Life of Education.............................................................................................................................................1
A Textbook of “Unity of Teaching, Learning, and Doing” ....................................................................... 11
Vocational Education under the Doctrine of Productivism..................................................................... 28
Outline of Intellectual Education................................................................................................................39
Integration of Teaching and Learning ........................................................................................................44
Living Education...........................................................................................................................................48
The Purpose of Running Nanjing Anhui Public School........................................................................... 59
On the Construction of Teacher Education in China ............................................................................... 64
My View of Schools.......................................................................................................................................72
Action is the Beginning of Knowledge ........................................................................................................76
Education as a Tool for Life .........................................................................................................................80
The Founding Purpose of Xiaozhuang Experimental Rural Normal School.........................................83
Teaching Others as a Means of Teaching Oneself..................................................................................... 85
The “Pseudo-Intelligentsia”.........................................................................................................................88
Notes on the Xianghu Teach-Learn-Do Discussion Conference ............................................................ 101
Answering Cao Zhenqiu’s Three Questions............................................................................................ 109
A Letter to Comrades on Xiaozhuang’s Third Anniversary.................................................................. 112
The Life Calendar .......................................................................................................................................122
Prolegomena to Life Education Theory ................................................................................................... 126
Reflective Action or the Reflection of Action........................................................................................... 134
The Theory and Experiments of Life Education.....................................................................................137
The Mutual Growth of Hand and Brain.................................................................................................. 144
Creative Education..................................................................................................................................... 147
What is Life Education.............................................................................................................................. 158
The Unified Examinations That Kill and the Assessments That Create ...............................................161
Key Points of Life Education.....................................................................................................................164
Act-Know-Act............................................................................................................................................. 166
The New Birth of Education......................................................................................................................169
Reading Books and Using Books...............................................................................................................174
The Difference Between Traditional Education and Life Education.................................................... 178
Universal Education................................................................................................................................... 181
Modernization of Life Education..............................................................................................................190
Does It Make Sense? ...................................................................................................................................192
The National Liberation University ..........................................................................................................197
The Characteristics of Life Education..................................................................................................... 200
The Problem of Mass Education...............................................................................................................204
Integrating Whole Life into Holistic Education...................................................................................... 214
The Current Mission of Life Education................................................................................................... 216
A Letter to the Comrades of the Life Education Society........................................................................220
Guiding Principles for the Wartime Education Biweekly Journal......................................................... 232
On Life Education...................................................................................................................................... 234
Education in Guerrilla Zones....................................................................................................................238
A Letter to Comrades on the 13th Anniversary of the Life Education Movement..............................241
The Purpose of Establishing Yucai School...............................................................................................246
The Eve of Yucai School’s Second Anniversary...................................................................................... 251
Speech at the 15th Anniversary Celebration of the Life Education Movement.................................. 264
Education and Life Are Inseparable .........................................................................................................266
The Establishment and Growth of Life Education................................................................................. 268
Democratic Education................................................................................................................................270
The Social University Movement.............................................................................................................. 276
A Textbook of “Unity of Teaching, Learning, and Doing” ....................................................................... 11
Vocational Education under the Doctrine of Productivism..................................................................... 28
Outline of Intellectual Education................................................................................................................39
Integration of Teaching and Learning ........................................................................................................44
Living Education...........................................................................................................................................48
The Purpose of Running Nanjing Anhui Public School........................................................................... 59
On the Construction of Teacher Education in China ............................................................................... 64
My View of Schools.......................................................................................................................................72
Action is the Beginning of Knowledge ........................................................................................................76
Education as a Tool for Life .........................................................................................................................80
The Founding Purpose of Xiaozhuang Experimental Rural Normal School.........................................83
Teaching Others as a Means of Teaching Oneself..................................................................................... 85
The “Pseudo-Intelligentsia”.........................................................................................................................88
Notes on the Xianghu Teach-Learn-Do Discussion Conference ............................................................ 101
Answering Cao Zhenqiu’s Three Questions............................................................................................ 109
A Letter to Comrades on Xiaozhuang’s Third Anniversary.................................................................. 112
The Life Calendar .......................................................................................................................................122
Prolegomena to Life Education Theory ................................................................................................... 126
Reflective Action or the Reflection of Action........................................................................................... 134
The Theory and Experiments of Life Education.....................................................................................137
The Mutual Growth of Hand and Brain.................................................................................................. 144
Creative Education..................................................................................................................................... 147
What is Life Education.............................................................................................................................. 158
The Unified Examinations That Kill and the Assessments That Create ...............................................161
Key Points of Life Education.....................................................................................................................164
Act-Know-Act............................................................................................................................................. 166
The New Birth of Education......................................................................................................................169
Reading Books and Using Books...............................................................................................................174
The Difference Between Traditional Education and Life Education.................................................... 178
Universal Education................................................................................................................................... 181
Modernization of Life Education..............................................................................................................190
Does It Make Sense? ...................................................................................................................................192
The National Liberation University ..........................................................................................................197
The Characteristics of Life Education..................................................................................................... 200
The Problem of Mass Education...............................................................................................................204
Integrating Whole Life into Holistic Education...................................................................................... 214
The Current Mission of Life Education................................................................................................... 216
A Letter to the Comrades of the Life Education Society........................................................................220
Guiding Principles for the Wartime Education Biweekly Journal......................................................... 232
On Life Education...................................................................................................................................... 234
Education in Guerrilla Zones....................................................................................................................238
A Letter to Comrades on the 13th Anniversary of the Life Education Movement..............................241
The Purpose of Establishing Yucai School...............................................................................................246
The Eve of Yucai School’s Second Anniversary...................................................................................... 251
Speech at the 15th Anniversary Celebration of the Life Education Movement.................................. 264
Education and Life Are Inseparable .........................................................................................................266
The Establishment and Growth of Life Education................................................................................. 268
Democratic Education................................................................................................................................270
The Social University Movement.............................................................................................................. 276
Cao Xiaojiao, female, a native of Liaoyang, Liaoning Province, was born in 1984. She is an associate
professor in the School of Foreign Languages at Suzhou University of Technology. She holds a PhD from
Nanjing Normal University. In 2017, she was sponsored by the China Scholarship Council to participate in
a joint doctoral training program at North Carolina State University. Her research interests include cultural
semiotics, American literature, and literary translation.