Jinyang Network Comment: "Adapt to events, advance with the times, and innovate with the situation" Constantly create a new situation in ideological and political education in the new era

General Secretary Xi Jinping recently made important instructions on the construction of ideological and political courses in schools, emphasizing that "we will continue to create a new situation in ideological and political education in the new era, and strive to cultivate more newcomers of the era who can reassure the party, love the country and dedicate themselves, and take on the important task of national rejuvenation." The ideological and political theory course is the "key course" for the implementation of the fundamental task of establishing morality and cultivating people, and only by building this "key course" can we continue to open up a new situation in ideological and political education in the new era.

The "three causes" concept of "adapting to events, advancing with the times, and being new with the situation" was put forward by General Secretary Xi Jinping in his important speech at the National Conference on Ideological and Political Work in Colleges and Universities in December 2016. This is not only the basic requirement and important principle to be followed for doing a good job in ideological and political work in colleges and universities in the new period and new situation, but also a guide to action for us to build ideological and political theory courses and constantly open up a new situation in ideological and political education in the new era. It is necessary to take the concept of "three causes" as the guide, open a new situation with historical and cultural facts, open a new situation with grasping the opportunity to improve quality and innovation, open a new situation with the general trend of national rejuvenation, and build a "key course" of ideological and political theory courses.

It depends on the matter

Create a new situation in ideological and political education in the new era with historical and cultural facts

The essence of ideological and political courses is reasoning. "Adapting to facts" means to lay out the facts, explain the reason thoroughly, and resolve the students' ideological entanglements through facts. "Facts" not only exist around us at present, but also come from our historical and cultural treasure house, and in order to understand, study deeply, and understand the truth thoroughly, we must make good use of our rich and colorful historical and cultural treasure house, and use historical and cultural facts to explain the truth and explain the truth clearly. History is the best textbook, and Chinese civilization has a long history and profound heritage, accumulating a large number of historical and cultural facts and valuable experience. For example, cultural allusions, ancient texts, fables, Tang and Song poems, Yuan songs, etc., accumulated over the past 5,000 years in China; For example, the May Fourth spirit, the Jinggangshan spirit, the Long March spirit, the Yan'an spirit and other revolutionary spirits contained in China's revolutionary culture, as well as a large number of revolutionary sites and revolutionary memorial sites; For example, the advanced culture, models, and spirits that have emerged in the course of socialist construction and reform and opening up that have led to social development in a positive and upward manner are all historical and cultural facts. We must "always adhere to the guiding position of Marxism, take the world-renowned achievements of socialism with Chinese characteristics as the content support, and take the excellent traditional Chinese culture, revolutionary culture and advanced socialist culture as the foundation of strength, explain the truth in depth and thoroughly and lively, promote the connotative development of ideological and political courses with integrity and innovation, and constantly improve the pertinence and attractiveness of ideological and political courses."

To do a good job in teaching ideological and political courses, we should connect with the current facts of the social environment in which we live, the historical facts such as the history of the Communist Party of China, the history of New China, the history of reform and opening up, and the history of socialist development, and the cultural facts such as philosophical allusions contained in Chinese culture. Reasoning should be more integrated with reality, history, and culture, so that theory can be integrated with practice, theory with history, and theory with culture. For example, when it comes to the topic of "building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way", we should not only talk about the first centenary goal, but also talk about the second centenary goal. To talk about the improvement of the people's living standards, it is necessary to put forward the specific facts of the improvement of the people's lives, talk about the hard-won victory of poverty alleviation, and talk about the selfless work and selfless dedication of each model of poverty alleviation; We should not only talk about the cultural origin of the word well-off, but also talk about the social ideal of great harmony in the world; We should not only talk about the milestone significance of building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way, but also talk about the continuous struggle of generations of Chinese communists.

Evolve with the times

To grasp the opportunity to improve quality and innovate to create a new situation of ideological and political education in the new era

"Advancing with the times" is to grasp the current period, seize innovation opportunities, and promote the high-quality development of ideological and political courses with technology empowerment. The mainland's economy has shifted from a stage of rapid growth to a stage of high-quality development, with both challenges and opportunities. Innovation is the first driving force, and to promote the construction of ideological and political courses, we must seize the opportunity. It is necessary to strengthen the construction of ideological and political courses on the Internet, create "ideological and political courses" on the Internet, strengthen interaction with students on the Internet, carry out ideological and political education in a way that students like to see, and guard the main position of Internet ideology. General Secretary Xi Jinping attaches great importance to the teaching innovation of ideological and political courses. In 2019, at the symposium of teachers of ideological and political theory courses in schools, the general secretary proposed that the use of modern information technology and other means to build smart classrooms is "worthy of recognition and encouragement". On April 25, 2022, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to Chinese Renmin University for inspection and research, specially walked into the smart classroom of ideological and political courses, and observed a live teaching of ideological and political courses. At present, with the vigorous development of a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, we must continue to apply the new technologies and new means brought by scientific and technological innovation to ideological and political courses, promote new technologies such as big data, artificial intelligence, AR, and VR into the classroom, enhance the attractiveness and pertinence of ideological and political courses, and let new technologies serve the fundamental task of "establishing morality and cultivating people".

