Du Peng
Researcher at the National Institute of Development and Research, Renmin University of Chinese
Director of the Institute of Gerontology
Zhang Jing
Special researcher at the Beijing Xi Jinping Research Center for Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee has always insisted on putting the construction of ideological and political courses in schools in an important position in educational work, the party's leadership over the construction of ideological and political courses has been comprehensively strengthened, and the development environment and overall ecology of ideological and political courses have undergone overall and fundamental changes. Recently, General Secretary Xi Jinping has made important instructions on the construction of ideological and political courses in schools, profoundly answered a series of fundamental major theoretical and practical questions in the construction of ideological and political courses in schools, and pointed out the direction and provided fundamental guidance for the construction of ideological and political courses in schools in the new era.
For colleges and universities, running ideological and political courses is closely related to the creation of "double first-class" and thus helping to build a strong country in education. As a key course to implement the fundamental task of cultivating morality, the construction of ideological and political courses is the due meaning of colleges and universities to take a new road, open a new bureau, and create a first-class topic. Running a school, governing the school and educating people, the first thing is to establish morality, and it is also difficult to establish morality. Ideological and political courses are not only general education and theoretical courses, but also important classes for tempering character and shaping spirit, and their purpose and function are to impart correct thinking to the vast number of young people. In this sense, the construction of ideological and political courses is related to the successors of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics and the realization of the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Only by advancing with the times can we be new according to the situation, and the construction of ideological and political courses should be dynamic to reform and innovation. People's thinking is very different, especially teenagers are in the "jointing and booting period" of life, and their thinking has entered the most active state. Only by following up and adapting to the ideological and behavioral characteristics of young people, and constantly enhancing the ideological, theoretical, affinity, and pertinence, can the construction of ideological and political courses play a role in turning spring breeze into rain and moisturizing things silently. The growth and maturity of people's thoughts follows the unique law of "action is the beginning of knowledge, and knowledge is the completion of action", so ideological and political courses cannot simply adopt the teaching methods of "you talk and I listen" or memorize key points and reasoning calculus, but should pay attention to learning in practice and internalizing in the situation. For example, through volunteer service, social research, field visits and other forms, we will promote the combination of ideological and political small classes and social large classrooms, so that students can go into the society, pay attention to reality, and enhance their support and recognition for the cause of the party and the country in the fiery social practice. Widely adopt a variety of methods such as case-based teaching, inquiry-based teaching, experiential teaching, interactive teaching, thematic teaching, and focus teaching, so that ideological and political courses can be "lived" and positive energy "fired". In addition, improving the teaching effect through information technology is also an important direction for the construction of ideological and political courses in recent years. In the final analysis, the reform and innovation of ideological and political courses is to return education to its essence and act in accordance with its internal laws. Practice shows that only by fully respecting students' needs, preferences and psychological characteristics, and teaching in a way that is more in line with cognitive laws, can we ensure that the ideological and political gold course touches the soul and achieves practical results.
The essence of ideological and political courses is reasoning, and the difficulty lies in explaining the reasoning deeply, thoroughly, and lively. Marx once said: "Theory can master the masses as long as it convinces people; And as long as the theory is thorough, it can convince people. "Language is the carrier and bridge for expressing ideas and transmitting ideas. The proper use of discourse is related to the quality and efficiency of ideological and political courses. The teaching of ideological and political courses shall persist in convincing people with reason, emotion, and culture. In the face of complex social phenomena, contemporary teenagers not only want to understand the "what", but also pay special attention to the "why". This has put forward clear requirements and realistic tests for the construction of ideological and political courses. Stressing the great truth and continuing to use Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era to cast the soul and educate people will not only enable young students to draw worldview and methodology from contemporary Chinese Marxism, but also enable the construction of ideological and political courses to advance simultaneously with the party's innovative theoretical arming; Adhere to the principle, emphasize that reasoning must take a clear-cut stand, and must not be ambiguous, ambiguous, or ambiguous, and not only respond to students' inner confusion and practical concerns in a timely manner, but also buckle the buttons of life from the ideological concept. Watering flowers and roots, educating people and nurturing hearts. Ideological and political courses put the truth to the point and into the heart, and young students will naturally fall in love with the "taste of truth".
The key to running ideological and political courses well lies in teachers. The construction of ideological and political courses should have a new atmosphere and new achievements, which is inseparable from the role of ideological and political teachers as the main force. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen the professional training of teachers of ideological and political courses, and on the basis of controlling the entrance gates, regularly carry out centralized lesson preparation, teaching demonstrations, and seminars and training, so as to set off an upsurge of "learning to catch up and help out", stand at the forefront of knowledge development, strengthen the academic foundation and academic support of ideological and political teaching, and accumulate the ability and confidence to preach and teach and solve doubts. To mobilize the enthusiasm, initiative and creativity of ideological and political teachers, it is necessary to enhance teachers' sense of professional identity, honor and responsibility, so it is necessary to further improve the evaluation mechanism of ideological and political teachers, resolutely overcome the stubborn disease of "five only", strictly implement service guarantee policies such as salary and treatment, and continuously improve the attractiveness of posts. To strengthen the construction of the contingent of teachers of ideological and political courses, it is necessary to highlight the teacher's ethics and style of teaching as the first criterion for evaluating the quality of teachers of ideological and political courses, and guide teachers of ideological and political courses to adhere to the combination of teaching and educating people with self-cultivation, so as to establish themselves with morality, learn with morality, and teach with morality, strictly abide by the bottom line of teachers' morality, and strive to become the guides for students to improve their personalities, master knowledge, and contribute to society.
Creating a new situation in ideological and political education in the new era is the need for the construction of a strong country and the rejuvenation of the nation, and it is the responsibility of educating people for the party and the country. All kinds of schools at all levels should fully implement the fundamental task of establishing morality and cultivating people, use ideological and political gold courses to light the lamp of faith and illuminate the way forward, let the "taste of truth" infiltrate the hearts of young people, and strive to cultivate more new people of the era who can reassure the party, love the country and dedicate themselves, and take on the important task of national rejuvenation.
Article source: Guangming Daily
WeChat editor: Zhang Jingjing
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