中共中央總書記、國家主席、中央軍委主席習近平18日上午在京主持召開學校思想政治理論課教師座談會并發表重要講話，向全國大中小學思政課教師致以誠摯的問候和崇高的敬意。

Efforts should be made to foster a new generation of young people capable of shouldering the mission of national rejuvenation, and those who have all-round moral, intellectual, physical, and aesthetical grounding with a hard-working spirit, Xi said.
習近平強調，要努力培養擔當民族復興大任的時代新人，培養德智體美勞全面發展的社會主義建設者和接班人。

Being committed to the great cause of the Chinese nation, the Party must nurture generations of talent who support the leadership of the CPC and the country's socialist system and devote their lives to the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics, Xi noted.
我們黨立志于中華民族千秋偉業，必須培養一代又一代擁護中國共產黨領導和我國社會主義制度、立志為中國特色社會主義事業奮斗終身的有用人才。

Xi said that it is essential to gradually open and upgrade ideological and political theory courses in primary, secondary and tertiary schools, which is an important guarantee for training future generations who are well-prepared to join the socialist cause.
在大中小學循序漸進、螺旋上升地開設思想政治理論課非常必要，是培養一代又一代社會主義建設者和接班人的重要保障。

He stressed that the thought on socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era should be used to educate people and guide students to strengthen their confidence in the path, theory, system, and culture of socialism with Chinese characteristics and to boost patriotism.
用新時代中國特色社會主義思想鑄魂育人，引導學生增強中國特色社會主義道路自信、理論自信、制度自信、文化自信，厚植愛國主義情懷。

Xi said the CPC Central Committee attaches great importance to education. "We are fully confident of and capable of running ideological and political theory courses better," he said.
習近平指出，黨中央對教育工作高度重視。我們完全有信心有能力把思政課辦得越來越好。

The key, Xi said, lies in teachers, adding that it is crucial to give full play to teachers' enthusiasm, initiative and creativity.
習近平強調，辦好思想政治理論課關鍵在教師，關鍵在發揮教師的積極性、主動性、創造性。

He said ideological and political theory teachers must have strong political integrity, deep feelings, creative thinking, broad vision, be disciplined and upright.
思政課教師，政治要強，情懷要深，思維要新，視野要廣，自律要嚴，人格要正。

Stressing the innovation of ideological and political education, Xi instructed teachers to improve the ideological and theoretical level of the courses and make the courses closer to students and more focused.
習近平強調，推動思想政治理論課改革創新，要不斷增強思政課的思想性、理論性和親和力、針對性。

The ideological and political courses should deliver the country's mainstream ideology and directly respond to false ideas and thoughts, he said.
思想政治理論課要傳導主流意識形態，直面各種錯誤觀點和思潮。

He ordered Party committees at all levels to put this work high on agenda and to push forward the project to coordinate the design of ideological and political courses at primary, secondary and tertiary schools.
各級黨委要把思想政治理論課建設擺上重要議程，要把統籌推進大中小學思政課一體化建設作為一項重要工程。