Confucius—孔子•Confuxius(KongZi),styledZhongNi,isoneofChina’sgreatestthinkersandeducationists
HisteachingshavebecomeknownasConfucianismandtheycontinuetoinfluencetoday’sChineseandChinesecommunitiesallovertheworld
•Confuciuswasthefirsttostartaprivateschoolwhichacceptedstudentsfromallclassesofthecountry
Hestimulatedhisstudentstothinkbyposingquestions
•Confuciusspenthiswholelifetryingtorestorepeaceandharmonyinsocietybyemphasizingmoralvirtuesandvalues
学而不思则惘,思而不学则殆Hewholearnsbutdoesnotthinkislost;hewhothinksbutdoesnotlearnisingreatdanger
温故而知新,可以为师矣Exploringtheoldanddeducingthenewmakesateacher
学而时习之,不亦悦乎
Tolearnandatduetimestorepeatwhatonehaslearnt,isthatnotafterallapleasure
Makarenko---马卡连柯LightinMyDarknessHellenKellerAnnSullivanTaoXingzhiwasborninSheCountyofAnhuiProvincein1891
HeisagreatChinese