Keeping integrity and innovating to promote the connotative development of ideological and political course construction

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Ideological and political course is the main channel and position of ideological and political education for young students in China. To promote the connotative development of ideological and political course construction, we should strengthen theoretical education, attach importance to historical education and cultural education, and expand the new pattern of all-round education with "big ideological and political course"

General Secretary of the Supreme Leader recently made important instructions on the construction of ideological and political courses in schools, emphasizing: "We should always adhere to the guiding position of Marxism, take Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s remarkable achievements as the content support, take Chinese excellent traditional culture, revolutionary culture and advanced socialist culture as the strength foundation, tell the truth deeply and vividly, keep the integrity and innovation, promote the connotative development of ideological and political courses, and constantly improve the pertinence and attractiveness of ideological and political courses." The important exposition of the Supreme Leader General Secretary has pointed out the direction for the connotative development of ideological and political course construction in the new era from the guiding ideology, target requirements, content and methods.

Ideological and political course is the key course to implement the fundamental task of Lide Shuren

Ideological and political education is a fine tradition and political advantage of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Our party has always attached importance to the ideological and political education of all people, especially teenagers, and has continuously strengthened and developed ideological and political education in the great course of the party’s struggle for more than a hundred years.

Ideological and political course is the main channel and position of ideological and political education for young students in China. General Secretary of the Supreme Leader stressed: "Ideological and political course is the key course to implement the fundamental task of Lide Shuren, and its role is irreplaceable." Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core has held a national conference on ideological and political work in colleges and universities, a national education conference and a symposium for teachers of ideological and political theory courses in schools, which has made a series of important expositions on ideological and political education and the construction of ideological and political courses, drawn a strategic blueprint for the reform and development of ideological and political courses, and promoted the construction of ideological and political courses to usher in unprecedented development opportunities.

Today’s world is in an era of great development, great change and great adjustment. The ideological field is still not calm, and the struggle and contest are sometimes very sharp. From an international perspective, various ideological and cultural exchanges and encounters are more frequent; From the domestic perspective, social ideas are increasingly diverse, social value orientations are increasingly diverse, and various social trends of thought are complicated. Under the new era, to promote the connotative development of ideological and political course construction, we should deeply understand that ideological and political course is the key course to implement the fundamental task of cultivating people in Lide. Our party is determined to make great achievements for the Chinese nation, and it is necessary to cultivate useful talents who support the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s leadership and China’s socialist system from generation to generation and are determined to fight for the cause of Socialism with Chinese characteristics for life. Guided by the Supreme Leader’s Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the new era, we should proceed from the strategic height of cultivating new people who shoulder the heavy responsibility of national rejuvenation, treat the construction of ideological and political courses in the overall situation of the world’s unprecedented great changes and the development of the cause of the party and the country, treat them from the height of upholding and developing Socialism with Chinese characteristics, building a socialist modernization power and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and constantly promote the reform and innovation of ideological and political courses based on the great practice of the new era. For example, with the rapid development of information technology, the traditional education method is influenced and impacted by the new network media. How to follow the cognitive law and growth law of teenagers, innovate and optimize the discipline system, teaching system, discourse system and practice system in a targeted way, and give play to the political and value-oriented role of ideological and political courses; Facing the problems of insufficient content supply in ideological and political courses,How to tap and make good use of the rich educational resources of Chinese excellent traditional culture, revolutionary culture and advanced socialist culture to enhance the pertinence and attractiveness of ideological and political courses; Wait, these are all important topics that need to be answered well in the connotative development of ideological and political course construction in the new era.

Drive the overall improvement with key breakthroughs

It is the key to promote the connotative development of ideological and political course construction, focusing on strength and key breakthroughs. The construction of ideological and political courses should follow the laws of education and teaching, discipline development and personnel training, and focus on political identity, feelings of home and country, moral cultivation, awareness of the rule of law and cultural literacy, so as to comprehensively improve students’ ideological and political theoretical literacy and realize the unity of knowledge, emotion, will and action.

