"What you can do today is finished today" comes from the famous educational saying of Mr. Ye Shengtao, "Never fail to believe in yourself if you can do today." It means that what you can do today should be done today, and you should keep your promise to yourself.

Ye Shengtao (October 28, 1894-February 16, 1988), male, formerly known as Ye Shaojun, was born in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province on October 28, 1894. He is a modern writer, educator, literary publisher and social activist and is known as an "excellent language artist".

Educational contribution

Ye Shengtao's educational thought has made an original and systematic contribution to the modern educational theory with China characteristics. This educational thought takes China's educational reform practice as a logical starting point, forming a materialistic and dialectical theory of China's educational reform; In exploring and answering the practical problems of China's educational reform, he incisively and uniquely revealed the basic principles of China's modern education; In summing up and refining the practical experience of education reform in China, China's modern education and teaching theory has been developed and innovated.