"Gentleman's teaching, metaphorically speaking" probably means: a gentleman educates students, induces them, not forces them; Encourage rather than inhibit students' thinking, inspire rather than tell them directly. From the Book of Rites.

Introduction:

Xueji is an ancient educational paper of China, one of the monographs of ancient laws and regulations of China (The Book of Rites of Little Wear), and the earliest book devoted to education and teaching in the world history. It is generally believed that this is the work of China Meng Si School at the end of the Warring States Period. According to Guo Moruo's textual research, the author is Ke.

With concise words and vivid metaphors, this paper systematically and comprehensively expounds the purpose and function of education, the system, principles and methods of education and teaching, the position and function of teachers, and the relationship between teachers and students and classmates in the process of education, and systematically and comprehensively summarizes the educational experience of pre-Qin period in China.