Chapter 1 Maxims on the Integration of Teaching, Learning, and Doing and Life Education............. 1
The Interplay between Mind and Hands............................................................................................. 2
The Integration of Teaching and Learning ..........................................................................................3
The Integration of Teaching, Learning, and Doing .............................................................................4
What Is the Integration of Teaching, Learning, and Doing? ............................................................. 5
Textbooks in Line with the Integration of Teaching, Learning, and Doing ..................................... 6
A Reply to the Question Posed by Zhu Duanyan: Life Education Is the Integration of Teaching, Learning, and Doing .......................................................................................................................9
Life Education....................................................................................................................................... 11
What Is Life Education? ......................................................................................................................12
The Establishment and Growth of Life Education........................................................................... 13
Characteristics of Life Education....................................................................................................... 14
Life Is Education...................................................................................................................................15
An Answer to Cao Zhenqiu: Life Is Education................................................................................. 16
Education in the View of Instrumentalism of Life ............................................................................17
Chapter 2 Maxims on Rural Education and Childhood Education........................................................19
The Fundamental Reform of Rural Education in China ................................................................. 20
Declaration for Establishing Rural Kindergartens...........................................................................22
How to Popularize Early Childhood Education................................................................................24
On the Necessary Reforms and Implementation Methods for Kindergartens.............................. 25
On Childcare ......................................................................................................................................... 26
Science Education for Children.......................................................................................................... 27
Creative Childhood Education............................................................................................................28
Shattering Childhood Hell to Create a Paradise for Children........................................................ 30
Criteria for Selecting Children's Books............................................................................................. 31
On Children's Day ................................................................................................................................32
Address to All Teachers on Children's Day....................................................................................... 33
The Little Teacher .................................................................................................................................34
How to Be a Little Teacher .................................................................................................................. 35
The Little Teacher and Mass Education............................................................................................ 37
Primary School Teachers and the Democratic Movement...............................................................38
Chapter 3 Maxims on Democratic and New Education........................................................................... 40
Democratic Education..........................................................................................................................41
Popularization of Democratic Education...........................................................................................42
The Path to Widespread Life Education............................................................................................43
Discussion on China's Education Popularization Plan.....................................................................45
Declaration on Creation.......................................................................................................................46
New Chapter of Education.................................................................................................................. 49
Improvement of Education..................................................................................................................50
New Education...................................................................................................................................... 53
Experimentalism and New Education................................................................................................59
The Yiyou Educational System........................................................................................................... 61
Re-Education of Leaders..................................................................................................................... 62
Production-Oriented Vocational Education.......................................................................................63
New Education System and Teacher Education................................................................................70
The New Trend of Teacher Education................................................................................................ 74
The Mission of New Education Review............................................................................................... 77
Our Attitude towards the New Education System Draft..................................................................79
Evaluation Standard of Education System Draft..............................................................................82
Chapter 4 Other Maxims............................................................................................................................. 84
Bell Resonance in Ancient Temples.....................................................................................................85
To Examine Oneself on Four Counts Everyday ................................................................................ 87
Essence of Republic .............................................................................................................................. 88
How to Become a Whole Person......................................................................................................... 90
Our Beliefs.............................................................................................................................................92
Reading and Practice ........................................................................................................................... 94
The Traits of a Student.........................................................................................................................95
My View on Schools..............................................................................................................................97
To Be a Whole Principal.....................................................................................................................101
Scholars with Pseudo-Knowledge ..................................................................................................... 102
General View on Mass Education..................................................................................................... 103
On First-Rate Educators....................................................................................................................107
Application of Scientific Methods to Education..............................................................................109
A Call to Revitalize Traditional Chinese Painting ...........................................................................112
The Mindset of Aspiring Pre-service Teachers................................................................................ 113
The Starting Point of Social Transformation...................................................................................119
Rural-Oriented Teacher Education Movement...............................................................................121
Research on Self-learning of Students..............................................................................................123
Opportunities and Responsibilities for Educators..........................................................................125
The Necessity of Experiment in Middle Schools............................................................................. 129
Two Elements of Higher Education.................................................................................................. 134
On the Construction of Teacher Education in China ..................................................................... 138
Looking Ahead from the Fifth Anniversary to the Fiftieth............................................................142
Draft of Education Outline for Yucai School...................................................................................143
Purport of Promoting Public School in Nanjing and Anhui.......................................................... 144
Five Races Under One Union and the Responsibilities of Educators........................................... 145
Answers to Guests' Questions on Experimental Rural Normal Schools...................................... 148
Discipline Study Group in Nanjing Secondary School...................................................................150
Opinions on Participating in the International Education Movement......................................... 152
How to Avoid Being a Product of a Bygone Era ..............................................................................154
Teachers and Students Living Together—A Letter to Yao Wencai's Brother ..............................155
Elements of Learning—A Reply to Mr. Cheng Zhongyi's Letter ..................................................156
Creating a Society with Equal Opportunity for All—A Letter to Wen Yang...............................157
Declaration on the Reform of National Rural Education by China Education Improving
Institute ........................................................................................................................................159
To Prepare for a Head-on Clash—A Letter to the Little Friend Wu Libang ...............................162
How to Guide Students to Study Hard—A Letter to Mr. Zhengzhi............................................. 164
Half-Year-Old Yanziji Public School: A Money-Saving, Dynamic Institution.............................166
The Dawn of Normal Schools: A Record of My Half-Day Life at Jiangning County Normal
School...........................................................................................................................................168
Missionary Education and Private Schools: Reply to the Letter from Mr. Yang Jizong of
Tongren Secondary School........................................................................................................ 170
Acknowledgements..................................................................................................................................... 172
