加强公民教育是一个生活的命题。今日之中国无论教育还是社会生活都处在一个变革和提升的关键阶段。素质教育的推行意味着中国教育品质的提升;和谐社会建设则意味着中国社会更为健康的发展阶段的开始。而以上两点都要求我们高度重视公民教育。与20世纪不同阶段的类似提法有所不同的是,在21世纪开始的时候我们重新提出要推进“公 Strengthening civic education is a life proposition. China today is at a crucial stage of change and promotion both in education and in social life. The implementation of quality education means that the quality of education in China is improving. The construction of a harmonious society means the beginning of a more healthy stage of development for Chinese society. The above two points require that we attach great importance to civic education. What is different from the similar formulation at different stages of the twentieth century is that at the beginning of the twenty-first century we re-proposed the promotion of "