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Enlightenment of Mencius on Modern Education
Mencius' specific enlightenment to modern education is as follows:

1, the purpose of education is to cultivate people's moral character and ability. Mencius emphasized that the purpose of education is to make people have both ability and political integrity, which is the basis for people to settle down. Modern education should also pay attention to the cultivation of students' morality and ability, not only the imparting of knowledge, but also the cultivation of students' feelings and values.

2. The process of education should be gradual. Mencius advocated that education should follow the law of students' physical and mental development, and carry out education according to students' age, personality, interests and other characteristics. In modern education, it is necessary to formulate appropriate teaching plans and methods according to the individual differences and characteristics of students, so that students can grow up in a relaxed and happy learning environment.

3. The forms of education should be diversified. Mencius believes that different students have different interests and talents, and education should adopt different teaching methods according to the characteristics of students. In modern education, we should also pay attention to the diversification and individualization of education, and adopt different forms and methods of education according to students' needs and characteristics, so that students can better play their own advantages and potentials.

The core of education is to cultivate people's love and emotion. Mencius believes that the emotion of love is the core of education, and only through love can people really be moved. Modern education should also pay attention to emotional education and love education, cultivate students' emotional expression and communication skills, and help them establish good interpersonal relationships and social responsibility.

The influence of Mencius educational thought in ancient times;

1. Educational purpose: The purpose of Mencius' advocacy of education is to cultivate people's virtue and talents, so that people can have a foundation to settle down and behave themselves. This view of educational purpose has been widely recognized in ancient society and has become the mainstream thought of ancient education. Mencius' educational thought emphasizes the cultivation of personal accomplishment and moral character, as well as the cultivation of human talents and practical skills. This all-round educational concept had a far-reaching impact on ancient education.

2. Educational content: Mencius believed that the content of education should include morality, etiquette and knowledge, and this all-round development of educational content concept also had an impact on ancient education. In the education of ancient China, Confucian classics became the main teaching content, including the knowledge of ethics and etiquette system advocated by Mencius. In addition, the ability of independent thinking and innovative thinking advocated by Mencius has also become an important teaching content in ancient education.

3. Educational methods: Mencius advocated heuristic teaching and step-by-step educational methods, which were widely used in ancient education. Mencius believed that teachers should stimulate students' thinking and creativity through questioning and guidance. This heuristic teaching method had an important influence on ancient education. At the same time, Mencius advocated that education should be carried out step by step, and that education should be carried out step by step according to the characteristics of students' age, personality and interests. This view of educational methods also had a far-reaching impact on ancient education.