| First Name： | 陶文浚 | ||
| Birth Place： | 安徽省徽州府歙县 | ||
| Death Place： | 上海 | ||
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陶行知October 18, 1891, Tao was born in Anhui Province, China Huizhou Shexian. 1906, 15 year-old students in Shexian Missionaries from the Tang Junxian North Street to set up the worship of a small school, began to learn Western science and cultural knowledge. Chong Tao a memorial to school now.
Shexian Tao Tao memorial left by the first display mode, Shoumo
1909, Tao was admitted to the United States to the United States will exchange instruments of Nanjing Institute run by Bo Xi Guan (ie matriculation). The following year (1910), the Department of instruments combined macro Adventist College Hospital was renamed the University of Nanking, from the Department of Culture College of Liberal Arts Foundation promoted to the University of Nanking. He was "Jinling light" in Chinese moderator pen. In 1914, Tao graduated from the University of Nanking, Thesis entitled "Republic of essence." Shexian family moved from Nanjing, and Wang Chunyi married.
In 1914, Tao to the United States to study, first in Illinois to study municipal school, a master's degree in political science next year. 1915, into the Columbia University College of Education, during which the philosopher and educator John Dewey, "Education is life, school or community" point of view of Tao had a great impact.
Career Education
Nanjing period
August 1917, Nanjing Higher Normal School principals should be appointed Guo Bingwen the advance back, Nanjing Normal speakers in education, educational administration, history of education, educational psychology. March 1918, he served as dean of Nanjing Higher Normal School; May, Nanjing Normal concentration by the establishment of education, he served as director of education. 1919, and Liu Boming Federation of preparatory academic organizations such as Nanjing, in the same year was elected president; as represented in the new Nanjing Normal Education Improvement Society, "New Education" magazine. February 1919, published "Teaching one", the same year in Nanjing Teachers will be "teaching methods" to "teaching", and soon adopted by the national education sector. April, published "first-class educator", first proposed the creation of the spirit of Education. Summer of 1920, in the Southern Normal School held its first summer, for the Chinese colleges and universities offer summer school at the beginning. In 1921, the actual education of participating organizations Investigation Agency; November, in the National Education Association, "China's new academic structure," the drafting process. February 1922, Ren Zhonghua, director of education officers to improve society. Education Improvement Society the same year Ren Zhonghua organ of the "new education" edited and published "We should be holding the draft for the new academic structure of attitude", "On the draft academic standards", "Construction of the new academic structure of Chinese history." July 1923, sent a letter to the National Southeast University (Nanjing Higher Normal School in 1921 and changed to National Southeast University), Acting President Liu Boming, leave of Southeast University, China Full-time Education Improvement Agency Director-General. Involved in initiating the formation of the Chinese Mass Education Association. Anhui Travel Association is Ning, Nanjing, Anhui student club organized to push for the public school principal. Decline has been appointed as the Wuchang Higher Normal School (1928 to the National Wuhan University) President, Jinling University President's invitation, specializes in Chinese social workers to improve education and promote mass education campaign. In 1926, founder of the Ming Tombs in their primary school education to improve the Chinese community held the first joint study on rural education conference, read "our creed," promote "life education."
In 1927, founded in Nanjing suburb Xiao Xiao Zhuang Zhuang Teachers. April 1930, Xiao Zhuang Teachers was closed down. Fled to Japan.
Shanghai period
The spring of 1931, Tao back in Shanghai has established "Shanhai Engineering Group", "Child Study Group report," "Morning More Engineering Group", "street children engineering group," and so on.
Chongqing period
In 1939, Tao was founded in the provisional capital of Chongqing Yucai School. January 1946, the founder of Chongqing University community; April, the Preparatory School moved to Yucai Society of Shanghai University, Shanghai, and organized. July 25, 1946, died in Shanghai due to cerebral hemorrhage.
Educational Thought
Life Education
* Life is education, community or school, combining teaching, learning
Tao in yanziji handwritten: "Think not dead"
Comments
* "Holding a heart, without semi-blades of grass to go."
* "To teach people to teach those who have, in the heart of the labor on the labor."
* "Thousands teach million teaching, teach people to seek truth; thousands of school million study, to learn to live."
* "Eat their own bread, dripping their sweat, their own thing it yourself, by the people, by day, by the ancestors, not a man!"
* "To the same education and knowledge into the air, filled the universe, wash finishes in the universe, universal beings, everyone something to breathe."
* "Four-day Q: I asked my body had no progress? II asked my knowledge there is no progress? Three questions is no progress in my work? Four questions about my moral progress or not?"
Historical Evaluation
* Guo: "In ancient times, Confucius, Tao now has"
* Wu: "Dear Tao Master, today's a saint"
* Soong Ching Ling: "Jesus Christ Biao"
* Mao Zedong: "Great People educator"
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