Abstract:

This study analyzes the time-causes of generalist teaching or specialist teaching in primary schools in different countries,and there are three findings. First,regardless of whether it is Germany where the government intervened earlier,the United Kingdom which is free to explore new education,or Japan which uses generalist teachers to teach,its primary education mainly chooses generalist teaching and implements comprehensive education for children. Second,the Soviet Union paid attention to knowledge-based education in middle schools,and primary schools also adopted the form of general education to promote children’s comprehensive education. Thirdly,during the period of the Republic of China,China tried to promote generalist teaching in primary schools,but due to the uneven level of teachers,the situation of coexistence of generalist teaching and specialist teaching in primary schools appeared;since the founding of the People’s Republic of China,due to the specific development tasks of primary school education in different periods,Chinese primary schools has gradually developed and formed a teaching mode based on specialist teaching. In the new era,primary schools should no longer be limited to a single subject teaching, but should conduct interdisciplinary comprehensive education based on children’s sustainable and holistic development.

Key words: primary school teacher, generalist teaching, specialist teaching