二十一世纪是人才竞争的世纪,而人才竞争归根到底就是教育的竞争。面向二十一世纪,基础教育改革的紧迫任务是从应试教育转向素质教育,素质教育是当今教育改革的趋势。面向全体学生,让学生全面、主动地发展是素质教育的精髓。实施素质教育应处理好课内与课外,校内与校外,学科课程与活动课程、环境课程等方面 Twenty-first Century is the century of talent competition, talent competition in the final analysis is the competition in education. In the 21st century, the urgent task of the reform of basic education is to shift from exam-oriented education to quality-oriented education. Quality-oriented education is the trend of today’s education reform. For all students, allowing students a comprehensive and proactive development is the essence of quality education. To carry out quality education, we should handle well in and out-of-class, in-school and out-of-school, subject courses and activity courses, environmental courses, etc.