Building a Root-Securing and Soul-Forging Ideological and Political Education System

The *Outline of the Plan for Building China into a Leading Country in Education (2024–2035)* (hereinafter referred to as the *Outline*), issued by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council, clearly proposes the "eight major systems" for building a leading country in education, among which "building a root-securing and soul-forging ideological and political education system" is placed first. This highlights that strengthening ideological and political education is a direction that must be anchored and a consistent thread running through the entire process of building a leading country in education. On the new journey of the New Era, accurately understanding and scientifically grasping the great significance, rich connotations, and construction pathways of "building a root-securing and soul-forging ideological and political education system" allows us to recognize more clearly that this is an inevitable requirement for unswervingly following the path of socialist education development with Chinese characteristics, adhering to the socialist orientation in running schools, and implementing the fundamental task of fostering virtue through education [1]1 "Fostering virtue through education" (立德树人) is the fundamental task of education in China, emphasizing the cultivation of moral character and the nurturing of talent.. Thus, we can more consciously and steadily advance toward the strategic goal of building China into a leading country in education.

中共中央、国务院印发的《教育强国建设规划纲要（2024－2035年）》（以下简称《纲要》）鲜明提出教育强国建设的“八大体系”，其中把“构建固本铸魂的思想政治教育体系”放在首位，彰显了强化思想政治教育是建设教育强国必须锚定的方向和一以贯之的内容。新时代新征程，准确理解和科学把握“构建固本铸魂的思想政治教育体系”的重大意义、丰富内涵和建设路径，可以更加清楚地认识到这是坚定不移走中国特色社会主义教育发展道路、坚持社会主义办学方向、落实立德树人根本任务的必然要求，从而更加自觉地、稳健地朝着建成教育强国战略目标迈进。

I. Deeply Understanding the Great Significance of Building a Root-Securing and Soul-Forging Ideological and Political Education System

一、深刻理解构建固本铸魂的思想政治教育体系的重大意义

Education is the foundation of building a strong country and achieving the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Ideological and political education is the key to the fundamental question of education: "what kind of people to cultivate, how to cultivate them, and for whom to cultivate them." Building a root-securing and soul-forging ideological and political education system is not only a profound inheritance and innovative development of China's excellent traditional educational concepts but also a strategic choice for responding to the complex and ever-changing domestic and international situation and cultivating new generations capable of shouldering the great task of national rejuvenation.

教育是强国建设、民族复兴之基。思想政治教育则是关系到“培养什么人、怎样培养人、为谁培养人”这个教育根本问题的关键所在。构建固本铸魂的思想政治教育体系，不仅是对中华优秀传统教育理念的深刻传承与创新发展，更是应对复杂多变国内外形势、培养担当民族复兴大任时代新人的战略抉择。

This is determined by the political attribute of education. The *Outline* requires a comprehensive grasp of the political, people-centered, and strategic attributes of education. In deeply understanding these "three attributes" of education, one key point is to recognize that the "political attribute" of education is determined by the essence and function of education, and that the political attribute prescribes the value orientation and future direction of building a leading country in education. "From both historical and practical perspectives, in any country or any society, the basic way to maintain political rule and sustain social stability is invariably through education." [2]2 The source of this quotation is not provided in the original text. Needless to say, building a root-securing and soul-forging ideological and political education system is a profound practice and concentrated manifestation of the political attribute of education. As Xi Jinping emphasized: "Our education must never cultivate saboteurs or gravediggers of socialism, and must never cultivate people who 'have a Chinese face but lack a Chinese heart, Chinese feelings, or Chinese flavor'! That would be a failure of education. A failure of education is a fundamental failure. We must never commit this historic mistake! This is a major issue of right and wrong that must be grasped in advancing the modernization of education and building a leading country in education; there is nothing to hide, debate, or be ambiguous about." [3]3 This quotation is from Xi Jinping's speech at the National Education Conference, September 2018. It is precisely for this reason that the *Outline* clearly emphasizes the need to build a root-securing and soul-forging ideological and political education system. This system undertakes the mission and tasks of transmitting mainstream ideology, inheriting China's excellent traditional culture, enhancing identification with core socialist values, improving the political literacy of the educated, and maintaining the stability of national political life. It brightens the socialist底色 [4]4 "底色" (dǐsè) literally means "background color" or "base color"; here it refers to the fundamental socialist character or essence of education. of education and constitutes an unbreachable value bottom line for building a socialist leading country in education.