The Interplay between Mind and Hands............................................................................................. 2
The Integration of Teaching and Learning ..........................................................................................3
The Integration of Teaching, Learning, and Doing .............................................................................4
What Is the Integration of Teaching, Learning, and Doing? ............................................................. 5
Textbooks in Line with the Integration of Teaching, Learning, and Doing ..................................... 6
A Reply to the Question Posed by Zhu Duanyan: Life Education Is the Integration of Teaching, Learning, and Doing .......................................................................................................................9
Life Education....................................................................................................................................... 11
What Is Life Education? ......................................................................................................................12
The Establishment and Growth of Life Education........................................................................... 13
Characteristics of Life Education....................................................................................................... 14
Life Is Education...................................................................................................................................15
An Answer to Cao Zhenqiu: Life Is Education................................................................................. 16
Education in the View of Instrumentalism of Life ............................................................................17
Chapter 2 Maxims on Rural Education and Childhood Education........................................................19
The Fundamental Reform of Rural Education in China ................................................................. 20
Declaration for Establishing Rural Kindergartens...........................................................................22
How to Popularize Early Childhood Education................................................................................24
On the Necessary Reforms and Implementation Methods for Kindergartens.............................. 25
On Childcare ......................................................................................................................................... 26
Science Education for Children.......................................................................................................... 27
Creative Childhood Education............................................................................................................28
Shattering Childhood Hell to Create a Paradise for Children........................................................ 30
Criteria for Selecting Children's Books............................................................................................. 31
On Children's Day ................................................................................................................................32
Address to All Teachers on Children's Day....................................................................................... 33
The Little Teacher .................................................................................................................................34
How to Be a Little Teacher .................................................................................................................. 35
The Little Teacher and Mass Education............................................................................................ 37
Primary School Teachers and the Democratic Movement...............................................................38
Chapter 3 Maxims on Democratic and New Education........................................................................... 40
Democratic Education..........................................................................................................................41
Popularization of Democratic Education...........................................................................................42
The Path to Widespread Life Education............................................................................................43
Discussion on China's Education Popularization Plan.....................................................................45
Declaration on Creation.......................................................................................................................46
New Chapter of Education.................................................................................................................. 49
Improvement of Education..................................................................................................................50
New Education...................................................................................................................................... 53
Experimentalism and New Education................................................................................................59
The Yiyou Educational System........................................................................................................... 61
Re-Education of Leaders..................................................................................................................... 62
Production-Oriented Vocational Education.......................................................................................63
New Education System and Teacher Education................................................................................70
The New Trend of Teacher Education................................................................................................ 74
The Mission of New Education Review............................................................................................... 77
Our Attitude towards the New Education System Draft..................................................................79
Evaluation Standard of Education System Draft..............................................................................82
Chapter 4 Other Maxims............................................................................................................................. 84
Bell Resonance in Ancient Temples.....................................................................................................85
To Examine Oneself on Four Counts Everyday ................................................................................ 87
Essence of Republic .............................................................................................................................. 88
How to Become a Whole Person......................................................................................................... 90
Our Beliefs.............................................................................................................................................92
Reading and Practice ........................................................................................................................... 94
The Traits of a Student.........................................................................................................................95
My View on Schools..............................................................................................................................97
To Be a Whole Principal.....................................................................................................................101
Scholars with Pseudo-Knowledge ..................................................................................................... 102
General View on Mass Education..................................................................................................... 103
On First-Rate Educators....................................................................................................................107
Application of Scientific Methods to Education..............................................................................109
A Call to Revitalize Traditional Chinese Painting ...........................................................................112
The Mindset of Aspiring Pre-service Teachers................................................................................ 113
The Starting Point of Social Transformation...................................................................................119
Rural-Oriented Teacher Education Movement...............................................................................121
Research on Self-learning of Students..............................................................................................123
Opportunities and Responsibilities for Educators..........................................................................125
The Necessity of Experiment in Middle Schools............................................................................. 129
Two Elements of Higher Education.................................................................................................. 134
On the Construction of Teacher Education in China ..................................................................... 138
Looking Ahead from the Fifth Anniversary to the Fiftieth............................................................142
Draft of Education Outline for Yucai School...................................................................................143
Purport of Promoting Public School in Nanjing and Anhui.......................................................... 144
Five Races Under One Union and the Responsibilities of Educators........................................... 145
Answers to Guests' Questions on Experimental Rural Normal Schools...................................... 148
Discipline Study Group in Nanjing Secondary School...................................................................150
Opinions on Participating in the International Education Movement......................................... 152
How to Avoid Being a Product of a Bygone Era ..............................................................................154
Teachers and Students Living Together—A Letter to Yao Wencai's Brother ..............................155
Elements of Learning—A Reply to Mr. Cheng Zhongyi's Letter ..................................................156
Creating a Society with Equal Opportunity for All—A Letter to Wen Yang...............................157
Declaration on the Reform of National Rural Education by China Education Improving
Institute ........................................................................................................................................159
To Prepare for a Head-on Clash—A Letter to the Little Friend Wu Libang ...............................162
How to Guide Students to Study Hard—A Letter to Mr. Zhengzhi............................................. 164
Half-Year-Old Yanziji Public School: A Money-Saving, Dynamic Institution.............................166
The Dawn of Normal Schools: A Record of My Half-Day Life at Jiangning County Normal
School...........................................................................................................................................168
Missionary Education and Private Schools: Reply to the Letter from Mr. Yang Jizong of
Tongren Secondary School........................................................................................................ 170
Acknowledgements..................................................................................................................................... 172