Those who teach others teach themselves, and working hard means teaching others as well as teaching yourself. Teaching should lead by example; education should pay attention to practice, increase knowledge and cultivate sentiments in the actual life.

This sentence is what the well-known educator Mr. Tao Xingzhi said about normal education, which has influenced many educators.

Mr. Tao Xingzhi devoted his life to education and made pioneering contributions to the modernization of education in our country. He not only created a complete educational theoretical system, but also carried out a large number of educational practices.

A closer look at Tao Xingzhi’s educational thoughts reveals that innovation is like a golden thread that runs through every part of Tao Xingzhi’s educational thoughts. Innovation here refers to getting rid of the "old" that does not meet the needs of the development of the times and creating the "new" that is consistent with social and historical progress. Innovation also has the meaning of breaking idols, getting rid of superstitions, breaking away from the shackles of dogma, and getting out of rigid and habitual thinking.