He has had too many experiences in life. At the age of 6, my father died and my mother made a living by washing clothes for others. 1906 was admitted to Hangzhou huimei middle school with the support of his brother-in-law. 19 10 After graduating from high school, he was admitted to St. John's University in Shanghai. Later, he was admitted to St. John's University in Shanghai.

19 17 studied at Johns Hopkins university, obtained a bachelor of arts degree from Hopkins university, and went to Columbia university to study pedagogy and psychology. 19 18 got a master's degree in Colombia, then went to psychology and wrote a doctoral thesis. He was invited to teach in China.

Note: Throughout Chen Heqin's life, he struggled for preschool education all his life, and childhood is the beginning of a person's life. Chen Heqin has been thinking about how to realize humanized education instead of rote learning and how to educate the new generation well all his life.

The so-called "living education" means "being a person, being a China person and being a modern China person". The first step is to become a person integrated into society, the second step is to become a patriotic citizen, and the third step is to become a modern person with his own independent way of thinking and consciousness.