The principle of moral education refers to the basic principles and requirements that ideological and moral education must follow. The embodiment of the law of moral education is restricted by the purpose of moral education and the law of physical and mental development of the educated. The summary of educational practice experience at home and abroad reflects the characteristics of a certain class, nation and culture. It is the basis for making moral education plan, choosing moral education content, method and organizing moral education process.
Confucius and Mencius, an educator in ancient China, put forward the principles of matching words with deeds, teaching students in accordance with their aptitude, setting an example, being good at saving the nation from extinction, being loyal to one's will and exercising one's will. In Song Dynasty, Zhu advocated that knowledge should be the first, behavior should be the most important, and positive education should be combined with negative prevention.
Principles of school moral education in China;
The principles of school moral education in China are put forward on the basis of the nature and task of moral education in socialist society and the summary of educational practical experience (including beneficial experience in the history of education).
Strive to reflect the objective regularity of the process of communist ideological and moral education in schools. The principles of moral education recognized by the educational circles are: the principle of communist orientation, the principle of unity of knowledge and practice, the principle of combining strict requirements with respect for students, the principle of persuasion, the principle of collective education, the principle of teaching students in accordance with their aptitude, the principle of consistency in education, and the principle of setting an example.
Moral education principle is a relatively complete system, which runs through the whole ideological and moral education. The principle of moral education is not fixed, but will be enriched and developed with the deepening of people's understanding of the law of moral education process and the development of educational practice.