The main content of the school education system in the Western Zhou Dynasty is six arts education, namely, etiquette, music, shooting, imperial, calligraphy and mathematics. The content of school education in the Western Zhou Dynasty was six arts education. Universities focus on etiquette, music, archery and imperial art (called great art), while primary schools focus on books and figures (called small art). Rites and music education is the political, ethical and moral education and art education in the Western Zhou Dynasty.
Archery skill training in archery education is a military education in the Western Zhou Dynasty. In the education of book number, book is the teaching of cultural knowledge in the Western Zhou Dynasty, and number is the method of learning and calculating.
As can be seen from the above, the six arts education contains many educational factors, which attach importance to both ideological and moral education and cultural knowledge teaching. Pay attention to both traditional culture and practical skills. Attach importance to literature study and military training.
Teaching requirements should not only conform to etiquette norms, but also pay attention to the cultivation of students' inner feelings, which embodies the characteristics of both civil and military skills and equal emphasis on knowledge and ability. At the same time, according to the age characteristics of children, we can pay attention to the focus of primary and university education content.
The education in the Western Zhou Dynasty was the heyday of the development of slavery society, and the school education system was formed and developed on the basis of the school education system in the Xia and Shang Dynasties. The school of the Western Zhou Dynasty integrated the achievements of the previous generation and formed a relatively complete academic system, namely "national studies" and "rural studies".
"Rites and music" closely cooperated in the education of slave owners and nobles. All polite places need music to cooperate, which embodies the patriarchal hierarchy and has a far-reaching impact on the ideological and political behavior of the younger generation. Therefore, the education of rites and music is the center of Six Arts.
The so-called etiquette, in the education of the Western Zhou Dynasty, involves a wide range, especially the five rituals that are indispensable in aristocratic life and must be taught in teaching.
Music education includes poetry, dance and music. In dance, martial arts music and dance is the most important. It reflects the history of the founding of the Zhou Dynasty and is often used to worship ancestors. It can not only maintain Zhou's political education, but also carry out traditional martial arts education. Therefore, aristocratic children should learn.