Where does it come from that you are blind to what is happening outside the window and only read the books of sages?

The proverb means that a scholar only cares about reading and is indifferent to outside things. From "Zengguang Xianwen".

"Turning one's ears to the outside world and only reading the books of saints and sages". If you can get rid of reading and studying books by rote, then I will appreciate this learning attitude very much. This kind of concentration and hard work will help your academic progress and help your parents hope that their children will succeed and their daughters will succeed. But everything can be divided into two. The national education policy requires that students should be trained to put morality first and develop students morally, intellectually, physically, artistically and physically.

This kind of all-round education, especially the basic education courses in primary and secondary schools, the model of "turning a deaf ear to what is happening outside the window and focusing on reading only the books of sages" seems inappropriate. In the process of classroom teaching, the syllabus requires that moral education be fully infiltrated. Therefore, "reading only the books of sages" is just wishful thinking.

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In ancient times, scholars read "books of sages", which were used to govern the country, because these were It is the knowledge to govern the country. Many people ask, why is China's science and technology underdeveloped? Maybe it has something to do with it, because science has no direct use.

But things are different now. Nowadays, technology is developing so fast. If you don’t learn something, you won’t even know how to use a mobile phone, let alone work. Therefore, reading now should be a preparation for future work. An ordinary worker, or even a farmer, cannot work or farm without studying. Therefore, today's scholars do not study to "pacify the world", but study for a job.

However, our schools and parents have not changed with the times. Parents let their children focus on studying and not care about the outside world. The children know little about actual work and do not know their own interests. Education before college was all for the college entrance examination selection and did not involve personal interests and hobbies.