Chapter 77 Reform school curriculum and teaching methods [1]

(March 10, 1964) After Liu, Deng, and Peng [2] read it, please Shang Kun [3] to do it. This document should be sent to the chief and deputy directors of the Central Propaganda Department, one copy for each chief and deputy minister, and director general of the Central Education Department, one copy for each person in charge of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee, the Municipal People's Committee, and comrades in charge of education, and three copies for the Youth League Central Committee.And ask them to investigate and study.There are too many courses in schools now, which puts too much pressure on students.Lectures are not very good.The examination method uses students as enemies and conducts surprise attacks.These three items are not conducive to cultivating young people to develop vigorously and proactively in terms of morality, intelligence, and physique.

Mao Zedong March 10, 1964 Printed from manuscript. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ note [1] This is a comment written by Mao Zedong in the sixteenth issue of "Reflections from the Masses" compiled and published by the Secretary Office of the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on March 6, 1964.This issue of "Reflections from the Masses" is an excerpt from a letter from Wei Lian, principal of Beijing Railway No. [2] Liu, refers to Liu Shaoqi.Deng refers to Deng Xiaoping, who was then General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee.Peng, referring to Peng Zhen, who was then the secretary of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.

[3] Shangkun, that is, Yang Shangkun (1907-1998), was born in Tongnan, Sichuan (now part of Chongqing).At that time, he served as alternate secretary of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee and director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee.