Looking at the sky, Wang Xiaolie said: "What is the most difficult thing about opening a military school? One is to have people to teach, and the other is to have teaching materials. When we planned to build a military school two years ago, we did not have these two. In the middle of the year, during the reorganization, drills, and wars of the army, generals at all levels paid attention to selecting suitable talents. Today, the military academy can finally be opened. There are two main sources of teaching materials. One is various ancient and modern Chinese and foreign Collect military books and formation diagrams. Collect them with all your heart, and you can barely use them. The other one is actual war. Learn war from war, and summarize war from war. Collect these experiences and teach them to students. "
After a pause, Wang Xiaolie said: "Between these two religions, there is a question of what is the main one. Here I emphasize that the experience summed up in our wars is the main one, supplemented by military books and formation diagrams, not Wrong. Some people may think that military books and formation plans have been handed down for a long time, so they must be more valuable. I don't comment on their value. But for us, as an army, the most important task is victory, not Familiar with military literature. Based on our experience, it is closest to actual combat."
Seeing many people's shocked expressions, Wang Xiaolie didn't take it seriously. At this time, Wang Xiaolie did not need to consider other people's opinions and could just arrange things according to his own intentions. This is what identity does. If others don't understand, it doesn't matter, just do as you are told.
Wang Xiaolie added: "When I was guarding Kaifeng Mansion, Zong Liushou once taught Yue Fei the formation diagram. Yue Fei said: Formation and then fighting are the common tactics of war. The best use of them lies in one mind. This sentence is right. I have been thinking about it. , how to teach how to use it. Only by teaching you this, instead of just teaching you the art of war and some military common sense, can you truly train outstanding generals in batches."
This is the most important role of military schools. When you enter a military academy, you need to truly grow into a qualified officer, rather than just learn some military knowledge. After learning knowledge, you must know how to apply it rationally to be considered qualified.
Having said this, Wang Xiaolie thought about it for a while. Caidao: "In China, we divide learning into primary school and university. Primary school is enlightenment, generally referring to children. In fact, it is not just children, but many people are enlightened when they are older. One characteristic of primary school is that it emphasizes reading and memorizing, and does not require You understand what it means. In many enlightenment textbooks, the meaning is unclear."
"But university is different. There is a book called "The University", which records the words of sages and the opinions of sages. We don't care. What we are talking about today is not a book, but a method of learning. What I think University is different from elementary school. You can't just read, just memorize, and memorize the knowledge you learned. You should focus on applying it."
Having said this, Wang Xiaolie pointed at Jiang Min behind him and said: "Some people are born smart. They can remember it after reading it once and have a photographic memory. Like the Jiang Min behind me, he is only sixteen years old. He was born in a farm family and was fifteen years old. He entered school at the age of 18. It only took him three months to memorize the books that my husband taught for two years so well that he had nothing to teach me. In the end, I had no choice but to let him stand outside as soon as he went to school and finish the time. . When he arrived at the military academy, it took him less than half a year to memorize the textbooks and formation diagrams by heart. At that time, there was no regulation on how to teach in the military academy. There was no other way but to let him work in the Zhenfu Department. While studying, , while practicing.”
Hearing this, Jiang Min behind him felt a little embarrassed. These days, Jiang Min has been staying under Wang Ruohai, doing chores. Since there is no official secretary-general yet, I have to do some related work.
Wang Xiaolie said: "Like this, does it count as learning? Of course not. It's just learning the books and memorizing them, but it's still far from being able to use them skillfully. If you ask me, this is the learning method in elementary school, isn't it? Learning for adults.”
"How should adults learn? There are many answers to this question. There are different contents, different stages, and different methods. In military academies, I think it should be a combination of theory and practice. Use theory to guide practice, and in practice Correct the shortcomings of the theory. Use the revised theory to guide practice and continue to make corrections in practice. This process does not end and must continue."
"Why? Some people would say that theories that are constantly being revised are incorrect. Why study incorrect theories? Why not study absolutely correct theories? I want to say that there are no absolutely correct theories in this world. . All theories have their limitations, and correctness is only temporary. Learning these theories can solve practical problems, so you must learn. However, the theory is not absolutely correct and cannot solve all problems, so it must be revised all the time. Unless this problem It is no longer important to us, so there is no need to learn.”
This relates to a fundamental philosophical question. Is the world knowable? Is there any absolute truth? The answer to this question involves many things. For example, practice is the only criterion for testing truth. Is this right? For example, will the rational world of European philosophy really exist? Because there are so many issues involved, there is no need to go into detail.
Wang Xiaolie said: "What is the reality of the world? We often talk about the way of heaven. The way of heaven is all-encompassing. In other words, the way of heaven at least contains the absolute truth. Can humans understand the way of heaven? To be honest, humans are not God, it is impossible for humans to know things that geniuses know. The world we know is always partial and incomplete. The theories summarized from this partial world are not consistent with reality, which is normal. As we With the expansion and increase of understanding, it is normal for the previous theory to be incorrect. Summarize the theory, practice it, discover that the theory is incorrect in practice, and propose a more perfect theory. Practice again, find that it is incorrect again, and revise the theory again. Constantly. Earth cycles.”
In this continuous cycle of practice to theory, theory to practice, then theory, and then to practice, it can be found that the truly correct theory can never be discovered. So can humans discover a truly correct theory, or discover the truth? There is another rule that quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes. In the process of quantitative change, the truth cannot be discovered. However, if quantitative change reaches a certain level, it will lead to qualitative change, which is not necessarily the case.
Therefore, an idealist should know that his ideals can never be realized. But you cannot give up on your ideals just because they cannot be realized. An ideal is like a star, guiding people forward. Maybe you will never be able to touch the star, but there are stars to guide you on the right path. Until you reach the end of the road and realize that your goal is not the stars. This is the path of starlight, the path of ideals. Keep going, not to reach the stars, but to lead to qualitative changes through quantitative changes.
Wang Xiaolie said: "I think primary school is just about reading and memorizing some knowledge. No matter how familiar you are with memorizing it, you don't know where this knowledge comes from and what its use is. Or if you know where it comes from and what its use is, someone else told you . The so-called university must have practice. Constantly test and revise theories in practice. Propose new theories and carry out new practices. Without practice, it is just like children playing house, which cannot be taken seriously. "
Has human society evolved from slave society to feudal society, then to capitalist society, and then to socialist society? This is the five-paragraph theory put forward by Comrade Iron and Steel based on European experience. The key here is European experience, and what is summarized is European history. Except for Europe, it should not be applicable. To think of this as truth is to make a big mistake.
Wang Xiaolie said: "So the studies in the military academy should be carried out according to this. After three months in the military academy, it is elementary school. You learn some common sense in the army and learn to be a soldier. After three months, it is university. According to the textbook , based on the content taught by the teacher, combined with practice. While learning, do practical exercises at the same time. Having learned the knowledge taught is not considered qualified. Being able to fight and apply the knowledge in practice is considered qualified."
Seeing that everyone looked a little confused, Wang Xiaolie didn't say much. Not only them, many people did not understand what Wang Xiaolie said. What does it matter? Someone will write down Wang Xiaolie's words and say them over and over again until they become common knowledge among people.
The teacher's articles contain a lot of philosophical content. The content of philosophy is not complicated. In fact, philosophical questions are very simple. But not everyone can figure out simple questions. Most practical errors result from people departing from philosophical laws.
These questions don’t really require a lengthy discussion. In Zen Buddhism, there is a wake-up call and an epiphany, which is roughly what it means.
