素质教育的灵魂———创新教育 ,已成为时代的浪潮 ,汹涌澎湃 ,振荡着每一个教育工作者和受教育者的心灵。在知识经济的时代里 ,世界上许多国家和民族都认识到了创新的重要性。早在 1 982年 ,日本就提出“创造力开发是通向 2 1世纪的保证”① 。美国哈佛大学校长普西认为 :“一 The soul of quality education—innovation education—has become the wave of the times, surging up and down, oscillating the hearts of every educator and educated. In the era of knowledge-based economy, many countries and nations in the world have recognized the importance of innovation. As early as in 1982, Japan proposed that “creative development is the guarantee for the 21st century.” Phelps, president of Harvard University, believes: "One