"Teaching students in accordance with their aptitude" and "setting an example" are two principles of Confucius' teaching. Teaching students in accordance with their aptitude means proceeding from reality. "Xue Ji" said: "If a scholar makes four mistakes, the teacher must know it. People learn too much, or lose too little, or lose too easily, or stop. These four hearts are different. Know his heart, and then you can recover his loss. Those who teach grow well and save those who lose. "

He also said: "Masters set an example, not words and deeds." Therefore, learning to be excellent is an official; Remember to ask questions to study, which has nothing to do with the teacher. All show that Confucius' teaching method and paying attention to students' own thinking activities have become one of its distinctive characteristics.

In the process of inspiration, teachers should be good at asking questions to help students think, and students can also ask questions and ask teachers in turn. After repeated arguments, the truth came out. Confucius found that students' enthusiasm for learning and the spirit of being open-minded and eager to learn are the basis for learning well. For example, "knowing is not as good as being good, and being good is not as good as being happy."

As an educator, Confucius is a model of being a teacher in the history of China, and his teaching spirit of "never tire of learning and never tire of teaching" has become a fine tradition of Chinese teachers.