当历史的车轮承载着世界驶入21世纪,教育得到了人们前所未有的高度重视,成为关乎人类发展、世界和平、国家安全、个人幸福的一件大事,中国基础教育改革的宏伟画卷由此展开。与此同时,处于整个学制最关键阶段的普通高中教育,逐步被摆在更加突出的战略位置,尤其是《国家中长期教育改革和发展规划纲要(2010~2020年)》的颁布,标志着我国普通高中教育正在走入一个根本性转变的关键时期,有关普通高中的性质、定位和功能,也正在教育一线和学术界被热烈而深入地探讨着。 As the wheel of history carries the world into the 21st century, education has received unprecedented attention and has become a major event concerning human development, world peace, national security and personal happiness. The grand picture of the reform of China’s basic education has thus started. At the same time, ordinary senior secondary education, which is at the most crucial stage of the entire academic system, is gradually being placed in a more prominent strategic position. In particular, the promulgation of the “Outline of the National Medium and Long-term Education Reform and Development Plan (2010-2020)” marks that our country Ordinary high school education is entering a crucial period of fundamental transformation. The nature, orientation and functions of ordinary senior secondary schools are also being explored in a warm and in-depth manner by the education front and academia.