Let the “Grand Ideological-Political Course” Possess Knowledge, Quality, and Even More Wisdom

In September 2024, General Secretary Xi Jinping, in his important speech at the National Education Conference, proposed that a socialist education powerhouse with Chinese characteristics should possess “ideological-political leading power.” Around this topic, the *Guangming Daily* “Education Weekly” conducted an in-depth discussion, and the author feels deeply about this. The ideological-political course is the main channel and main front for enhancing ideological-political leading power; forging a good ideological-political course is the top priority for strengthening ideological-political leading power. The “grand ideological-political course” is a renewal of the concept of running ideological-political courses well and an important means of aligning ideological-political courses with the times and with practice.

2024年9月，习近平总书记在全国教育大会上的重要讲话中提出，中国特色社会主义教育强国应具有“思政引领力”。围绕这一话题，光明日报《教育周刊》进行了深入探讨，笔者对此深有感触。思政课是提升思政引领力的主渠道和主阵地，锻造好思政课是增强思政引领力的重中之重。“大思政课”是办好思政课理念的再更新，是实现思政课与时代同向、与实践同行的重要手段。

Strengthen the foundation and consolidate the root, guarding the “root” and the “soul”

强基固本，守好“根”与“魂”

Against the backdrop of the New Era, to expand the ideological-political course into a “grand ideological-political course” capable of standing at the forefront of the times, issuing the first voice of thought, transmitting the mainstream melody, and strengthening patriotic sentiments, it is necessary to firmly uphold the “soul vein” of Marxism and the “root vein” of fine traditional Chinese culture, guiding students to strengthen their confidence in the path, confidence in the theory, confidence in the system, and confidence in the culture of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and to deeply cultivate patriotic sentiments.

在新时代背景下，将思政课拓展成为能够立时代潮头、发思想先声、传主流旋律、强爱国情怀的“大思政课”，必须坚守好马克思主义“魂脉”和中华优秀传统文化“根脉”，引导学生增强中国特色社会主义道路自信、理论自信、制度自信、文化自信，厚植爱国主义情怀。

Emphasis must be placed on shaping core values. Whether the youth can be armed with Marxist theory concerns whether the Party’s cause will have successors. The “grand ideological-political course” must further highlight the “foundation of faith” and the “foundation of politics” of the ideological-political course, always making the latest achievements in adapting Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of the times the top priority in content construction, carrying out Marxist theory education well, persisting in using Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era to consolidate the soul and cast the foundation, constructing a curriculum and textbook system with Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as its core content, offering the “Introduction to Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era” course with high quality, and solidifying the foundation of faith.

要注重核心价值塑造。能否用马克思主义理论武装青年，关系到党的事业能否后继有人。“大思政课”更要突出思政课的“信仰之本”与“政治之本”，始终把马克思主义中国化时代化最新成果作为内容建设的重中之重，开展好马克思主义理论教育，坚持用习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想凝心铸魂，构建以习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想为核心内容的课程教材体系，高质量开好“习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想概论”课，筑牢信仰之基。

Emphasis must be placed on the infusion of excellent culture. It is necessary to take fine traditional Chinese culture, revolutionary culture, and advanced socialist culture as the foundation of strength, offer core courses on the “three cultures,” deeply excavate the ideological concepts, humanistic spirit, moral norms, and other ideological and political education resources within them, strive to integrate excellent culture into the education system of the “grand ideological-political course,” strengthen the spiritual baptism of students, cultivate cultural depth, and guide students to consciously use excellent culture to cultivate the root and cast the soul, enlighten wisdom, and moisten the heart.

要注重优秀文化植入。要以中华优秀传统文化、革命文化和社会主义先进文化为力量根基，开好“三个文化”核心课程，深入挖掘其中的思想观念、人文精神、道德规范等思想政治教育资源，着力将优秀文化融入“大思政课”教育体系，加强学生精神洗礼，厚植文化底蕴，引导学生自觉用优秀文化培根铸魂、启智润心。

Emphasis must be placed on the application of great achievements in reform. It is necessary to effectively take “the world-renowned achievements of socialism with Chinese characteristics” as an important support for the content construction of the “grand ideological-political course,” deeply excavate the vivid practices and lively cases within the great achievements, enrich the teaching content of the ideological-political course, educate and guide students to strengthen the historical confidence of “standing up,” the realistic confidence of “becoming prosperous,” and the future confidence of “becoming strong,” correctly understand the responsibilities of the era and historical missions, and enhance the confidence and determination to bravely shoulder the construction of Chinese-path modernization.