这是由教育的政治属性所决定的。《纲要》要求，全面把握教育的政治属性、人民属性、战略属性。而深入理解教育的“三大属性”，其中一个侧重点就是要认识到教育的“政治属性”是由教育的本质与功能决定的，政治属性规约着教育强国建设的价值取向与未来方向。“从历史和现实的角度看，任何国家、任何社会，其维护政治统治、维系社会稳定的基本途径无一不是通过教育。”毋庸讳言，构建固本铸魂的思想政治教育体系正是对教育的政治属性的深度践行与集中展现。如习近平所强调的：“我们的教育绝不能培养社会主义破坏者和掘墓人，绝不能培养出一些‘长着中国脸，不是中国心，没有中国情，缺少中国味’的人！那将是教育的失败。教育的失败是一种根本性失败。我们决不能犯这种历史性错误！这是推进教育现代化、建设教育强国必须把握的大是大非问题，没有什么可隐晦、可商榷、可含糊的。”正因为如此，《纲要》鲜明强调要构建固本铸魂的思想政治教育体系。这一体系承担着传导主流意识形态、传承中华优秀传统文化、增强社会主义核心价值观的认同、提高受教育者政治素养、维护国家政治生活稳定等方面的使命任务，擦亮了教育的社会主义底色，是建设社会主义教育强国不可逾越的价值底线。

This is determined by the important status of ideological and political education. Looking back at history, since its founding, our Party has attached great importance to ideological and political work and has regarded it as the "lifeline of economic work and all other work." [5]5 This phrase originates from a 1955 speech by Mao Zedong, later formalized in Party documents as a core principle of the Party's work. In the long-term practice of revolution, construction, and reform and opening up, our Party has consistently integrated ideological and political work with all other tasks and carried it through them, achieving a high degree of unity in the ideological understanding of the entire Party and the entire people, and providing strong ideological guidance and political guarantees for the conduct of all Party and state work. Therefore, ideological and political work is the Party's fine tradition, distinctive feature, and prominent political advantage, and it is an important magic weapon for the Party to continuously move from victory to victory. Strengthening and improving ideological and political work concerns the future and destiny of the Party, the long-term stability and security of the country, and the cohesion and centripetal force of the nation. Further emphasizing the building of a root-securing and soul-forging ideological and political education system clearly reflects the Party's deepening understanding of the functional positioning and strategic status of ideological and political work, and demonstrates a profound grasp of the laws governing ideological and political work.

这是由思想政治教育的重要地位所决定的。回顾历史，我们党自成立以来，就高度重视思想政治工作，并将其视为“经济工作和其他一切工作的生命线”。在长期的革命、建设、改革实践中，我们党始终将思想政治工作与其他各项工作结合起来并贯穿其中，实现了全党和全体人民思想认识的高度统一，为党和国家各项工作开展提供了强有力的思想指引和政治保障。因此，思想政治工作是党的优良传统、鲜明特色和突出政治优势，是我们党不断从胜利走向胜利的重要法宝。加强和改进思想政治工作，事关党的前途命运，事关国家长治久安，事关民族凝聚力和向心力。进一步强调构建固本铸魂的思想政治教育体系，鲜明体现了党对思想政治工作的功能定位、战略地位的认识不断深化，彰显了对思想政治工作规律的深刻把握。

