The"wide-awakeness"theory,also known as the educational purpose of Maxine Greene,believes that people can promote consciousness awakening through art aesthetic education,thereby breaking free of spiritual crises and entering into moral life.As a theoretical resource for moral education,the"wide-awake-ness"theory first adheres to the moral education purpose of freedom and liberation,calling for the progress of moral education concepts;secondly,it emphasizes the cultivation of critical reflection ability and promotes the updating of the content of moral education;and finally,it calls for the application of artistic aesthetic meth-ods,revealing the aesthetic pathways for cultivating virtue.Therefore,the theory of"wide-awakeness"has the following inspirations for contemporary moral education:first,we should return to the subjectivity of students and strengthen the construction of their moral autonomy;second,we need to improve the moral edu-cation literacy of teachers and attach importance to the reflection of their moral concepts;last,we need to en-rich students' aesthetic experience and value the release of their moral imagination.
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