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My understanding of civic education
"Gong" and "民" are words that have existed in China since ancient times, but the two The two were combined into one word, but it was not long ago, and it was still adapted from the Japanese translation of Western concepts - roughly referring to citizens who can participate in the exercise and supervision of public power. It can be seen that national is not a synonym for citizen. Citizen emphasizes a kind of participation in "public power", which is essentially a qualification. What does it mean to be a citizen. From Fan Zhongyan "worry about the world's worries first, and rejoice after the world's happiness" to Gu Yanwu "everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world"; from Zhou Enlai "study for the rise of China" to Deng Xiaoping's heartfelt words: "I am the son of the Chinese people" , I love my motherland and people deeply." Throughout the ages, patriotism has been the inexhaustible driving force for the Chinese nation to live forever, and is the foundation for every descendant of Yan and Huang to achieve great personality. Carrying forward the spirit of patriotism is an important part of the "Implementation Outline for Citizens' Moral Construction" and the ideological and moral construction of citizens. For a country like China that is currently in the transition stage, the economy has experienced rapid development for more than 20 years. The order mechanism that maintains a society's teeth has also been partially impacted, destroyed, modified, and changed by the torrent of economic life. Showing the negative side of loss, indifference, and anomie.
In this context, China, which is undergoing reform and opening up, has naturally encountered more intense collisions, and the reconstruction of social norms under a developed economy has become easier to break out of. In recent years, the Chinese government has proposed the concepts of "Scientific Outlook on Development" and "Harmonious Society", aiming to find a sound development direction for the future of an economy and society. "Patriotism, law-abiding, integrity, and propriety", these eight words form a complete and strict organic whole, which is inseparable and indispensable. Here, patriotism is the core, law-abiding is the focus, integrity is the key, and knowing etiquette is the foundation. These eight characters are like a yardstick, testing who is a modern citizen in the true sense and who has fallen behind the pace of the times.
Nowadays, we people in the East are obviously familiar with it: modern citizens can only come from such a mature sense of citizenship - clearly knowing their basic rights and obligations. , and based on the principle of social justice, care about and enthusiastically participate in public affairs and transform society. It can be seen that citizens are not overlords who take advantage of others, nor are they hermits who live alone, nor are they submissive subjects. The rights and obligations that point to the public domain are the nobility and value of citizens. If China wants to build a modern country with political civilization, economic development, and social harmony, what it needs are modern citizens who do not shirk their obligations, do not abstain from their rights, and make public and political affairs truly a matter for everyone.
Because of this, modern citizenship education must also be education that demonstrates citizen rights and abides by citizen obligations. The two cannot be neglected, as neglecting them will definitely lead to alienation. Therefore, when we understand the principles of "patriotism, law-abiding, integrity, and courtesy," we should consciously interpret it from the perspective of equal emphasis on rights and obligations.
Patriotism is an identification with cultural unity. It is so deeply imprinted on the hearts of every citizen who is born and raised here that they should have an innate sense of family and country glory and national pride. Going through fire and water on the battlefield and being shrouded in horse leather is patriotic, but how is it not patriotic to denounce corruption on the pulpit? Patriotism is an obligation, which is why some people say, "Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of a country." Patriotism is a right, so every citizen has the freedom and rights guaranteed by the Constitution to express their thoughts on the future of the country. with suggestions. It is precisely because of the deep love for the motherland that we should not stop at the superficial words of love. When SARS was raging, Zhong Nanshan not only believed in authority but also insisted on the truth out of patriotism. This is a qualified modern citizen.
Abide by the law is an inevitable requirement of a society ruled by law. The construction of a society governed by the rule of law is, without a doubt, a large-scale, long-term public security project, and China is clearly at a critical stage of this project. As a citizen, you should naturally know the law and abide by it. This is the first priority. Upholding rights in accordance with the law and supervising public power according to the law are also "law-abiding consciousness" worthy of vigorous promotion in a society governed by the rule of law. Zhang Xianzhu, who initiated “China’s first hepatitis B discrimination case” and is not afraid of social inertia or the difficulty of safeguarding his rights, is a qualified modern citizen.
Integrity and propriety are not only the fine traditions of our ancient civilized country, but also the harmonious elements of a modern society. What kind of rights and obligations are combined, and how can they be used in a civil society? The growth of human beings may also be a proposition that we need to think about and explore.