This is determined by the quality needs of cultivating new generations of the era. Xi Jinping emphasized: "New generations capable of shouldering the great task of national rejuvenation must be those who, in terms of ideological level, political awareness, moral quality, cultural literacy, and mental state, are consistent with the requirements of the New Era." [6]6 This quotation is from Xi Jinping's speech at the National Education Conference, September 2018. Cultivating these qualities in new generations of the era is inseparable from the educational functions of ideological and political education, such as value guidance, moral cultivation, and theoretical enhancement. Especially with the rapid advancement of network information technology, people's ideological concepts, value pursuits, and ways of obtaining information have undergone significant changes. Growing up in this context, new generations of the era, facing the impact of mixed and often confusing information, most need careful guidance and cultivation. Only by closely combining the development of the situation with the ideological dynamics of students and conducting targeted ideological and political education can we forge their sense of responsibility and strong character, guide them to establish lofty ideals and noble goals, cultivate a social mentality that is self-respecting, self-confident, rational, peaceful, and positive, and thus cultivate more "new-era good young people who unswervingly listen to the Party and follow its lead, cherish dreams yet stay grounded, dare to think and act, and are good at doing and achieving, determined to have ideals, be responsible, endure hardship, and strive hard." [7]7 This quotation is from Xi Jinping's report to the 20th National Congress of the CPC, October 2022.

这是由培育时代新人的素质需要所决定的。习近平强调：“担当民族复兴大任的时代新人，必须是在思想水平、政治觉悟、道德品质、文化素养、精神状态等方面同新时代要求相符合的。”而培育好时代新人这些方面的素质，须臾离不开思想政治教育价值引领、品德涵养和理论提升等方面育人功能的发挥。尤其是随着网络信息技术的日新月异，当下人们的思想观念、价值追求和信息获取方式都发生了显著变化，时代新人在此境遇中成长，面对一些良莠不齐、鱼龙混杂信息的冲击，最需要精心引导和栽培。只有密切结合形势的发展和学生的思想动态，有针对性地进行思想政治教育，才能锻造他们的责任意识和坚强品质，引导其树立高远理想和崇高目标，培育其自尊自信、理性平和、积极向上的社会心态，也才能培养出更多“坚定不移听党话、跟党走，怀抱梦想又脚踏实地，敢想敢为又善作善成，立志做有理想、敢担当、能吃苦、肯奋斗的新时代好青年”。

II. Fully Grasping the Connotations and Essential Meanings of Building a Root-Securing and Soul-Forging Ideological and Political Education System

二、充分把握构建固本铸魂的思想政治教育体系的内涵要义

The construction of a system requires a relatively clear domain of discourse. Building a root-securing and soul-forging ideological and political education system also has its own inherent stipulations. The construction of this system emphasizes the scientific integration and systematic planning of various scattered ideological and political education resources, in order to solve problems such as "imbalance," "dispersion," and "disconnection" within the ideological and political education system itself, as well as between it and other systems, caused by differentiation. This better promotes the overall functional performance and value realization of the ideological and political education system as a whole.

一个体系的构建需要有相对明确的论域。构建固本铸魂的思想政治教育体系也有其自身的内在规定性。这一体系的构建，强调通过将各种零星分散的思想政治教育资源科学整合、系统规划，解决好思想政治教育系统内部之间，及其与其他系统之间，由于分化现象产生的“失衡”“离散”“断裂”等问题，更好地促进思想政治教育系统整体的功能发挥和价值实现。

Grasp the directivity of this system's goals. In reality, the specific forms of implementing ideological and political work, while each having its own characteristics and being mutually independent, should not be isolated from or even conflict with each other. Instead, they should maintain consistency in the goals of the education system and achieve complementary advantages in realizing educational functions. In this system, "root-securing" means adhering to the fundamental systems and principles of socialism and upholding the leadership of the Communist Party of China; this is the foundation of ideological and political education. Only on this basis can it be ensured that the direction of education does not deviate from the socialist path, and that the talents cultivated can become builders and successors of socialism. "Soul-forging" means, through ideological and political education, enabling the objects of education to internalize Marxism, the Party's innovative theories, and China's excellent traditional culture in their hearts and externalize them in their actions, forming firm ideals, convictions, and correct values. This is both the core task of ideological and political education and the key to cultivating new generations of the era with noble moral character, a strong sense of social responsibility, and a spirit of dedication. Therefore, grasping the connotations of building a root-securing and soul-forging ideological and political education system must be goal-oriented. Only by consistently centering on the core goal of achieving root-securing and soul-forging can it be ensured that ideological and political education truly plays its role in shaping and cultivating people.

