When Socrates Meets Confucius ——When the western education meets the eastern education
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, Today my topic is When Socrates Meets Confucius——when the western education meets the eastern education.Maybe many people would be surprised by this topic.When Socrates was born, Confucius had paed away for 10 years, and they lived in different countries and there were no planes at that time.How can they meet?! But today let’s suppose they meet each other.When Socrates meets Confucius, maybe he would say: “Hi, Confucius!” And Confucius would make a Chinese fist and palm salute and answer “nice to meet you, Mr.Socrates!” And then they will discu many questions.At last, Confucius would say: “Mr.Socrates, you can be my teacher.” Because Confucius always insisted that “three-line, must be my teacher”.And Socrates would answer it by his well-known saying: “I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.”
Of course, it’s just a joke.Socrates and Confucius were both the best and most famous educators in the ancient.Confucius’ educational thoughts had a very deep influence on Chinese education, and Socrates deeply affected the western education as well.So when Socrates meets Confucius, I think it’s the western education meeting the eastern education.The western education and the eastern education have many differences, but they both have many good things at the same time.I think the western education and the eastern education could learn from each other to create better educational methods.Yes, there’s already some communication between the western education and the eastern education, and it has promoted educational development.But I think it is still not enough.We need more communication.Education is the guider of culture.The western education leads the western culture and the eastern education leads the eastern culture.So, if we fuse the western education and the eastern education together, it would be a kind of new education, and it will create a new world culture and make our world more harmonious.When Socrates meets Confucius, when the western education meets the eastern education and be fused together, it would become the Socrates and Confucius’ Education——let’s call it as the New World Education! I believe this New World Education will make our world better and better! So, let’s make Socrates meet Confucius!
