Confucius Western Zhou Dynasty Nobility Education Reform

Confucius was a great ancient Chinese thinker, educator and founder of Confucianism during our history, Confucius Opened up Chinese ancient education and created the indelible power in the field of education. Confucius was later known as Holy (saints of the saints), Model teacher for all generations, namely concerns with these. There are a lot of people and books, papers on the Confucianism theory ideology, the education thoughts and methods. But there is very actually rare discusses to Confucius establishing private study, the reform of Confucius about the Western Zhou Dynasty nobles education, the contribution to China ancient times educational reform. What kind of education is before Confucius established private study, what reform Confucius did, what contribution Confucius had done, there are very actually rare discusses. I have always been concerned about Confucius as the educator , this paper is on the establishing contribution of Confucius in the field of education, Confucius' subversive role on the traditional elite education, the impact and significance of the education reform Confucius promoted. This paper is tracing the source of recovery, systematic understanding of since the Western Zhou Dynasty to the Spring and Autumn Period of education, to a general understanding of the establishment of Confucius on private schools, the reform of Confucius about the Western Zhou Dynasty nobles education, the contribution to China ancient times educational reform.This paper extensively uses literature, learning from the basis of predecessors research results, elaborating the nobles education of the Western Zhou Dynasty, by comparing could be more systematic and profound understanding of Confucius contribution to the education reform. This thesis has four chapters, the content as follows:The first chapter: The nobles developing education during the Western Zhou Dynasty. This chapter mainly systematically sorts out the nobles developing education during the Western Zhou Dynasty. The teaching form and education administration were quite stodgy strict.The second chapter: The decline of the Western Zhou Dynasty elite education and the rise of private schools. This chapter analysis the performance,reason of the decline of the Western Zhou Dynasty elite education, and the rise of private schools. "The emperor lost the official post, studies was in the whole land." The ancient book separated, the cultural official scattered the four directions, the official study was outmoded, the aristocrat and the juniors tired of study. The reason of the decline of the Western Zhou Dynasty elite education first was because the world turmoiled, more important reason was the old educations lost the value. On the other hand also because Zhou rite was so grand tedious that the aristocrats were common "disgruntled study" and "cannot be master of ceremonies". Private school had appeared in various places, and has formed the different school tradition, but they did not like Confucius who produces profound, Well-established influence for a long history to the ancient times and even the modem society. Confucius private school is the largest private school activities of the Spring and Autumn Period, therefore, the development history of private schools generally take Confucius private study as the most important symbol.The third chapter: the reform of Confucius about the Western Zhou Dynasty nobles education. This chapter focuses on the reform of Confucius on the educational purposes (cultured gentleman), Study form (Object of education, teachers definition of school sites, the content of education, study manner, education method), the example of teachers Confucius set, Confucius and his followers had deep feelings, rather than fathers and sons.The forth chapter: the significance and impact of the reform of Confucius about the Western Zhou Dynasty nobles education. The reform of Confucius about the Western Zhou Dynasty nobles education made the education object expand from the minority aristocrat to the common people, opened the broad way for the widespread dissemination of academic; broke the old official study education system, caused educate into one independent kind of activity; causes the education art, the education content and the educational mode obtains the new development, promoted the education art prosperity.