# History of Foreign Education 77

Modern European and American Educational Thought —— New Traditional Education

? There are many ideological trends in the new traditional school of education. The common points are: ① The concept of education criticizes the "child-centrism" of progressive education.

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(2) Curriculum: It is advocated that schools should resume basic courses and attach importance to the teaching of basic knowledge and skills.

③ Teaching process: emphasizing intelligence standards, paying attention to mental training, and strict school performance standards.

④ Teacher-student view: advocate teacher-centered, and highlight the authoritative position and leading role of teachers in the process of education and teaching.

⑤ Student management: Strengthen education and teaching management and school discipline.

? New traditional education influenced American educational practice, which led to the National Defense Education Act in 1950s, the structural reform in 1960s and the return to basic education movement in 1970s. But it ignores students' individuality and freedom, and students' subjectivity and initiative.

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Main educational thoughts and educational experiments in Europe and America: Modern Times