Strengthen theoretical education and consolidate theoretical support. General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out: "To run a good ideological and political course is to carry out Marxist theoretical education and cultivate people with Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the new era". The Supreme Leader’s New Era Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought is contemporary China Marxism and 21st century Marxism, which runs through Marxist philosophy, political economy, scientific socialism, history, reality and future, reform, development and stability, internal affairs, foreign affairs and national defense, and running the party, country and army, providing scientific guidance for ideological and political education. We should adhere to the simultaneous advancement of the construction of ideological and political courses and the Party’s innovative theory, speed up the construction of a curriculum teaching material system with Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought of the Supreme Leader in the New Era as the core content, do a good job in the scientific connection of teaching materials, and promote Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought of the Supreme Leader in the New Era to enter the teaching materials, classrooms and students’ minds. The charm of the ideological and political course stems from profound theoretical support. We should adhere to integrating theory with practice, combine major issues and hot topics that students care about, respond to students with thorough theoretical analysis, convince students with thorough ideological theory, guide students with the powerful power of truth, and let students know what it is, why it is and why it is inevitable.

Attach importance to history education and deepen national identity. The General Secretary of the Supreme Leader stressed: "We should do a good job in the study and education of young people, focus on telling the stories of the party, revolution and heroes, and cultivate the feelings of loving the party, patriotism and socialism." History is the most vivid and convincing textbook, and strengthening history education is an important way to deepen the patriotic education of young people and enhance their national and ethnic identity. The history of the Party, the history of New China, the history of reform and opening up, the history of socialist development and the history of the development of the Chinese nation are rich in historical philosophy and ideological light, which are valuable spiritual wealth for young people. It is necessary to combine the strengthening of youth history education with the construction of ideological and political courses, based on the systematic study of historical knowledge, and explain clearly the glorious course, great achievements, valuable experience and practical enlightenment of the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s struggle for more than a hundred years through various forms such as theme film classes, seminars and debates. Education will guide students to take history as a mirror, learn from history, love the party and love the country, and deepen their understanding of the historical process, grasp the historical laws and wisdom.

Pay attention to cultural education and build a solid foundation of strength. General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out: "Cultural self-confidence is a more basic, broader and deeper self-confidence and a more basic, deeper and more lasting force." Culture has the functions of cohesion of value consensus, standardization of moral behavior and cultivation of feelings of home and country, and has unique advantages in educating people in terms of permeability, universality and durability. Giving full play to the inculcating function of culture is an inherent requirement to improve the quality and efficiency of ideological and political education. The ideological and political course should focus on educating people with culture, taking Chinese excellent traditional culture, revolutionary culture and advanced socialist culture as its strength foundation, insisting on the combination of reasoning and storytelling, abstract concepts and vivid cases, explicit expression and implicit infiltration, and telling the truth deeply, thoroughly and vividly. Focus on consolidating the foundation and cultivating the yuan, concentrate on casting souls, adhere to the "two combinations", dig deep into China’s excellent traditional cultural resources, and cultivate young people’s feelings of loving the party, patriotism and socialism with the unique cultural genes and spiritual symbols of Chinese civilization. Explore the value of revolutionary culture in the times, strengthen the interpretation of the great revolutionary spirit in the times, and enhance the effectiveness of revolutionary cultural resources in cultivating people. Guided by the socialist core values, let the students draw nutrition from the advanced socialist culture, be determined to take the road of China, and shoulder the responsibility and mission entrusted by the times.

Expanding the new pattern of all-round education with "Great Ideological and Political Course"

Promoting the connotative development of ideological and political course construction is a complex systematic project, which needs to combine the characteristics of the new era, closely cooperate with multiple subjects and make concerted efforts in many aspects, and strive to build a new pattern of comprehensive education of "big ideological and political course" with teacher-student interaction, cooperation in and out of class, linkage between schools and off-campus, and integration of online and offline.

