Our country has a tradition of respecting teachers and respecting education since ancient times. In ancient China, teachers have always been a highly respected profession. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was a wise king who respected teachers and was polite. According to "Tongjian Han Ji Thirty-Nine", one day, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty visited Dongjun and visited his teacher when he was the prince. "Bingchen, the emperor visited Dongjun. Fortunately, Dongjun was introduced to his disciples and merged into the county. The county magistrates gathered together in the court. The emperor first prepared the rituals for his disciples, and then made preparations for the rituals of the emperor and his ministers. After that, this small act made the world prosperous.

"Teacher" originally refers to an old and senior scholar or a person who teaches academics. For example, "Historical Records·Biography of Mencius and Xunqing": "During the reign of King Xiang of Qi, Xunqing was the most teacher." Later, people regarded A person who teaches students is also called a "teacher". In fact, in addition to "teacher", there are many other titles for teachers in ancient times, such as sir, master, master, master, teacher, professor, teaching assistant, doctor, etc... Well, some common titles in modern society are the same as those in ancient times. Does it mean the same thing?

Doctor

A doctor today usually refers to a person who has or is studying for a doctorate. However, in ancient times, the term doctor existed. Doctor was an official title in ancient times. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, a doctorate was an official position in charge of books, literature, and history. Later, it became an official position in academics specializing in a subject or an art, and engaged in teaching students. For example, in the early Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yunwen once granted Fang Xiaoru the title of "Doctor of Literature".

Professor

The term professor today is a professional title in the higher education system, but in ancient Taixue it was a doctorate who lectured. In both the Han and Tang dynasties of China, there were Ph.D.s in Imperial College. In the Song dynasty, central and local schools first established professors. In the Yuan dynasty, all Confucian schools, prefectures, and prefectures also had professors, as well as in the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Teaching Assistant

Today’s teaching assistant means assistant teacher. However, in ancient times, teaching assistants referred to teachers who taught in the Imperial College. In the second year of Xianning in the Western Jin Dynasty, Guozi School was established, and teaching assistants were set up to coordinate the Guozi wine ceremony and teach Confucian classics to doctors. Since then, except for a few dynasties, there have been teaching assistants in Confucian classics, known as Guozi teaching assistants, Taixue teaching assistants, Simen teaching assistants, Guangwen teaching assistants, etc.