Judging from the Outline of Xunzi, it emphasizes the importance of respecting teachers and attaching importance to education for the rise and fall of the country.
Translation:
To revitalize the country, we must respect teachers and attach importance to teachers who impart professional knowledge and technology. If teachers are respected, the legal system of this country can be maintained. If the country tends to decline, it will certainly despise teachers. If teachers are not respected, people will indulge their temperament and the country's legal system will be destroyed. Therefore, respecting teachers and attaching importance to education is related to the rise and fall of the country.
Explanation:
Among the pre-Qin philosophers, Xunzi advocated respecting teachers and attaching importance to teaching. Xunzi's first rule is "encouraging learning", which shows that he attaches importance to education. Xunzi realized the important role of "teacher" in moral education and promoted it to the level of "the relationship between heaven and earth". Xunzi's Theory of Rites said: "There are three kinds of rites: heaven and earth, the foundation of life; Ancestors are the foundation of class; Jun and Shi are also the foundation of governance. "
"Xunzi Outline" even raised the status of teachers to the height of the rise and fall of the country: "If the country wants to be rich and strong, it must pay attention to education; If you are a teacher and pay attention to Fu, then the law will survive. " It means that if the country wants to prosper, it must respect teachers and attach importance to skilled talents; In this way, the rules and regulations can be maintained and implemented. On the contrary, the country will decline, teachers will be looked down upon, and technical talents will be looked down upon, so that people will have an unbridled heart.