把握这一体系目标的指向性。落实思想政治工作的具体形态，现实中虽各具特色且可相互独立，但不应彼此隔绝甚至冲突，而应保持育人体系目标一致、实现育人功能优势互补。在这一体系中，“固本”意味着坚守社会主义的根本制度和原则，坚持中国共产党的领导，这是思想政治教育的根基所在。只有在这个基础上，才能确保教育的方向不会偏离社会主义道路，确保培养出来的人才能够成为社会主义的建设者和接班人。“铸魂”则是通过思想政治教育，使得教育对象将马克思主义、党的创新理论、中华优秀传统文化等内化于心、外化于行，形成坚定的理想信念和正确的价值观。这既是思想政治教育的核心任务，也是培养具有高尚品德、强烈社会责任感和担当精神的时代新人的关键所在。因此，把握构建固本铸魂的思想政治教育体系的内涵，必须以目标为导向，只有始终围绕实现固本铸魂这一核心目标，才能确保思想政治教育能够真正起到塑造人、培养人的作用。

Grasp the diversity of the subjects of this system. “A single thread cannot make a cord; a single tree cannot make a forest.” [8]8 A Chinese proverb emphasizing that individual effort is insufficient; collective strength is required. The construction of any system often involves the coordinated linkage of multiple subjects, multiple departments, and multiple links; in essence, it is about constructing a complex system, and the same applies to building an ideological and political education system that consolidates foundations and forges the soul. In a broad sense, constructing this system is not limited to schools; it also requires giving full play to the government’s role in providing strong policy guidance and resource guarantees, deeply tapping into the cultural heritage and emotional nourishment contained in the family as the cradle of individual growth, while fully utilizing the broad radiating power and positive guiding role of the social environment, as well as the unique advantages of the campus as the main battlefield for knowledge transmission and value shaping. In a narrow sense, constructing this system not only emphasizes the role of frontline ideological and political workers such as ideological and political theory course teachers, Party and government cadres, and counselors, but also requires the joint efforts of all types of teachers, teaching assistants, and logistics service personnel, forming a new pattern of whole-staff education where “everyone thinks with one mind and exerts effort in one direction.” [9]9 A common slogan in Chinese educational policy, meaning all school staff share responsibility for student moral education. Only by strengthening the coordination of various subjects, gathering the strongest joint force for education, and exerting the broadest educational effect can the ideological and political education system in the New Era better play its important role of consolidating foundations and forging the soul.

把握这一体系主体的多元性。“单丝不成线，独木不成林”。任何体系的构建往往都涉及多主体、多部门、多环节的协同联动，本质上是要建构一个复杂系统，构建固本铸魂的思想政治教育体系也是如此。广义上而言，构建这一体系不仅仅局限于学校，还需要发挥好政府强有力的政策导向和资源保障作用，深度挖掘家庭作为个体成长摇篮所蕴含的文化底蕴与情感滋养，同时充分利用社会环境的广泛辐射力与正面导向作用，以及校园作为知识传授与价值塑造主阵地的独特优势。狭义上来看，构建这一体系不仅仅强调思想政治理论课教师、党政干部、辅导员等一线思想政治工作者的作用，更需要各类教师、各类教辅及后勤服务人员的共同努力，形成“心往一处想、劲往一处使”的全员育人新样态。只有强化各类主体协同，凝聚起最强大的育人合力，发挥最广泛的育人效应，才能让新时代的思想政治教育体系更好地发挥固本铸魂的重要作用。

