Zhu Kezhen’s famous sayings on education

On the purpose of education

1. The purpose of university education is to cultivate leadership talents of a country. On the one hand, it advocates personality education and on the other hand, it studies professional studies. Intelligence, in particular, focuses on training people's thoughts to make them upright, accurate, independent, not bound by customs, not worshiping idols, not blindly following trends, but only being able to use one's own thoughts. This is why it has received true recognition. University educators are rich in common sense.

2. The purpose of education is not only to improve individuals, but also to influence society.

3. The greatest goal of a university is to seek the truth. To seek the truth, one must train one’s mind so that everyone can distinguish between truth and falsehood.

4. The greatest goal of the university is to seek truth. This can be said to be rational, but it can also be said to be moral. Therefore, Taoism is about respecting virtue.

5. Most people think that the purpose of universities is to enable students to acquire specialized knowledge and skills, which will serve as the basis for individuals to make a living and establish careers in society in the future. For the sake of the country, it is to cultivate leaders. , leading the masses to develop the cause.

6. College graduates should not be motivated by money, but should be motivated by service.

* On University Education

7. Universities are places where future leaders from all walks of life are cultivated.

8. The university is great because it embraces all kinds of people.

9. The university has three missions: First, it hopes to cultivate perfect people. A perfect person must possess the three virtues of wisdom, benevolence and courage, which are embedded in the six arts. A benevolent person loves others, so those who are above him must be benevolent, and loyalty and forgiveness are the second best. ...Secondly, if you have expertise in learning, then lay its foundation in the university. College students should have a clear understanding of various basic knowledge... Third, develop yourself into a thinker, and do not ask teachers to explain things word for word.

10. Professors are the soul of a university. The quality of a university’s academic style depends entirely on the selection of professors.

11. The most important factors for a school to implement education are the selection of professors, equipment such as books and instruments, and school buildings. Among these three, the enrichment of professorial talents is the most important.

12. The development of education and the excellence of academic style are due to the fact that people are not in the house. As the saying goes, "This is a humble house, but I am virtuous."

13. If you focus on applied science and ignore pure science and humanities, this is a way to make ends meet but not to seek enlightenment.

14. If a university is only engaged in the teaching of sporadic specialized knowledge and lacks the atmosphere of academic research and training in scientific methods, it will be difficult for its students to achieve integrated thinking.

15. To enable college students to shoulder the important task of building a nation in the future, it is not enough to teach them specialized skills alone.

16. Under the principle of putting the people first, universities should undoubtedly have the spirit of academic freedom.

17. Both general education and technical education should be given equal emphasis in universities.

* On the spirit of universities

18. According to our ideals, the attitude that scientists should adopt should be: (1) not to blindly follow, not to agree, and (1) to rely on reason. If encountering an adverse situation, he will be unyielding and not afraid of force. He will only ask what is right and wrong, regardless of the benefits and harms. (2) Be open-minded, not arbitrary, and not overbearing. (3) Be focused and consistent, seek truth from facts, do not make excused moans, be rigorous and organized, and be uncompromising.

19. The goal of science is to seek truth. Where the truth lies, even if you go through dangers and dangers to get there, you won't be able to get rid of it.

20. The attitude of scientists should be that if they know something, they know it, and if they don’t know it, they don’t know it. There should be no compromise at all.

21. The scientific spirit is to "only ask questions about right and wrong, regardless of benefits and harms." This means that only pursuing the truth, regardless of personal interests, only with this scientific spirit can science exist.

22. Science can influence the environment of a society, and the environment of a society can also affect the survival and decline of science.

23. The so-called seeking truth is not limited to immersing yourself in reading or doing experiments in the laboratory. Zhongyong puts it best in the way of seeking truth, which is to "study extensively, inquire deeply, think carefully, discern clearly, and practice sincerely." Merely being knowledgeable and interrogating is not enough. You must think carefully, use your own ingenuity, and have a single eye to distinguish right from wrong. Since I can clearly understand the gains and losses of right and wrong in my heart, and then do my best to do it, Zhuge Wuhou said that "dedicate yourself to death and die", success or failure is blunt, and it is not contrary to the contrary.

24. The purpose of studying science is to explore the truth, not to focus on application. However, applying scientific methods and utilizing welfare to make the country prosperous and powerful cannot be ignored.

I hope you can write words of praise for Mr. Zhu Kezhen after reading it.