Tao Xingzhi's Thought On Rural School Teaching Method And Its Practical Significance

Tao Xingzhi is a great educationist in the 1920s and 1930s. his educational thoughts and theories have deep effects on the development of the cultural education of China,Especialy his rural education thoughts are rich,He had not only known the serious situations of China rural and the defects of China rural education, but also had pointed out many reform measures. Today, Great changes have taken place in the countryside. Rural education have constructed and developed for tens of years. and have accomplished many well-known achievements. However, Tao Xingzhi exposed deeply the defects of rural education. For example, Urban education is regarded as the direction of education. Leaving countryside is taken for the value of education. Closing the door starts school, and separating school from the of countryside. The dull teaching contents, the old teaching methods and the low quality of teacher. These detects is still in rural education, some are more common and serious.This paper will try discussing his thoughts of curriculum teaching methods about rural school because of some defects about rural education. The paper emphasizes the idea of"Using hand as using brain-------Thinking over as working","Learning by doing-------Acting is the beginning of knowledge","Learning for teaching-------Teaching oneself with what he teaches others","Learning as teaching-------Little teacher who teaches others as soon as he knows". These thoughts are how to form and develop from practice. The analysis of their theoretical contents. Tao's thoughts of curriculum teaching methods about rural school have significiance on today's rural education reform.