The core of Confucius' educational thought is to teach without distinction. Confucius was the first person who devoted himself to education in the history of education in China, and had a far-reaching influence on the educational activities of later generations.

The significance of Confucius' educational thought;

1, the educational target of "no child left behind"

Confucius was the first private educator in the history of China. He insisted on the principle of "no class for all" when choosing the educational objects, which broke the monopoly of the government on education at that time and expanded the scope of the educated. At that time, some people of insight who were interested in learning but could not afford tuition could enjoy equal education rights. It can be said that Confucius has made selfless contributions to cultivating talents.

2. Educational content of "having both ability and political integrity"

Confucius pointed out that to learn the knowledge of self-cultivation and governing the country well, we must first cultivate noble moral quality. He adopted the principle of paying equal attention to moral cultivation and learning knowledge and skills in teaching.

Confucius' education for students has four contents: courtesy and writing, humanity, loyalty and faith. Confucius also pointed out that a person who only pays attention to moral cultivation and doesn't like learning etiquette is overkill. Only by attaching equal importance to both can he become a perfect person.

3. Teach students in accordance with their aptitude.

Confucius pointed out that in teaching, we should teach different difficult teaching contents according to different students and different intelligence levels, which fully embodies the principle of Confucius teaching students in accordance with their aptitude. At the same time, Confucius not only requires students to combine learning with thinking, but also can cultivate students' enthusiasm and initiative in learning. Here, Confucius also emphasized the learning method of "learning by analogy", which is undoubtedly effective and scientific for improving students' ability to analyze and solve problems independently.

The influence of Confucius education;

Confucius put forward Confucianism. Although he "speaks without doing", he was already known as "the sage of heaven", "the priest of heaven" and "the sage of the ages" when he was alive, and he was one of the most learned scholars in the society at that time. Later generations honored him as the most holy and eternal teacher, and thought that he composed poems, books, rituals and music. Confucius' thoughts and theories have far-reaching influence on later generations.

Confucius' benevolence embodies the humanistic spirit; Confucius' study of etiquette embodies the spirit of etiquette, that is, order and system in the modern sense. Humanism is the eternal theme of mankind, which is applicable to any society, any era and any government, and order and institutional society are the basic requirements for establishing a civilized human society. This humanitarianism and order spirit of Confucius is the essence of China's ancient social and political thought.