Grasp the richness of the resources of this system. Building an ideological and political education system that consolidates foundations and forges the soul requires both integrating on-campus educational resources, especially giving full play to the key role of ideological and political theory courses in fulfilling the fundamental task of fostering virtue through education [10]10 “Fostering virtue through education” (立德树人) is the fundamental task of Chinese education, emphasizing moral character cultivation. and accelerating the construction of a curriculum and textbook system with Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as its core content, and expanding off-campus educational resources, extending the content beyond books and classrooms. Through the integration of social resources, this achieves a better “use the remarkable achievements of socialism with Chinese characteristics as content support, use fine traditional Chinese culture, revolutionary culture, and advanced socialist culture as the foundation of strength, and explain the principles deeply, thoroughly, and vividly.” [11]11 Quotation from a 2024 speech by Xi Jinping on ideological and political education. For example, actively cooperate with libraries, exhibition halls, museums, cultural and tourism units, etc., to explore the diverse integration of educational base resources of fine traditional Chinese culture with classroom teaching and comprehensive practical activities, so that the cultural relics collected in museums, the heritage displayed on the vast land, and the texts written in ancient books all come to life, playing the important role of culture in nurturing and influencing people.

把握这一体系资源的丰富性。构建固本铸魂的思想政治教育体系，既需要整合好校内育人资源，尤其是发挥好思想政治理论课落实立德树人根本任务的关键课程作用，加快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，也需要拓展校外育人资源，将内容延伸到书本、课堂之外，通过社会资源整合，实现更好“以中国特色社会主义取得的举世瞩目成就为内容支撑，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，把道理讲深讲透讲活”。比如，积极与图书馆、展览馆、博物馆、文旅单位等开展合作，探索中华优秀传统文化育人基地资源与课堂教学、综合实践活动的多元融合，让收藏在博物馆里的文物、陈列在广阔大地上的遗产、书写在古籍里的文字都活起来，发挥文化熏陶人、感染人的重要作用。

Grasp the coherence of the process of this system. Building an ideological and political education system that consolidates foundations and forges the soul requires breaking the phenomenon of “only managing one stretch of the canal” and “each forming its own entity” in the education process. [12]12 A metaphor for fragmented, disconnected educational efforts. On the one hand, the coordinated advancement of the integrated construction of ideological and political theory courses in universities, middle schools, and primary schools should be taken as an important project. According to the physical and mental characteristics, cognitive levels, and value concepts of students at different stages, we should progressively and precisely address the ideological confusions and emotional needs of the educated, continuously improving the pertinence and attractiveness of ideological and political theory courses. On the other hand, the curriculum system should be improved, tapping into the ideological and political education resources contained in other courses and educational and teaching activities, and solving the problem of mutual connection and coordination between various courses and ideological and political theory courses. In addition, the *Outline* [13]13 The *Outline for Building a Strong Country in Education* (教育强国建设规划纲要), a key policy document. proposes “implementing the national education digitalization strategy,” “promoting artificial intelligence to assist educational reform,” and further “promoting the deep integration of ideological and political work with information technology.” [14]14 Quotation from the *Outline for Building a Strong Country in Education*. Using digital technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, and cloud computing can more accurately analyze and grasp the ideological status, behavioral habits, and interest preferences of the educated, making it possible for the ideological and political education system to achieve “supply on demand” and “teach students according to their aptitude.” Therefore, building an ideological and political education system that consolidates foundations and forges the soul requires both being good at upholding fundamental principles and daring to innovate, anchoring the goal of consolidating foundations and forging the soul to explore an educational mechanism that is horizontally linked and vertically connected.

把握这一体系过程的衔接性。构建固本铸魂的思想政治教育体系，需要破除育人过程“只管一段渠”“各自成一体”的现象。一方面，要把统筹推进大中小学思想政治理论课一体化建设作为一项重要工程，针对不同学段受教育者的身心特点、认知水平和价值观念，循序渐进、精准对接育人对象的思想困惑与情感需求，不断提高思想政治理论课的针对性与吸引力。另一方面，要完善课程体系，挖掘其他课程和教育教学活动中蕴含的思想政治教育资源，解决好各类课程与思想政治理论课相互衔接、相互配合的问题。此外，《纲要》提出，“实施国家教育数字化战略”“促进人工智能助力教育变革”，进一步“推动思想政治工作与信息技术深度融合”。而利用人工智能、大数据、云计算等数字技术，能较为精准地分析和把握受教育者的思想状况、行为习惯和兴趣偏好，这使得思想政治教育体系实现“按需供给”“因材施教”成为可能。因此，构建固本铸魂的思想政治教育体系,既要善于守正又要勇于创新，要锚定固本铸魂目标探索出横向联动、纵向贯通的育人机制。

