President Chiang emphasized that in a changing social order, education should be the "means for guidance of the citizen in their efforts to build up a new society on the ruins of the old". He said young people must be taught to adapt themselves to the new social environment and that such education is the responsibility of the government. He advocated a Ming Sheng education to prepare young people "for the business of life". education, he said, implies "planned instruction to cultivate their personality and develop their talents in the midst of a democratic life and enable the, both as members of ther own families and as citizens, to engage in productive work and dedicate themselves wholeheartedly to the promotion of social progress and national regeneration". the president criticised the education of the past as having been at fault because of (1) "promotionism encouraging students to climb the educational ladder blindly and without regard to social needs; (2) "formalism" offering them purely academic and unrealistic courses;
Posted on: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 16:47:08 +0000
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