Implement this [2].

[1] This refers to the investigative report, "How Poor and Lower-Middle Peasants Manage
Schools: A Look at the Practice of the Educational Revolution in Three Brigades," compiled
by the Heihe Prefecture Revolutionary Committee, the Aihui County Revolutionary
Committee, and the Aihui Commune Revolutionary Committee on September 15, 1968. The
report stated that poor and lower-middle peasants from the three production brigades of
Layaozi, Songshugou, and Waisandaogou in Aihui Commune "entered the schools last
November, reclaiming control of rural education in one fell swoop and breaking the
monopoly of bourgeois intellectuals." They resolutely implemented Chairman Mao's
instructions on the educational revolution, giving the schools a completely new look. Their
approach to school management was: 1. Holding high one banner—the great red banner of
Mao Zedong Thought; 2. Adhering to one path—the path of integrating with the workers
and peasants; 3. Building a team—rectifying, reforming, and rebuilding the rural teaching
force; 4. Implementing a unified universal education system—making it easier for the
children of poor and lower-middle peasants to attend school; and 5. Forming a leadership
group—a leading group for the educational revolution composed primarily of poor and
lower-middle peasants.
[2] This is a commentary on a report submitted by Yao Wenyuan, a member of the Cultural
Revolution Group of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, on October
25, 1968, and an editorial note from the People's Daily. The report stated: "Two materials
were sent from Heilongjiang. This one has been selected. I think both its content and writing
are superior. I plan to publish it in the People's Daily in three or four days." The People's
Daily's editorial note accompanying the publication of this investigative report stated: "This
report is vividly written, with comparisons, supporting materials, and summaries. It gives
people a concrete understanding of the harmful effects of bourgeois rule in schools and the
benefits of poor and lower-middle peasants managing them. The poor and lower-middle
peasants say, 'Now, 'the schools are our schools.' Isn't this the greatest praise for the
educational revolution?'" This investigative report and editorial note were published in the
People's Daily on October 28.