III. Construction Pathways for Comprehensively Building an Ideological and Political Education System That Consolidates Foundations and Forges the Soul

三、全面构建固本铸魂的思想政治教育体系的建设路径

Xi Jinping pointed out: “The transition from a large country in education to a strong country in education is a systemic leap and qualitative change, which must be driven by reform and innovation.” [15]15 Quotation from Xi Jinping’s speech at the 2024 National Education Conference. Comprehensively building an ideological and political education system that consolidates foundations and forges the soul is an important lever for building a strong country in education. It requires considering problems from multiple dimensions and levels based on wholeness, effectively utilizing various high-quality educational resources and innovative elements, and identifying the focal points for system construction.

习近平指出：“从教育大国到教育强国是一个系统性跃升和质变，必须以改革创新为动力。”全面构建固本铸魂的思想政治教育体系是教育强国建设的重要抓手，需要立足整体性从多维度、多层面考虑问题，有效利用各类优质教育资源和创新要素，找准体系构建的着力点。

Raise the political stance and strengthen responsibility and commitment. Building an ideological and political education system that consolidates foundations and forges the soul is not only related to the cultivation of the ideological and political quality of new-era talents but also concerns the future of the country and the hope of the nation. At the new historical starting point, it is necessary to deeply understand the necessity, importance, and urgency of building an ideological and political education system that consolidates foundations and forges the soul, and to deeply understand that the construction of this system is a major strategic deployment to shape a strong ideological and political guiding force, strengthen the Party’s overall leadership over educational work, and ensure that education serves the people, serves the governance of the country by the Communist Party of China, serves the consolidation and development of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, and serves reform and opening up and socialist modernization. [16]16 This phrasing echoes the 2018 National Education Conference’s definition of education’s service orientation. The construction of this system should be planned from a higher position and a broader perspective. At the top-level design level, the Party’s role in commanding the overall situation and coordinating all parties should be fully utilized, promoting the establishment of a work pattern with unified leadership of the Party committee, joint management by the Party and government, respective responsibilities of relevant departments, and coordinated cooperation of the whole society. Responsibility and commitment should be further strengthened. From the strategic height of implementing Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, educating people for the Party and cultivating talents for the country, and cultivating new-era talents capable of shouldering the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, the level of institutionalization, standardization, and scientization of the ideological and political education system should be actively improved.

要提高政治站位，强化责任担当。构建固本铸魂的思想政治教育体系，不仅关乎时代新人的思想政治素质培养，更关系到国家的未来和民族的希望。新的历史起点上，要深刻认识构建固本铸魂的思想政治教育体系的必要性、重要性和紧迫性，深刻认识这一体系的构建是塑造强大思政引领力，加强党对教育工作的全面领导，坚持教育为人民服务、为中国共产党治国理政服务、为巩固和发展中国特色社会主义制度服务、为改革开放和社会主义现代化建设服务的重大战略部署。要从更高站位、更大视野来谋划这一体系的构建，在顶层设计上充分发挥党总揽全局、协调各方的作用，推动建立党委统一领导、党政齐抓共管、有关部门各负其责、全社会协同配合的工作格局。要进一步强化责任担当，从贯彻落实习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想和为党育人、为国育才，培养担当民族复兴大任时代新人的战略高度，积极提升思想政治教育体系的制度化、规范化、科学化水平。