要注重伟大变革成就的运用。要切实把“中国特色社会主义取得的举世瞩目成就”作为“大思政课”内容建设的重要支撑，深挖伟大成就中的鲜活实践、生动案例，丰富思政课教学内容，教育引导学生增强“站起来”的历史自信、“富起来”的现实自信、“强起来”的未来自信，正确认识时代责任和历史使命，增强挺膺担当建设中国式现代化的信心决心。

Innovate by discarding the old, grasping the “time” and the “trend”

推陈出新，把准“时”与“势”

Although the ideological-political course has “fixed moves,” it absolutely cannot simply “apply formulas” or “read from the script.” Only by grasping the “time” can one “advance” well; only by seizing the “trend” can one “act” better. The “grand ideological-political course” must revolve around individual development and social life, adhere to changing according to events, advancing according to the times, and innovating according to the situation, moving in the same direction as the development of the times, and resonating at the same frequency with the learning, life, growth, and maturity of young students.

思想课虽有“固定招式”，但绝不能简单“套用公式”“照本宣科”，只有把握了“时”，才能很好地“进”，只有抓住了“势”，才能更好地“行”。“大思政课”要围绕个体发展和社会生活，坚持因事而化、因时而进、因势而新，与时代发展同向同行，与青年学生学习生活、成长成熟同频共振。

Optimize content supply. Adhere to content as king, strengthen research on students’ thoughts, psychology, and hot issues of concern. Topic selection should be based on students, lesson preparation should go deep into students, and introductions should attract students. Do a good job of making content life-oriented and activity-oriented, so that the ideological-political course truly resonates and empathizes with students, allowing students to find it thirst-quenching when listening, gain something from learning, fall in love with “the taste of truth,” and savor “the sweetness of faith.”

要优化内容供给。坚持内容为王，加强对学生思想、心理及所关心热点问题的研究，选题要立足学生、备课要深入学生、导入要吸引学生，做好内容的生活化、活动化，让思政课真正与学生有共鸣、能共情，让学生听之解渴，学有所得，爱上“真理的味道”，品味“信仰的甘甜”。

Optimize teaching methods. The ideological-political course in the New Era needs to transform its thinking in teaching methods and wholeheartedly create classroom forms that young students love to see and hear. It is necessary to take student needs as the orientation, continuously optimize the teaching methods of the “grand ideological-political course,” expand the classroom field through methods such as topic discussions, scenario simulations, outdoor research, and social practice, and promote the internal and external echo of the “grand ideological-political course.” It is necessary to innovate the discourse system, using popular, life-oriented, and contemporary language to vividly and profoundly explain “big principles” to the hearts of students, making meaningful things interesting and making things of high stature warm.

要优化教学方法。新时代的思政课在教学方法上需要转变思维，倾情打造青年学生喜闻乐见的课堂形式。要以学生需求为导向，不断优化“大思政课”教学方法，以课题讨论、情景模拟、户外研学、社会实践等方式拓宽课堂场域，推动“大思政课”内外呼应。要创新话语体系，用通俗化、生活化、时代化的语言，生动活泼、深入浅出地把“大道理”讲到学生心坎上，把有意义的事情讲得有意思，把有高度的事情讲得有温度。

Optimize team building. Teachers are the designers and leaders of the ideological-political course. The teaching ability of teachers directly affects the quality and effect of ideological and political education. It is necessary to lead the construction of a high-quality ideological-political course teacher team with the spirit of educators, consolidate the Marxist theoretical foundation of the teacher team, achieve that those who educate others must first educate themselves, and be “justified in reasoning” and “strong in spirit.” It is necessary to know oneself and know the other, enable teachers to have zero-distance contact and zero-barrier communication with young students, focus teaching priorities on issues of common concern to students, and gradually realize a transformation from “batch output” to “customized tailoring.”

要优化队伍建设。教师是思政课的设计者、主导者，教师的教学能力，直接关乎思想政治教育的质量和效果。要以教育家精神引领高素质思政课教师队伍建设，夯实教师队伍的马克思主义理论功底，做到育人先育己，“理直”且“气壮”。要做到知己知彼，让教师同青年学生零距离接触，零隔阂沟通，将教学重点聚焦于学生普遍关注的问题，逐步实现由“批量输出”到“个性定制”的转变。

Transform the static into the dynamic, enhancing “quality” and “effectiveness”

化静为动，提升“质”与“效”

The “grand ideological-political course” is an innovative carrier of ideological and political education in the New Era and a profound change in the education model and teaching methods of the ideological-political course. Running the “grand ideological-political course” well is not only the mission of schools but also requires the concerted efforts and joint construction of all sectors of society.

“大思政课”是新时代思政教育的创新载体，是思政课育人模式和教学方式的深刻变革。上好“大思政课”不仅是学校的使命，也需要社会各界齐心协力、共同筑堤。

Build the main classroom on campus well. Teaching the ideological-political course well emphasizes face-to-face communication. In the daily teaching process, it is necessary to adhere to the small-class teaching model for main course teaching. At the same time, actively guide students to combine course theory with specific practice, fully utilize school-based resources, move the ideological-political course into the school history museum, sports venues, etc., integrate ideological-political elements into important time nodes such as the first lesson of the semester, flag-raising ceremonies, and graduation ceremonies, so that the ideological-political course truly “comes alive.” Being close to youth and engaging in equal dialogue are important principles for teaching the ideological-political course well in the New Era. “Move” the ideological-political classroom out of the classroom; teachers and students sit together in a circle. There are no teachers “above” teaching and lecturing, nor students “below” listening and taking notes; only “family members” sitting together, communicating, and chatting. Lively and down-to-earth language becomes the “seasoning” of the ideological-political course, making students feel “thirst-quenched” and “fully satisfied.”

要建好校园主课堂。讲好思政课重在面对面交流。在日常教学过程中，要坚持采用小班授课模式进行主干课教学。同时，积极引导学生将课程理论与具体实践相结合，充分利用校本资源，将思政课搬进校史馆、体育场馆等，将思政元素融入开学第一课、升旗仪式、毕业典礼等重要时间节点，让思政课真正地“活”起来。贴近青年、平等对话是讲好新时代思政课的重要原则。将思政课堂“搬”出教室，教师与学生围坐在一起，没有“在上”教书授课的教师，也没有“在下”听讲记录的学生，只有围坐交流谈心的“家人”，生动活泼接地气的话语成为思政课的“调味剂”，让学生感到“解渴”“尽兴”。

Expand the big classroom of society. Integrate and utilize diversified teaching resources, continuously broaden the practice education platform that combines ideological-political courses with social practice, innovatively create mobile classrooms such as “walking ideological-political courses” and “ideological-political courses in venues,” use digital technology and artificial intelligence to break the time and space limitations of ideological-political courses, and make the ideological-political course truly “move.”

要拓展社会大课堂。整合利用多样化教学资源，持续拓宽思政课与社会实践相结合的实践育人平台，创新打造“行走的思政课”“场馆里的思政课”等移动式课堂，借助数字技术和人工智能，打破思政课的时间空间限制，让思政课真正地“动”起来。

Innovate the network cloud classroom. Strengthen the digital ideological-political concept, take information technology as the carrier, make good use of new technologies and new means such as artificial intelligence and virtual reality, expand the field of ideological-political courses with digital technology, optimize teaching carriers, integrate teaching materials, create an all-round, three-dimensional teaching resource library, and let the “grand ideological-political course” possess knowledge, quality, and even more wisdom.

要创新网络云课堂。强化数字化思政理念，以信息技术为载体，用好人工智能、虚拟现实等新技术新手段，以数字技术拓展思政课场域，优化教学载体，整合教学素材，打造全方位、立体化教学资源库，让“大思政课”有知、有质更有智。

(Author: Liu Zikang, Secretary of the Party Committee of Dalian Jiaotong University)

（作者：刘自康，系大连交通大学党委书记）

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