The Significance of Educational Reform in Westernization Movement
The educational reform during the Westernization Movement was an important part of the Westernization Movement, aiming at cultivating professionals in translation, diplomacy, engineering technology, land and water military and other fields needed by the Westernization Movement. The teaching content is mainly "Western language" and "Western art". 65438+1From 1960 to 1990, there were about 30 Westernization schools founded by the Westernization School, which were gradually opened with the development of the Westernization Movement. They can be roughly divided into three categories: foreign language ("dialect") schools, military ("armament") schools and technical and industrial schools. There are mainly Shi Jing Wentong Museum and Fujian Ship Administration School. Shi Jing Wentong Museum was originally established as a foreign language school, which is the product of passive opening in modern China. Mainly to train translators and diplomats for the country. Its curriculum has experienced a process of continuous enrichment and gradual standardization. This eight-year program is designed for young students who "learn foreign languages". For those older students who are too busy to speak a foreign language and can only learn various subjects through translation, they will study five-year courses. In addition to emphasizing the integrity of knowledge structure and attaching importance to the teaching of basic knowledge of natural science, the course also highlights the characteristics of classified guidance and step by step. Founded by Zuo Yu, Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang 1866, it was the first factory specializing in manufacturing modern ships in modern China and the largest factory during the Westernization Movement. At the beginning, there were more than 100 students, all teenagers, smart children, young workers with certain cultural knowledge and experience in casting and metalworking. Fujian Ship Administration School consists of pre-school and post-school with a five-year schooling system. Fujian ship administration school specializes in manufacturing technology, also known as shipbuilding school. Most of them teach and learn French. The goal is to train talents who can design and manufacture all kinds of marine parts and design the whole ship. Courses include basic courses and practical courses. The basic courses are French, arithmetic, algebra, descriptive geometry and analytic geometry, trigonometry, calculus, physics and mechanics. Practical courses include hull construction, machine manufacturing and operation. In February, 1868, "Painting Academy" and "Art Garden" were added to the original school. "Painting Academy" trains the makers of production drawings; Art Garden is an on-the-job training school. It is a pioneer of on-the-job education for workers in modern China to train production and technical backbones in a planned way through work-study combination. Basic courses of driving major in Fujian Ship Administration School: arithmetic, geometry, algebra and plane.