Tell the story of the new era well and strengthen the content support. If we want to put the truth into practice in the ideological and political course, we should pay attention to heuristic education, and let students draw conclusions naturally in constant inspiration. Among them, it is very important to tell stories and tell good stories. The ideological and political course should tell the stories of the Chinese nation, the Communist Party of China (CPC), People’s Republic of China (PRC), Socialism with Chinese characteristics and reform and opening up, especially the stories of the new era, give full play to the educational incentive function of the great achievements of the new era, and guide students to realize the practical power of the party’s innovative theory. We should not only contact the "great practice" and "great cause" of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Socialism with Chinese characteristics, but also contact the "small life" and "small cases" around students, make good use of vivid cases such as aerospace science and technology, high-speed rail business cards, and Beijing’s double Olympics, and combine truth with facts to encourage and guide young people to forge ahead with the motherland, so as to achieve the effect of communicating their hearts, enlightening their minds and inspiring their fighting spirit.

Combine the ideological and political classroom with the social classroom to expand the carrier path. We will organically integrate historical and cultural education with moral education and campus cultural construction, promote the mutual promotion of explicit education and implicit education, and effectively realize the interconnection and integration of school classrooms and social classrooms. For example, make full use of red resources such as memorial venues and patriotic education bases to carry out on-site teaching; Move the classroom to community streets and rural towns, guide primary and secondary school students out of school and into society, closely integrate with reality, fully interact with practice and resonate with the times; Combine the teaching of ideological and political courses with class activities, organize educational activities on the theme of "Please rest assured the Party, strengthen the country and have me", and hold colorful cultural activities such as sitcoms, cultural exhibitions and red tourism experiences, so as to subtly guide young people to strengthen their ideals and beliefs and cultivate their feelings for home and country.

Strengthen the construction of teachers and stimulate endogenous motivation. Teachers are the first resource of education, and their educational concept and level directly affect the effect of ideological and political courses. It is necessary to strengthen the construction of ideological and political teachers by relying on the guidance of party building, the construction of teachers’ ethics and the training plan for young teachers. Improve the evaluation system that gives priority to teaching, and improve the guarantee mechanism of teachers’ status and treatment, so that teachers of ideological and political courses can devote themselves to educating people, enjoy teaching and be good at teaching. Improve the training mechanism of ideological and political teachers, strengthen the study of political theory, moral norms, history and culture, network skills, etc., conduct centralized training on a regular basis, and continuously improve teachers’ teaching level and comprehensive ability.

Make good use of network digital space to improve the efficiency of educating people. Facing the distinctive characteristics of contemporary teenagers, the construction of ideological and political courses should be tailored to the situation, advance with the times and be new according to the situation, strengthen the top-level design, integrate resources, make good use of network technology and new media, and build an all-round and three-dimensional network ideological and political education pattern. Combined with teenagers’ thinking mode, cultural preference, behavior characteristics, etc., through short video, animation and other visual and immersive experiences, the lightweight spread of heavy theory can be realized. Create creative and thoughtful high-quality courses, carry out online and offline integration activities, make students easy to join and like to participate, make the network a "megaphone" of mainstream values, and give students life enlightenment, wisdom and spiritual strength.

Improve the collaborative education mechanism and optimize the institutional environment. Party committees (party groups) at all levels should put the construction of ideological and political courses on an important agenda, promote the joint management of departments, localities and schools, create a collaborative education pattern of "big ideological and political courses", further strengthen supervision and effectiveness, and create a good atmosphere for the whole society to care for and support ideological and political education for young people. Insist on running ideological and political courses, and promote the combination of practical teaching of ideological and political courses with students’ social practice activities and voluntary service activities. Party and government organs, enterprises and institutions can dock with universities nearby, establish practical teaching bases of ideological and political courses, and improve the practical teaching mechanism of ideological and political courses. Make overall plans, focus on construction, improve the ideological and political work system, deepen the comprehensive reform of "three-round education", expand the space carrier and enrich the practice path. (Author: Lan Xiaoxia, a researcher at the Beijing Supreme Leader New Era Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought Research Center)

People’s Daily (09th edition, May 30, 2024)