Muchtoourdistress,theseyearshaveseenawidespreadneglectofpatrioticeducationinoursociety.Accordingtosomeofficialreports,manypatrioticeducationcentershavebeencloseddownorkeptopentothepublicforothermoreprofitablepurposeswhilemanyofournationalheroeshavegivenwaytotoday'spopstarsinyouths'minds.Ifthiscurrentisallowedtorunitscourse,Iamafraid,thingsareboundtoturnfortheworse,withlessandlesssenseofpatriotismleftintheyouth.

　　Thesignificanceofpatrioticeducationtooursociety,however,canbeseenfromtheperspectivesasfollows.Inthefirstplace,thepatrioticeducationcanmakeyouthmoreawareoftheglorioushistoryandcultureofournation,thusbuildinguptheirsenseofprideasChinese.Inthesecond,thepatrioticeducationhelpsyouthvaluetoday'shard-earnedlifesoastoholddearertheirgoldenchancesofenrichingthemselveswithknowledgeinpeace.Andaboveall,thepatrioticeducationcanpushyouthtodrawuponmoreoftheircapabilitiesinordertomaketomorrow'slifebetterthantoday'sandleavebehindthemselvesmorehighlightsforthenation'sculture.Tosumup,patrioticeducationisakeyingredientintheall-rounddevelopmentofyouth.

　　Sothemostpressingforusnowishowtoeffectivelyinculcatepatriotismintheyouthoftoday.Inmyopinion,thefirststepshouldbefocusedupongivingfullerplaytothepotentialsofpatrioticeducationcentersinsteadofrunningthemforthepurposeofmakingmoney.Then,greatereffortsmustbemadetointegratethepatrioticeducationintothecurriculumsthroughoutyouth'seducation.Inoneword,wherethereisaneffectivepatrioticeducationofyouth,thereisagreaterenhancementofnationalcohesiveness