This statement is correct. (1) "Nature and society are living textbooks" is a general expression of Chen Heqin's "living education" curriculum theory. He pointed out that traditional classroom teaching regards books as the only educational materials and reading and teaching as the whole content of school education activities. People's world outlook is seriously bound by books, and schools become "knowledge prisons". Only by advocating "living education" and looking for "living teaching materials" in nature and society can we abandon the serious drawbacks of traditional education. (2) Chen Heqin's so-called "living teaching materials" refer to "direct books" taken from nature and society, that is, children can gain experience and knowledge through direct contact with nature and society and personal observation. (3) The curriculum theory of "life education" does not abandon books, but only emphasizes the nature and society of life neglected by education, and book knowledge should be a portrayal of the real world and should be confirmed in nature and society, reflecting children's physical and mental characteristics and life characteristics. What Chen Heqin pursues is to make nature, society, children's life and school education content form an organic whole. (4) "Life Education" course breaks the traditional discipline organization system and takes the form of activity center and activity unit, that is, the form of "five-finger activity" (that is, "five groups of activities") that can reflect the integrity and coherence of children's life, that is, children's health activities (including health, exercise, nutrition, etc.). ), children's social activities (including history, geography, citizenship, current affairs, etc.). ) and children's scientific activities (including health) (5) All these ideas are closely related to Dewey's pragmatic education thought and have certain progressive significance.