Reflections on China's Education

Former President of Wuhan University who was dismissed in 1988 reflected deeply on the great leap forward of higher education in China today. "e;People who know my feelings ask what I'm disconsolate about; people who don't know my feelings ask what I want."e; The heartfelt words of such an educator in his late seventies, the intellectual's critical spirit, and sense of unexpected hardships and humanistic care are moving.This book is divided into three parts: Reflection on Education, Interviews on Education and Essays on Education. There is both sharp criticism and constructive suggestions on reform. It embodies the author's ideological achievements from ceaseless thinking and attention, and deep worry about China's education when experiencing China's higher education reform practice in the 1980s and in his long-term retreat to the edge. It is a good remedy for many problems revealed in China's education at present and is of strong practical pertinence.