Although there are different opinions on quality education, the author thinks that the connotation of quality education should include three relatively independent and interrelated levels: learning to be a man; Cultivate all kinds of basic abilities; Cultivate innovative ability. Among these three levels, the first level is mainly manifested as "adult" education, that is, people become their own people; The second level is generalist education; The third level is the education of creative talents. The essence of quality education is to cultivate the internal vitality and motivation of sustainable development, so as to promote the all-round development of talents, and its core is the development of creativity.
Learn to be a man
Guiding students to learn to be human is the basic connotation of quality education in schools. In learning to be a man, quality education requires students to do the following:
-lofty ideals. It is necessary to cultivate students' lofty aspirations for the motherland's prosperity and success, realize their own values in the great cause of rejuvenating China, and idealize nobility as a powerful driving force for developing life and striving for success.
-Excellent morality. In view of some moral decline phenomena in society, we should be calm, strengthen self-discipline, pursue moral perfection and advocate dedication with a high sense of responsibility.
-Harmonious and perfect spiritual personality. We should cultivate a firm, brave, confident, optimistic, diligent and simple character, have a broad mind and a tough will, and meet future challenges with fearless courage.
-the scientific spirit of seeking truth. In the social practice of human understanding and transforming the world, understanding the world is the forerunner of transforming the world. Therefore, college students should strive to cultivate the scientific spirit of seeking truth and correctly understand the law of social development with fearless exploration spirit.
-the humanistic quality of civilization. The humanistic quality of civilization includes two aspects: internal humanistic spirit and external behavior. The former mainly includes the sense of dignity that human beings should have, the understanding and tolerance between people, the freedom and responsibility between people and society, the rights and obligations, and the care for human beings and nature. The latter requires college students' behavior to conform to the expectations of society for their roles, behave in a civilized, elegant and gentle manner, and reflect the new trend of the times.
Cultivate all kinds of basic abilities
Cultivating various basic abilities is the main content of quality education in colleges and universities, which is mainly manifested in the following aspects:
-the ability to adapt to social life independently. Human beings need the harmony and unity of survival and development. Generally speaking, the stronger their viability, the greater their development space. Therefore, we should cultivate the ability to adapt to society. Only by learning to live independently can we open a wider world.
-Interpersonal communication and cooperation skills. The development of modern undertakings needs the cooperation of groups. College students should learn interpersonal communication, be considerate, build a new relationship between teachers and students in mutual understanding and respect, and optimize cooperation with others, promote each other, complement each other's advantages and develop together, resulting in a benign interactive effect.
-Language expression and basic writing skills. Language is the shell of thought, and words are the heart. In this regard, college students should not only improve their language expression ability, but also improve their writing ability, because no matter what job they are engaged in in in the future, these two abilities are indispensable.
-aesthetic ability. Aesthetic ability is the basic ability of civilized people in modern society. As aesthetic subjects, college students should have high aesthetic ability, be able to correctly distinguish beauty from ugliness, learn to appreciate social beauty, natural beauty and artistic beauty, and become creators of a better life.
-Various related professional skills. In order to adapt to the dynamic demand for talents in the future society, college students strive to achieve broad foundation, high quality and multi-ability, such as the infiltration between mathematics and physics, between literature, history and philosophy, and even between arts and sciences, and further optimize the structure of knowledge and ability.
-the ability of career migration and sustainable development. In order to adapt to the future talent flow, college students should have the ability of career migration to grasp the initiative of future development.
-Ability to resolve conflicts. With the arrival of the social transformation period, the internal physical and mental contradictions among individuals, people and society will constitute serious social and psychological problems. Therefore, college students should scientifically understand the contingency and inevitability of various conflicts, identify their own "one cause has many fruits" or "one fruit has many fruits", learn to adjust conflicts in time with the viewpoint of dialectical development, and strive to nip in the bud and solve problems in the bud.
Cultivating innovative ability is the core and key.
Innovation is the internal driving force for the development and progress of human society, and it is also one of the fundamental characteristics that distinguish human beings from other animals. It includes three levels: innovative consciousness, innovative thinking and innovative ability.
-innovative consciousness. Innovative consciousness is the premise of innovative thinking and innovative ability. Students should be brave in exploring the mysteries of nature and society, be good at discovering and asking questions, strive to achieve a broad, profound and novel unity in the extensive acquisition of knowledge, update their concepts in time, and master new ideas and trends in emerging disciplines and academic frontiers.
-innovative thinking. In order to cultivate innovative thinking, college students must learn new ways of thinking on the basis of changing old ways of thinking. They should not only master logical thinking and image thinking, but also learn to radiate and reverse thinking, especially to discover new meanings through interdisciplinary integration.
-innovative ability. Innovative ability is the confirmation and externalization of innovative consciousness and innovative thinking in practice. Students should strive to participate more in innovation practice, so that creative achievements can truly become the objectification of the essential strength of innovation ability.
In short, from the connotation of quality education, its three levels constitute a "pagoda-shaped" structure: "learning to be a man" is the most basic, and at the bottom of the tower, it is also the foundation of quality education; "All kinds of basic abilities" are the middle level of quality education and are in the middle position of the tower. "Innovation ability" is the core and key of quality education, which is at the top of the tower.