Adhere to the systems concept and form joint force support. Adhering to the systems concept is an important part of the worldview and methodology of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. The ideological and political education system is an organic whole composed of multiple interrelated and interacting elements. Only by adhering to the systems concept to grasp the goals, content, methods, and approaches of ideological and political education can the “optimal solution” for system construction be found. On the one hand, there are complex structural relationships within the ideological and political education system. Only by optimizing the structural relationships among elements such as teaching objectives, teaching subjects, teaching objects, teaching processes, and teaching guarantees can the best function of the ideological and political education system be achieved. On the other hand, among the “eight major systems” proposed in the *Outline*, the interrelationships between building an ideological and political education system that consolidates foundations and forges the soul and other systems also need to be considered comprehensively, so as to achieve coordinated optimization between systems at the macro level. The “lifeline” role of ideological and political work should be fully utilized, [17]17 “Lifeline” is a standard CPC metaphor for the vital importance of ideological and political work. making it run through the entire process of talent cultivation from basic education, higher education, and vocational education to lifelong education, ensuring that the “eight major systems” for building a strong country in education always maintain unchanged nature, unwavering stance, correct direction, and unaltered path. In particular, it is necessary to coordinate all forces to act in the same direction and form a synergistic effect.

要坚持系统观念，形成合力支撑。坚持系统观念，是习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想世界观和方法论的重要内容。思想政治教育体系是一个由多个相互关联、相互作用的要素构成的有机整体，唯有坚持系统观念来把握思想政治教育的目标、内容、方法、途径等，才能找到体系构建的“最优解”。一方面，思想政治教育体系内部存在着复杂的结构关系，只有优化教学目标、教学主体、教学客体、教学过程、教学保障等要素之间的结构关系，才能实现思想政治教育体系的最佳功能。另一方面，《纲要》提出的“八大体系”中，构建固本铸魂的思想政治教育体系与其他体系之间的相互关系也需要统筹考虑，进而才能从宏观上实现体系与体系之间的协同优化。要充分发挥思想政治工作生命线的“关键”作用，使之贯通基础教育、高等教育、职业教育到终身教育人才培养全过程，确保教育强国建设的“八大体系”始终性质不变、立场不移、方向不偏、道路不改。特别是需要统筹协调各方力量同向同行，形成合力效应。

Seize key tasks and anchor key links. In the process of advancing the construction of a strong country in education, it is necessary to focus on the principal contradiction and the principal aspect of the contradiction, highlight key areas and key links, and the same applies to building an ideological and political education system that consolidates foundations and forges the soul. Key tasks involve various aspects, but at present, efforts should be made particularly on key courses. The construction of ideological and political theory courses should be taken as an important entry point, insisting on synchronously advancing the construction of ideological and political theory courses with the theoretical innovation of the Party, constructing a curriculum and textbook system with Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as its core content, and deeply promoting the integrated construction of ideological and political education in universities, middle schools, and primary schools. In terms of key links, efforts should be made particularly on team building. To build a grand pattern of education and do a good job in ideological and political work, the team is key. An action to strengthen the teaching force by forging the spirit of educators should be implemented, [18]18 “Spirit of educators” (教育家精神) refers to a set of professional ideals promoted by Xi Jinping for teachers. the construction of teacher ethics and conduct should be strengthened, the quality of teacher training should be improved, and a high-level teaching force for the New Era should be cultivated and formed.

要抓住重点任务，锚定关键环节。推进教育强国建设过程中，需要聚焦主要矛盾和矛盾的主要方面，突出重点领域和关键环节，构建固本铸魂的思想政治教育体系也是如此。重点任务涉及方方面面，但当前尤其要在关键课程上下功夫。要以抓好思想政治理论课为重要切入点，坚持思想政治理论课建设与党的创新理论武装同步推进，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，深入推进大中小学思想政治教育一体化建设。在关键环节方面，尤其要在队伍建设上下功夫。构建育人大格局、做好思想政治工作，队伍是关键。要实施教育家精神铸魂强师行动，加强师德师风建设，提高教师培养培训质量，培养造就新时代高水平教师队伍。

