Li Dazhao and Yun criticized the semi-colonial and semi-feudal old school education, which was full of "foreign stereotyped writing" and adopted the method of suppressing students' personality.

Oppose the "injection" teaching method and point out that its biggest drawback is that "teachers are too tired and students are too relaxed", which makes students unable to have a little creativity. Oppose corporal punishment of students, because corporal punishment "can't make people change, but can only make people cover up their mistakes", which is harmful to students' growth.

Second, the new ideas put forward by Li Dazhao and Yun

It is argued that the correct educational method should be "conniving and guiding at any time", while the old examination method in schools is to force students to memorize texts by rote.

Asking students to "close the book and recite the sentences on it" can't measure students' actual knowledge level. The purpose of correct examination is to check teachers' teaching methods and encourage students to make new judgments by reviewing the materials they have learned.

Extended data

The characteristics of semi-colonial and semi-feudal education;

1. Imperialism carries out economic aggression and cultural aggression at the same time as military aggression, and promotes enslavement education.

2. Feudal thoughts continue to exist, and the tradition of respecting Confucius and reading classics still permeates all fields of education.

3. Imitate the educational systems and methods of some capitalist countries.

Note: During this period, many patriotic thinkers and educators actively safeguarded national sovereignty and advocated enriching Qiang Bing, setting up schools and carrying out anti-imperialist patriotic education.