Confucius was a great thinker and educator in ancient China, and his educational thoughts influenced the history of China for thousands of years. Among them, teaching students in accordance with their aptitude is an important part of Confucius' educational thought. This paper will introduce several classic cases of Confucius teaching students in accordance with their aptitude to help readers better understand Confucius' educational thought.

Different answers to filial piety

When Meng, Meng, Zi You and asked about filial piety, Confucius gave different answers. This shows that Confucius taught students in accordance with their aptitude and gave different answers according to the characteristics and problems of different students.

The answer to the essence of ceremony

How did Confucius answer Fang Lin's question about the origin of ceremony? This is a classic case. Confucius taught students in accordance with their aptitude and gave appropriate answers according to Fang Lin's questions and characteristics.

Wisdom of kindness

Sima Niu, Yan Hui asked Ren, and Confucius' wisdom shone again! These cases fully demonstrated Confucius' educational thought of teaching students in accordance with their aptitude, and he gave corresponding answers and suggestions according to the characteristics and problems of different students.