Tao Xingzhi is a pioneer of modern education in China, and his educational thoughts still have important reference significance for today's educators. The following are several core viewpoints of Tao Xingzhi's educational thought.

Teacher's responsibility

"If you are a teacher, you can teach it to be a metaphor for all virtues." -Book of Rites. Teacher Wang should not specialize in teaching, his responsibility is to teach people to be human; Teachers hold the fate of teenagers, the fate of the nation and mankind.

Student's responsibility

"Mr. Wang should not specialize in teaching. His duty is to teach people to be human. Students should not specialize in reading, his responsibility is to learn the way of life. " -Tao Xingzhi. The teacher's duty is to' teach thousands of people to seek truth'; A student's duty is to' learn from others and apply what he has learned'.

The importance of moral education

"Because morality is the foundation of life. If you are bad at all, even if you have some knowledge and skills, it is useless. " -Tao Xingzhi. The purpose of education is not only to impart knowledge, but also to cultivate students' moral quality.