A society that begins to understand how to promote citizen awareness will ultimately be a progressive and promising society; and the education and training of modern citizens is the key to carefully analyzing the content and striving to stick to the direction. "Patriotism is no trivial matter", the patriotic rendering and foil that pays attention to details makes every wall, every blackboard, every window and every corner on campus unknowingly influence and infect students. There are many pictures and texts of civic moral quotes on the walls of the school corridors, famous quotes from teachers' offices, promotional pictures in the exhibition hall, maps of China, publicity boards in the school windows, large slogans in front of the lobby and on the exterior walls, and "" "Code for Primary and Secondary School Students", "Daily Behavior Code for Middle School Students", and images of outstanding school students.
In every corner of the campus, people can feel a strong atmosphere of patriotism and harmony.
Complying with laws and regulations advocates science. Civic behavior refers to citizens’ behavior that complies with laws and moral norms. Civic behavior is an external manifestation of citizen consciousness. Whether to develop good citizenship behavior habits is the fundamental indicator of a person's level of citizen consciousness. Compliance with the law is an inevitable requirement of a society governed by the rule of law. Complying with national laws and regulations is the obligation of every citizen, and it is also an essential civilized quality for every citizen. Modern citizen education activities focusing on law-abiding are aimed at cultivating citizens' legal concepts and legal awareness. Through democracy and legal education, we can cultivate young people’s consciousness of subjectivity and their sense of responsibility and participation as masters of the country, cultivate the democratic habits of the minority to obey the majority and respect others, and enable them to establish the supreme dignity of the law, equality before the law and the ability to act in accordance with the law. concepts, so that they can correctly understand the dialectical relationship between rights and obligations, democracy and the legal system, freedom and democracy, and become qualified citizens who abide by the law. "Schools must insist on starting from themselves to enhance the credibility of school education. The schools themselves must comply with disciplines and laws." Teachers should not start with small things such as dragging the class casually, and should not punish students corporally. They should criticize and educate students in accordance with the rules and regulations. They should not do whatever they want. They should make students realize that laws, regulations and school rules and regulations are serious, and everyone has a responsibility. and the obligation to maintain the authority of the rules and regulations.
Learn to be an honest person. "Shuowen Jiezi" says: "Sincerity means trust." The two learn from each other and have the same original meaning. The ancients used "sincerity" and "trust" together, which means being honest and trustworthy, consistent in appearance and deeds, and neither deceiving oneself nor others. As the saying goes: If a person has no faith, he will not be able to build a career. If he has no faith, he will not be able to prosper the country, and he will not be virtuous and strong. The Chinese nation, with a civilization history of more than 5,000 years, has extremely profound traditional cultural heritage. "Credibility" is an important content. It is a moral principle that Chinese people uphold in life. "A gentleman's words are hard to follow", "You must be true to your words, and your actions must be resolute"; "You can never be deceived", "The market price is the same", "The goods are genuine" are all about the need for integrity. Our tradition of integrity cannot be lost at any time.
Through various forms of educational activities, primary and secondary school students can understand that integrity is the basic principle of life, enhance students' awareness of law and integrity, improve their awareness of law-abiding, and firmly establish the moral concept of being proud of trustworthiness and shameful of breaking trust. , determined to be an honest and ethical person since childhood. Cultivate students to be honest with others, treat others with sincere words and deeds, care for others, be compassionate to others, and be willing to help others. Strictly demand yourself, be consistent in your words and deeds, do not lie, be truthful in homework and exams, and do not plagiarize or cheat. In terms of trustworthiness education: Cultivate students to be punctual, trustworthy, and responsible. They must do what they promise, be true to their words, and be resolute in their actions. When encountering mistakes, be brave enough to take due responsibility and correct them when you know they are wrong; while educating on honesty and trustworthiness, we must also strengthen education on abiding by laws and regulations, school rules and social ethics, and cultivate students' awareness of laws and rules, and have good moral character.
Let the seeds of civilization take root. Our country is a country with ancient civilization and a land of etiquette, and its etiquette culture has a long history. “We must carry forward the Chinese nation’s tradition of emphasizing etiquette, understand etiquette and respect etiquette in life, be polite to others, respect the elderly, care for the young, abide by the rules, uphold public morality, let etiquette accompany our students at all times, and will They are molded into modern small citizens with good etiquette and habits. "In combination with citizen moral education, when cultivating talents, we must pay attention to inheriting cultural traditions, enhancing the sense of cultural belonging, cultivating the humanistic spirit, improving quality, and realizing human modernization.
With the establishment of the socialist market economic system and the gradual changes in government governance methods, our country has begun to transform from a "traditional people's society" to a "modern civil society". The traditional "people's consciousness" and " "The will of the chief" has become one of the obstacles in the process of socialist modernization. Therefore, we should vigorously advocate and implement citizen education and cultivate a large number of qualified citizens for a democratic and legalized country. We should become educational theory researchers, educational policymakers and educators. A common concern among practitioners.