It is necessary to strengthen resource integration and enrich the spatiotemporal field. With regard to strengthening resource integration, it is necessary to promote close cooperation among departments related to education, propaganda, culture, and science and technology through policy guidance, project collaboration, and other means, sharing high-quality educational resources to form a platform support for the construction of the ideological and political education system; it is necessary to deeply excavate the historical “rich mine,” comprehensively integrating various historical and cultural resources such as the history of the Party, the history of New China, the history of reform and opening up, the history of socialist development, and the history of the Chinese nation’s development, incorporating them into the ideological and political education system to enhance the richness and pertinence of educational content; it is necessary to focus on the vivid practices of the times, taking the great achievements made by the Party uniting and leading the people of all ethnic groups across the country, as well as the great practices of the New Era being written by hundreds of millions of Chinese people, to constitute the most vivid and most inspiring materials in the classroom of ideological and political theory courses. With regard to enriching the spatiotemporal field, it is necessary to combine important festivals, anniversaries, and other time nodes, carrying out thematic educational activities through lectures, exhibitions, performances, and other forms, to enhance students’ sense of historical responsibility and national pride; it is necessary to leverage new technologies such as the Internet, big data, and artificial intelligence, using technology to simulate real scenes, breaking through the limitations of learning time and space, to create a digital-intelligent ideological and political education platform; it is necessary to break the limitations of traditional classrooms through organizing social practice activities, volunteer services, cultural experiences, and other activities, allowing students to receive ideological and political education in a broader space.

要强化资源整合，丰富时空场域。就强化资源整合而言，要通过政策引导、项目合作等方式，推动教育、宣传、文化、科技等相关部门紧密合作，共享优质教育资源，形成思想政治教育体系构建的平台支撑；要深挖历史“富矿”，对党史、新中国史、改革开放史、社会主义发展史、中华民族发展史等各类历史文化资源进行统筹整合，将其融入思想政治教育体系，提升教育内容的丰富性和针对性；要聚焦时代生动实践，将党团结带领全国各族人民取得的伟大成就，以及亿万中国人正在书写的新时代伟大实践，构成思想政治理论课课堂上最生动、最具启发性的素材。就丰富时空场域而言，要结合重要节日、纪念日等时间节点，通过举办讲座、展览、演出等形式，开展主题教育活动，增强学生的历史责任感和民族自豪感；要借助互联网、大数据、人工智能等新技术，用技术模拟真实场景，突破学习时空限制，打造数智化思政育人平台；要通过组织社会实践活动、志愿服务、文化体验等活动，打破传统教室的局限，让学生在更广阔的空间中接受思想政治教育。

In summary, building a soul-founding and soul-casting ideological and political education system is not only a systematic integration of the current subjects, carriers, resources, and technologies of ideological and political education, but also a long-term plan for the educational pattern and talent standards oriented toward building a strong educational country in the future. This is undoubtedly a long-term systematic project that cannot be accomplished overnight; it requires persistent and sustained effort. Building a soul-founding and soul-casting ideological and political education system is a major topic and major project with strong theoretical and practical dimensions. Only by researching and exploring with a forward-looking perspective, systematic thinking, and innovative concepts, and by rationally reflecting on content, methods, structure, function, and so forth, can we continuously open up new prospects for ideological and political education in the New Era, and strive to cultivate more new-era individuals who reassure the Party, love and contribute to the country, and bear the heavy responsibility of national rejuvenation.

总之，构建固本铸魂的思想政治教育体系既是对当下思想政治教育主体、载体、资源、技术的系统整合，更是面向未来教育强国建设，对育人格局、人才标准的长远规划。这无疑是一项长期性的系统工程，不可能一蹴而就，需要驰而不息、久久为功。构建固本铸魂的思想政治教育体系，是一个理论性、实践性都很强的大课题、大项目，唯有以前瞻性的视角、系统性的思维、创新性的理念来研究探索，对内容、方法、结构、功能等进行理性思考，方能不断开创新时代思想政治教育新局面，努力培养更多让党放心、爱国奉献、担当民族复兴重任的时代新人。

(The authors are Vice President of the University of Science and Technology Beijing, professor, doctoral supervisor; doctoral student at the University of Science and Technology Beijing)

(作者系北京科技大学副校长、教授博士生导师；北京科技大学博士生）

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