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Which ancients proposed to attach importance to moral education in family education?
In ancient China, many ancient people emphasized the importance of moral education in family education. The following are the views of some famous thinkers and educators in ancient times on attaching importance to moral education in family education:

1. Confucius (5565438 BC+0-479 BC): Confucius was one of the most important educators in ancient China. He emphasized the cultivation of good moral character and morality in family education. He believes that the family is the basic unit of cultivating people, and parents should set an example and pay attention to cultivating children's virtues such as kindness, filial piety and loyalty.

2. Mencius (372 BC-289 BC): Mencius is an important representative of the Confucius School. He put forward the theory that human nature is good, and thought that human nature is good, but it needs to be cultivated and developed through education. He emphasized the importance of family education and advocated that parents should teach their children correct moral concepts and codes of conduct.

3. Xunzi (365438 BC+03 BC-238 BC): Xunzi was an ancient Confucian thinker in China. He believes that people's moral quality can be improved through learning and training. He put forward the theory of "evil nature", arguing that human nature is evil and needs to be corrected and improved through education. He emphasized that family education has an important influence on cultivating children's moral character and morality.

4. Yan Zhitui (in the middle of the 7th century): Yan Zhitui was a Confucian in the Tang Dynasty, and he paid attention to the shaping of personal character by family education. He put forward the concepts of "near education" and "far education", and believed that parents and families are the most important educators, and they should set an example to cultivate children's moral character.

These ancient people all thought that family education had an important influence on cultivating personal morality and morality. They advocate that parents should set an example, pay attention to teaching their children correct moral concepts and behavior norms, and cultivate their children's moral quality through close family relations and little education in daily life. These views still have important enlightenment and reference significance for today's family education.