教育怎样迈进新世纪，去年十五大提出了“要切实把教育摆在优先发展的战略地位”，今年全国教育工作会议又进一步把教育的地位提高了。其标志一是江泽民总书记在这次会议上亲自作重要讲话，二是讲话的内容。他说：“在当今世界上，综合国力的竞争，越来越表现为经济实力，国防 How to march into education in the new century? Last year the 15th National Congress put forward the strategy of “putting education at a priority and giving priority to development.” This year, the National Education Conference has further enhanced the status of education. The first sign is General Secretary Jiang Zemin personally made important speeches at this meeting. The second one is the content of his speech. He said: "In today’s world, the competition for comprehensive national strength has become more and more manifested as economic strength. The national defense