A Tentative Discussion on Confucius' Ideas of Quality-Based Education

As early as over two thousand years ago Confucius put forward his rather comprehensive thought of quality-based education. In receivers of education, he held the principle of ‘teaching regardless of the receivers' background,‘maintaining that anyone, whether he is of noble or humble origin, good or evil in morality, clever or foolish, old or young, employed or unemployed, is entitled to and should receive education in teaching contents. Confucius attached importance to moral education, aesthetic molding, physical and health training, and development of pupils' capability so as to make them improve fully in personality; in teaching methods, he, prior to Socrates, introduced the elicitation method of teaching, and the method, of ‘teaching students in accordance with their aptitude'.He believeed that teaching and learning promote and enhance each other, and he often taked the discussion between teacher and student as his teaching form. A full summary of Confucius' ideas of quality-based education is of great realistic significance to our full comprehension of the connotation of quality-based education and push of educational reform of today.