Zhu's Educational Thought and Its Significance

Zhu's educational thought and its significance emphasize that the purpose of education is to cultivate people's virtue, advocate a step-by-step teaching method and emphasize the combination of practice and theory.

1, emphasizing that the purpose of education is to cultivate people's virtue;

Zhu believes that the purpose of education is to cultivate people's virtue and make them become moral and cultured people. He emphasized benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith in the five permanents, believing that this is human nature and needs to be carried forward through education. Zhu's educational thought highlights people's subjectivity in education and emphasizes people's inner moral cultivation and spiritual pursuit.

2, advocate the step-by-step teaching method:

Zhu attaches great importance to teaching methods. He advocates gradual education according to the age and characteristics of students. In his view, education should start from the foundation and gradually deepen, so that students can gradually master knowledge and skills. This teaching method embodies the principle of teaching students in accordance with their aptitude and is conducive to cultivating students' thinking ability and innovation ability.

3. Emphasize the combination of practice and theory;

Zhu believes that education is not only to impart knowledge, but also to cultivate students' practical ability and theoretical literacy. He advocates applying theoretical knowledge to practice and deepening the understanding and mastery of theory through practice. This kind of educational thought is conducive to cultivating students' practical operation ability and problem-solving ability.

Zhu's works:

1, four books and four chapters notes

Notes on Four Books and Sentences is one of Zhu's most representative works and a classic in the history of China's philosophy. This book is Zhu's annotation and collection of The Great Learning, The Doctrine of the Mean, The Analects of Confucius and Mencius, covering his views and thoughts on Confucian classics. This book was not only highly respected at that time, but also had a far-reaching impact on the academic thought of later generations.

2. Biography of poetry

Biography of Poetry is Zhu's interpretation of The Book of Songs, and it is one of the important works to study China's ancient literature and thoughts. This work not only annotates and interprets the Book of Songs in detail, but also criticizes and reflects on the literary traditions and thoughts at that time. This work has not only literary value, but also ideological value.

3. Interpretation of Taiji Diagram

Illustration of Taiji is Zhu's interpretation of Zhouyi and a classic in the history of China's philosophy. This work mainly discusses the origin and laws of the universe and the relationship between man and nature. This book not only summarizes and evaluates the philosophical thoughts at that time, but also puts forward new philosophical viewpoints and thoughts, which has a far-reaching impact on the philosophical thoughts of later generations.