1980 12 the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council issued the "Decision on Several Issues of Popularizing Primary Education", which clearly stated: "The schooling system of primary and secondary schools will be gradually changed to a twelve-year system. In the future, the primary school system can coexist with five-year system and six-year system. Urban primary schools can try out the six-year system first, and rural primary schools will not move for the time being. "

The textbook 1982 for six-year primary schools, jointly compiled by Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and Zhejiang, has been put into use, and the 12 academic system is implemented, with six years for primary schools and six years for secondary schools.

The origin of compulsory education

Compulsory education originated in Germany. The religious leader Martin Luther was the first person to put forward the concept of compulsory education. After the victory of reform, in order to enable people to learn the Bible, Luther promulgated the compulsory education law.

16 19, the School Law promulgated by the German Weimar Principality stipulated that parents should send their children aged 6~ 12 to school, which is the earliest compulsory education. From 1763 to 18 19, Germany has basically improved the laws and regulations on compulsory education.

After the industrial revolution, compulsory education played a role in making people master industrial knowledge, and the time of compulsory education also ranged from the earliest 3 months to 6 months to 6 years, until 9 years. Only by conforming to the scientific development level and height at that time and mastering the basic operation of industrial manufacturing at that time.

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