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Xun Zi(around 313 B. C. -238 B. C.),famous ancient philosopher,
educator and successor of pre-Ch'in thinking. He was
engaged in political activities, lecturing, writing
books. He also paid great attention on the effect of
environment and education. He also emphasized on the
change and restriction of humane nature by courtesy
and law. He protested the education goal of cultivating
scholar, honored person and saint. On the education
content, he attached importance on the reading of classics;
on teaching, he believed that the process of study included
four sections of listening, seeing, knowing and doing
and study is for application; on the principle and method
of teaching, he advocated the constant perseverance
and the recognition of both study and thinking. He also
emphasized the important function of teacher and advocated
to respect teachers. At the same time, he also put forward
rigorous requirements on teachers.
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