a child who is afraid to go in a dark room. As a result, his every move was either seeking the past or imitating foreign countries. Just like a child, he needs his mother's help to eat and dress, and he needs help to walk a few steps. It's really pathetic. We educators, if we want to stand on our own feet, must have the courage to enlarge the experimental spirit and shoot at the new theory that has not yet been invented; I am not afraid of hard work, fatigue, obstacles and failure, and I am bent on discovering the mysterious new principles of education. What kind of courage is this? People with this kind of educational courage deserve our worship!
(2) Dare to enter the uncivilized frontier
Scholars used to think that you could know what was going on in the world without going out. Over time, "not going out" became "afraid to go out". Our current students have not got rid of this trend. Try to look at the alumni records of various schools. Most graduates work in the local area, and few in other provinces, let alone in the frontier. People who are generally interested in running schools also join in the fun where there are schools, leaving the education in the frontier and the mainland aside. There is only one root, and this root is fear. Afraid of difficulties, pain, loneliness and death, I buried my life well. We must look further. Whose responsibility is education in these places? We must know that the country has uncivilized land and uneducated people because we have not fulfilled our responsibilities. When you understand your responsibility, you should boldly be a pioneer in frontier education and open the door of that frontier one by one. What kind of courage is this? People with such courage deserve our worship.
Dare to explore new ideas that have not been invented is the spirit of creation, and dare to enter the uncivilized frontier is the spirit of pioneering. When creating, look deep; When open, look far. To sum up, we should be brave in creating and exploring. In education, it is creative educators who dare to create, and pioneering educators who dare to explore. They are all first-rate figures. A gentleman can't give his life to the laboratory, but he should also bury the dust in the frontier, so go! But when will this talent appear? What school should have created it? What method should be used to cultivate? It can be regarded as our biggest concern now.