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Confucius said: What does it mean to "review the past and learn something new, so that you can be a teacher"?

Translation: Confucius said, "Reviewing old knowledge to gain new understanding and experience can help you become a teacher."

This sentence comes from The Analects of Confucius-Being a Politics, which was written in the Spring and Autumn Period.

Appreciation: "Reviewing the past and learning the new" is one of Confucius' great contributions to China's pedagogy. He believes that by constantly reviewing what he has learned, he can gain new knowledge. This learning method not only has its value in feudal times, but also has undeniable adaptability today. People's new knowledge and new knowledge are often developed on the basis of what they have learned in the past. Therefore, it is a very feasible learning method to review the old and learn the new.

Introduction to the author and works: The Analects of Confucius is one of the classic works of the Confucian school, compiled and compiled by Confucius' disciples and their descendants. It mainly records the words and deeds of Confucius and his disciples, and embodies Confucius' political opinions, logical thoughts, moral concepts and educational principles. It is also called "Four Books and Five Classics" with Daxue, The Doctrine of the Mean, Mencius, The Book of Songs, Shangshu, Book of Rites, Yijing and Chunqiu. There are twenty articles in the popular Analects of Confucius.

The Analects of Confucius is a collection of words and deeds recorded by Confucius, an ancient thinker in China who ranks among the top ten historical celebrities in the world. It was written in the early Warring States period. Because Qin Shihuang burned books to bury Confucianism (although books were burned to bury Confucianism, some alchemists were actually buried alive), by the Western Han Dynasty, there were only 2 books orally taught by Lu people, 22 books orally taught by Qi people, and 21 books of ancient Analects found in the wall of Confucius' house.