中国的教育一直处于改革的漩涡之中。自从1958年教育革命以来,人们往往把改革和传承对立起来。一说起改革,就必定要批判传统,认为传统的,就都是错的。在相关的文件中,在教育家的著作里,很难看到传承中国文化中教育优势的阐述。数学教育同样如此。厘清传承和改革的关系,关乎教育的民族自信,不可等闲视之。一个国家的教育传统是不能选择,不可回避的。对教育文化传统,应有一定的敬畏。近来,有 China’s education has always been in the whirlpool of reforms. Since the education revolution in 1958, people have often opposed the reform and inheritance. When we talk about reforms, we must critically criticize traditions and think that traditions are all wrong. In related documents, it is hard to see elaboration of the educational advantages inherited from Chinese culture in educators’ writings. The same is true of math education. To clarify the relationship between inheritance and reform, national confidence in education can not be ignored. A country’s educational tradition can not be chosen and unavoidable. We should have a certain amount of respect for educational and cultural traditions. Recently, there is