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Title:: To Promote the Comprehensive Development of Individuals Characterized by Unity Between Adaptability and Freedom: The Goal of Chinese Path to Educational Modernization

Keywords:: overall development of individuals; modernized education; adaptability; freedom; harmonious unity

Abstract:: In every era, individuals must adapt to the laws of natural and social development. However, as human civilization advances and social modernization occurs, there is a continuous expansion of the freedom and comprehensiveness of human physical and mental development. The journey of human development encompasses stages of primitive abundance and one-sided growth, followed by comprehensive development for adaptation, and subsequently one-sided growth again. Nevertheless, the essential and inevitable transformation required for socialist modernization is the gradual shift from primarily pursuing comprehensive development for adaptation to achieving a unified and comprehensive development that encompasses both adaptability and freedom. To bring about this transformation, the modernization of education in China should be firmly grounded in fostering virtue and nurturing talents. It should adhere to the principles of the “three orientations” and comprehensively promote the harmonious integration of adaptability and freedom in the comprehensive development and modernization of individuals. By doing so, the country's modernization can be advanced in a better and faster manner.