On the Role of Aesthetic Education in School Education

Schiller put forward his theory of modern aesthetic education from his people oriented standpoint of all-round development,which was introduced into China by Wang Guowei and Caiyuanpei in the early 20th century.Both of them tried to adopt it to rectify the utilitarian phenomenon in Chinese education,which stressed intellectual development and neglected value consciousness.Now,more than one century has passed,but there still exist the phenomenon that study is to pursue fame and gain and the problem that the fundamental educational goal of all-round development is somewhat neglected.The Outline of National Medium and Long-term Plan for Education Reform and Development(2010-2020) points out that quality oriented education is the theme of Chinese educational reform and development.The application of modern education theory at all levels of school education can help teachers and school administrators implement quality oriented education profoundly.Aesthetic education,as a form of affective education,can be used to improve quality education on the part of human perception and emotion.Since human mental development is based on sensibility and emotion,aesthetic education can serve as the basis of quality education,which is conducive to the well-balanced development of students'sensibility and rationality,to the cultivation of their aesthetic ability and correct outlook on life and to the trigger of their innovation consciousness and capability,thereby truly improving their comprehensive quality.