Incorporating Aesthetic Education into Junior High School Mathematics Teaching: Its Significance, Principles and Approaches

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Abstract

Aesthetic education is an indispensable part of the all-round development education system. Incorporating aesthetic education into junior high school mathematics teaching is not only an inevitable requirement to fulfill the fundamental task of fostering virtue through education and respond to educational policies, but also an effective approach to address current dilemmas in mathematics teaching and improve teaching quality. Junior high school mathematics is rich in aesthetic elements such as symmetry, simplicity, and logic, and has a natural connection with aesthetic education. Based on the “Compulsory Education Mathematics Curriculum Standards (2022 Edition)” and the actual situation of junior high school mathematics teaching, this paper systematically discusses the core significance, basic principles and practical approaches of integrating aesthetic education into junior high school mathematics teaching. It aims to provide theoretical references and practical guidance for front-line mathematics teachers to carry out aesthetic education-integrated teaching, help students master mathematics knowledge and improve mathematics ability, cultivate their aesthetic literacy and sound personality, and achieve all-round development of morality, intelligence, physical education, aesthetic education and labor education.

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