The use of new technologies and new means to empower ideological and political courses requires us to always adhere to the fundamental task of "establishing morality and cultivating people". The use of technology is a double-edged sword, if you only focus on the use of technology, only pay attention to the method, and ignore the content, it will deviate from the original intention of the ideological and political course, and put the cart before the horse. We must always adhere to the principle of "education-oriented, technology-oriented", not be swayed by technology, and use technology for the expansion of content. Teachers of ideological and political courses should not only have a thorough understanding of the teaching content, but also have an innovative vision, be able to use new technologies and new means to integrate technology into the ideological and political classroom, and grasp the "degree" to achieve the right amount.

New with the situation

With the general trend of national rejuvenation, we will open up a new situation in ideological and political education in the new era

"New according to the situation" is to start from the general trend of national rejuvenation and cultivate new people of the era who will take on the important task of national rejuvenation. The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is unstoppable. "The realization of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation has entered an irreversible historical process." The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is a great dream that the Chinese people have dreamed of and fought unremittingly for in modern times. Throughout China's modern history, countless people with lofty ideals have made various attempts to save the country and the people and achieve national rejuvenation. Since its founding, the Communist Party of China (CPC) has shouldered the historic mission of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation without hesitation. Ideological and political work is the party's fine tradition, distinctive characteristic, and prominent political advantage. Therefore, it is the proper meaning of the ideological and political course to cultivate new people of the era who will take on the great task of national rejuvenation and ensure that there are successors to the party's cause and the construction of a strong modern socialist country.

"Those who observe the situation are clear, those who are trending are wise, and those who control the situation are unique in the world." Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is contemporary Chinese Marxism, Marxism in the 21st century, the essence of Chinese culture and Chinese spirit, and has achieved a new leap in the Sinicization and modernization of Marxism. Take advantage of the trend, follow the trend, and ride the trend. We must learn and understand the "six must be adhered to", use this scientific world outlook and methodology to guide the construction of ideological and political courses, integrate them into the teaching of ideological and political courses, and let ideological and political courses be based on the general trend of the times and the general trend of national rejuvenation. Ideological and political courses must uphold the supremacy of the people and stand firmly on the people's position. Realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is the greatest dream of the Chinese people in modern times, and the general trend of national rejuvenation is inseparable from the unity and struggle of the masses of the people. Ideological and political courses must adhere to self-confidence and self-reliance, and strengthen ideals and beliefs. There have never been textbooks, let alone ready-made answers, for the Chinese people and the Chinese nation to move from the profound suffering of modern times to the bright prospects of great rejuvenation. The successful path of the Party's centennial struggle was opened up by the Party leading the people to explore and open up independently. Ideological and political courses should be in-depth and thorough, and the "four self-confidences" should be lived; Ideological and political courses must adhere to integrity and innovation, and grasp the pulse of the times. We are engaged in the great cause of the ancients, integrity in order not to lose direction, not to make subversive mistakes, innovation to grasp the times, leading the times; Ideological and political courses must adhere to the problem-oriented approach and answer practical questions. Problems are the voice of the times, and answering and guiding the solution of problems is the fundamental task of theory. Ideological and political courses must adhere to the concept of systems and base themselves on the overall situation. "Those who do not seek eternity are not enough to seek a time; The construction of ideological and political courses should start from the overall situation, and promote the integration of ideological and political courses in primary and secondary schools; Ideological and political courses must persist in keeping the world in mind and broaden their international perspective. China has stood in the center of the world stage, which means that ideological and political courses should guide students to have a broad mind that embraces all rivers, expand students' vision of the world, and promote world peace and development with youthful vitality.

Guided by the concept of "three causes", we can use historical and cultural facts to explain the truth, seize the opportunity to improve quality and innovate to enrich the form of the curriculum, and educate the new people of the era with the general trend of national rejuvenation, so as to build the "key course" of ideological and political theory courses, and to continuously open up a new situation in ideological and political education in the new era. Under the new situation of ideological and political education in the new era, with a new atmosphere, we will cultivate more newcomers of the era who can reassure the party, love the country and dedicate themselves, and take on the important task of national rejuvenation. (Golden Sheep Network Text/Zhu Donglin Mao Guomin)

Author's Affilications:School of Marxism, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

Editor: Wu Jiahong