Confucius was a great thinker and educator in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The Confucian school and Confucianism he founded had a far-reaching influence on us, and we can still see his shadow in textbooks today. Confucius can be said to be a master of education in China, but in recent years, there have been comments criticizing Confucius and Mencius' theory, feeling that their theory is no longer in line with our modern values. Their criticism is indeed reasonable, but we still need to treat the role of Confucius and Mencius dialectically.

Some of Confucius' theories serve the ruling class in essence, especially some political remarks, with the aim of enabling the ruling class to consolidate its rule. But now that it is a socialist society, this theory is no longer needed, can not meet the needs of social development, and has obvious backwardness. So some people will criticize their theory and think it is backward. These theories are ultimately aimed at ruling the people and do not conform to the trend of social development.

But we can't generalize. Confucius' theory on education still plays a very important role, doesn't it? Know is know? Or is it? Don't do to others what you don't want them to do to you? It plays a very important role in our growth and study. This is why we call Confucius the father of education, and we can't forget our roots. By studying Confucius' theory and speech, we can understand Confucius' educational thought and learn some of his practices, so as to constantly improve ourselves, which is very important for our development.

Therefore, we should treat Confucius and Mencius dialectically, take its essence and discard its dross, treat their thoughts objectively, and learn from and develop their thoughts. This is what we should do now. Blindly criticizing will not have any good results, but will only hinder our own development and be unfavorable to us.