Schools are the frontier of ideological work, not ivory towers, let alone paradises. To do a good job in ideological and political courses is to use Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era to cast souls and educate people, guide students to cultivate patriotic feelings, and consciously integrate patriotism, national aspirations, and dedication to the country into the struggle to uphold and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics, build a modern socialist power, and realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The New Era School Ideological and Political Course Construction Promotion Conference conveyed the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping: "We must adhere to the guidance of the Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era, fully implement the party's education policy, implement the fundamental task of establishing morality and cultivating people, adhere to the simultaneous advancement of the construction of ideological and political courses and the party's innovative theoretical arming, build a curriculum and textbook system with the core content of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, and further promote the integration of ideological and political education in primary and secondary schools." General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions not only profoundly reveal the true meaning of the construction of ideological and political courses, but also put forward practical requirements and theoretical guidance for the implementation of "ideological and political courses are the key courses for the implementation of the fundamental task of establishing morality and cultivating people": insist on advancing the construction of ideological and political theory courses simultaneously with the party's innovative theoretical arming, and every step forward in theoretical innovation, theoretical arming will follow further.
Generally speaking, the party's innovation theory itself is an important part of the construction of ideological and political courses, and there is no ideological and political theory course that does not include the party's innovation theory; In terms of particularity, the party's innovative theory is not only an important content of the construction of ideological and political courses, but also the core content of the construction of ideological and political courses. In the new era and new journey, we must strengthen the historical initiative and political consciousness of the construction of ideological and political courses and the party's innovative theoretical arming, highlight the party's innovative theoretical arming in the construction of ideological and political courses, and teach ideological and political courses well in the party's innovative theoretical arming, so that Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, which is contemporary Chinese Marxism and Marxism in the 21st century, will become the soul of ideological and political theory courses.
The party's innovative theory should be regarded as the top priority of all courses in ideological and political courses
The construction of ideological and political theory courses is the main channel for students' ideological and political education, and it can best reflect the bright background of socialist education with Chinese characteristics. Since the beginning of the new era, ideological struggles have been surging around the world, and opportunities and challenges have coexisted in the field of socialist ideology. The CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core attaches great importance to ideological and political theory courses, which are the key courses for cultivating morality, and creatively forms a relatively scientific, complete and coordinated ideological and political curriculum system, which creates the prerequisites for "planting the seeds of truth, goodness and beauty in students' hearts and guiding students to buckle the first button in life". In particular, promoting Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era into textbooks, classrooms, minds, and hearts has greatly enhanced the political, ideological, contemporary, and leading nature of ideological and political theory courses, and made the majority of young students deeply feel the theoretical appeal of contemporary Chinese Marxism and Marxism in the 21st century. In the new era and new journey, the construction of ideological and political courses must focus on the biggest politics of comprehensively promoting Chinese-style modernization, and take Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, the party's latest theoretical achievement, as the top priority of the construction of ideological and political courses To achieve the "two safeguards", always maintain a high degree of consistency with the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core in terms of ideology, politics and action, and always listen to the party and follow the party.
Take the party's innovative theory as the ideological guidance of the ideological and political curriculum system
"There must be a main peak in the majestic mountains". As a social system project, the construction of ideological and political courses inevitably needs to be led. First of all, we must earnestly strengthen the construction of the introduction to Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. From the construction of teaching materials, teaching aids, courseware to the construction of the teaching team, there is an urgent need to follow up in a timely manner, especially in tackling major theoretical problems, it is necessary to make real efforts to create conditions for accurate, in-depth, thorough, and lively. Secondly, Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era must be taken as the pilot course of the ideological and political curriculum system. With Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, especially the positions, views and methods that run through it, we should deeply understand the teaching content of each ideological and political theory course, grasp the logical relationship of each ideological and political course, promote the transformation of the textbook system to the teaching system, and constantly innovate the discipline system, academic system, and discourse system of ideological and political course construction, and fundamentally construct an independent ideological and political course knowledge system, so that the construction of ideological and political courses always has theoretical commanding heights, ideological commanding heights, and spiritual commanding heights. Thirdly, Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era must be taken as the main line of the integration of ideological and political courses in primary and secondary schools. Closely focus on the gradual and spiral upward teaching goal design, curriculum setting, textbook compilation, teaching reform, teacher training, assessment and evaluation and other links, so that the majority of the educated people can agree politically, agree ideologically, love emotionally, be loyal to the organization, and be consistent in action. In the new era and new journey, only by comprehensively penetrating and organically integrating the party's innovative theories into the ideological and political courses of each school section can we penetrate history, carry reality, and reach the future, and realize the coordinated development of the construction of ideological and political courses in all courses and sections. Only by jointly establishing the tide of the times, sending out the pioneer of thought, and strengthening the supply of theories can we lead young students to devote themselves to the vivid practice of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with strong ideological power.
