The Spring and Autumn Period is an important period in the history of China. Since then, education has taken on an obvious scale. The education system in this period was dominated by Confucianism, which created Confucianism in China traditional culture.
Education in the Spring and Autumn Period is mainly composed of family education and knowledge imparted by teachers. Family education is the education that parents and elders impart etiquette, morality and cultural knowledge to their descendants. Its purpose is to cultivate their noble character and good behavior and strengthen family ties.
The master's degree mainly teaches knowledge in various fields (such as agriculture, handicrafts, commerce, medicine, military affairs, etc.). ) for vocational education. In agriculture, the master will personally operate the cultivation, irrigation, fertilization and harvesting of crops with his disciples; In the military field, the master will teach his disciples how to operate weapons. , and related scientific knowledge is mainly taught orally.
Confucius, regarded as one of the "sages" in the Spring and Autumn Period, was regarded as the founder of Confucianism by later generations. He advocated education, advocated "learning from each other's strengths" and paid more attention to the inheritance and development of culture and morality. According to Confucius' thought, the Confucian school and education system were developed.
The Confucian school founded by Confucius advocates Confucianism such as benevolence, courtesy, loyalty and filial piety, and emphasizes the obligations and responsibilities in the relationship between people. At the same time, it also emphasizes the importance of education and thinks that education is one of the important tasks of human beings. Confucianism believes that education is not only for utilitarian purposes, but also for noble sentiments and a complete life.
Confucian education system pays more attention to the inheritance of knowledge and culture and the responsibility of teachers. Under the Confucian education system, teachers play a very important role. They not only educate their children and apprentices, but also undertake educational work more widely, which is respected and worshipped by the society.
Generally speaking, although the education system in the Spring and Autumn Period was much simpler than the modern education system, it played an important role in morality, culture and civilization, and laid an important foundation for the culture and education of China in later generations.