2. simplicity: simplicity

Related introduction:

The phrase "a scholar has four mistakes, or many mistakes, or is easy to lose" comes from Ke's Book of Rites in the Warring States Period. Learn to remember.

Original text:

Scholars have four mistakes, and teachers must know them. People learn too much, or lose too little, or lose too easily, or stop.

Translation:

There are four kinds of mistakes made by learners, and teachers who impart knowledge must understand them. People's learning, some people have the problem of being greedy and not seeking for a very good solution, some people have the problem of having too little, some people think it is too easy, neglect to study hard, and some people have the problem of self-limiting and not seeking progress.

Extended data

With concise words and vivid metaphors, Xue Ji systematically and comprehensively expounded the purpose and function of education, the system, principles and methods of education and teaching, the position and function of teachers, the relationship between teachers and students and classmates in the process of education, and systematically and comprehensively summarized the educational experience of China in the pre-Qin period.

Xue Ji inherited the consistent thought of pre-Qin Confucianism and regarded education as the most effective means to implement political and social management. Therefore, at the beginning of Xue Ji, the purpose and function of education are discussed in the beautiful language of epigrams.

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