China has a tradition of respecting teachers and attaching importance to education since ancient times. In ancient China, teachers have always been a respected profession, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was a virtuous gentleman who respected teachers and was polite. According to "Thirty-nine Records of the Han Dynasty as a Mirror", one day, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty visited Dongjun, and went to visit his teacher when he was a prince. "Bingchen, the emperor visited Dongjun, and he was fortunate in Dongjun, and his protege merged with the history of counties and counties and met in court. The emperor prepared a disciple's instrument first, so that he could give a lecture on the Book of History, and then cultivate the ceremony of the monarch and the minister. " After that, just this small move made the world big.
"teacher" originally refers to an old and experienced scholar or a person who teaches academics, such as Historical Records, Mencius and Biography of Xun Qing: "When Qi Xiang was king, Xun Qing was the most teacher." Later, people called people who taught students "teachers". In fact, in addition to "teacher", there are many names for teachers in ancient times, such as Mr., Master, Master, Teacher, Professor, Teaching Assistant, Doctor, etc ... So, do some common names in modern society mean the same thing as those in ancient times?
doctor
nowadays, doctors usually refer to people who have or are studying for a doctorate. However, in ancient times, there was the word doctor. Doctor was an official name in ancient times. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, doctors were officials who were in charge of books and literary works and were familiar with historical events. Later, they became officials who were academically proficient or proficient in one art and engaged in teaching and apprenticeship. For example, in the early Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yunwen named Fang Xiaoru "Doctor of Literature".
Professor
Today, the word professor is a professional title in the higher education system, but in ancient imperial college it was a doctor who gave lectures. There were doctors in China Imperial College in Han and Tang Dynasties, professors in central and local schools in Song Dynasty, and professors in Confucianism in Yuan Dynasty, prefectures and prefectures, as well as Fuxue in Ming and Qing Dynasties.
teaching assistants
Today's teaching assistants mean assistant teachers. However, in ancient times, teaching assistants were teachers who taught in imperial academy. Xianning, the Western Jin Dynasty, founded the Confucius School in the second year, and began to set up teaching assistants to coordinate the offering of wine to the Confucius and the teaching of Confucian classics by doctors. Since then, except for a few dynasties, there have been teaching assistants of Confucian classics in imperial academy, which are called Guozi Teaching Assistant, Imperial College Teaching Assistant, Four Teaching Assistants and Guangwen Teaching Assistant.