Take the party's innovative theory as the fundamental principle for doing a good job in ideological and political education
Ideological and political education is a new requirement for strengthening ideological and political education in the new era, an important part of the system of cultivating morality, an important strategy for implementing the unity of explicit and implicit education, an effective entry into building an education system and a high-level talent training system for the comprehensive cultivation of morality, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics and labor, and an important task for strengthening the party's innovation theory. In recent years, Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, especially General Secretary Xi Jinping's important exposition on the construction of ideological and political courses, has been implemented, and almost all the elements of ideological and political education in the curriculum have been excavated. In the new era and new journey, to do a good job in curriculum ideology and politics, we must emphasize the formation of the educational concept of curriculum ideology and politics in the minds of educators, tighten the strings of curriculum ideology and politics, and transform the party's innovative theory into educators' sober theoretical consciousness, firm concept and belief, scientific way of thinking, and unregrettable value choice. We must always take Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as the fundamental principle of carrying out the curriculum, hold high the torch of faith, and apply the ideological and political education elements of the curriculum itself, such as the pursuit of faith, moral norms, social responsibility, family and country feelings, and humanistic spirit, to ideological and political education, cultivate new talents of the era with strong professional ability and deep humanistic feelings, promote all walks of life to draw a vivid picture of high-quality development, and gather a strong synergy to jointly promote Chinese-style modernization.
Take the party's innovative theory as the political soul of running the "big ideological and political course" well
The "big ideological and political course" is the "chorus" of ideological and political work, the "big pattern" that insists on the construction of ideological and political courses and the party's innovative theoretical armament resonating at the same frequency, and is a major innovation in the new era of higher education to better serve the party's innovative theoretical armament. Since the beginning of the new era, our party has been based on the strategic height of the "two overall situations", grasped the social project of ideological and political education with the concept of history and the times, and planned and promoted the growth and success of young students in the new journey of building a great modern socialist country. The past and the future continue to be present, and the school and society work together to educate people. To do a good job in the "big ideological and political course", we must firmly build a general pattern of all-round education for all employees, and provide a big stage for educating people with the soul of contemporary Chinese Marxism and Marxism in the 21st century. This determines that studying and implementing Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is the theme and political soul of the times to do a good job in the "Great Ideological and Political Course". No matter what form or method is used, the fundamental purpose of the "Great Ideological and Political Course" is to publicize and implement the party's innovative theory, enhance students' initiative and enthusiasm for learning the party's innovative theory, and realize the transformation from "I want to learn" to "I want to learn", so that students can recognize the truth power of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era in answering the major topics of the times and guiding the progress of human society in sensing the pulse of the times, and educate and guide students to work true learning, true understanding, true belief, real use, deepening, internalization, and transformation. Consciously use the "arrow" of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era to shoot the "arrow" of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and strive to grow into a new person of the era who is worthy of the important task of national rejuvenation.
In short, only by insisting on the simultaneous advancement of the construction of ideological and political courses and the arming of the party's innovative theories can we respond to students with thorough academic analysis, persuade students with thorough ideological theories, and guide students with a powerful force of truth. On the new journey of building a strong country and national rejuvenation, comprehensively promoting Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era and its worldview and methodology into teaching materials, classrooms, and students' minds, strengthening confidence and long-term success, will surely lead the majority of young people to consciously integrate patriotism, strong national aspirations, and dedication to the country into the struggle to uphold and develop the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics, build a modern socialist power, and realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
(The author is a professor at the Institute of Chinese Modernization, Northeastern University)
Author: Tian Pengying Source: China Social Science Network