我们常用“上知天文,下识地理”来形容一个人的知识渊博。可在现实中,地理教师却常常面临地理学科被当作副科、学生不学、家长不重视的尴尬境地。鉴于此,笔者谈谈地理学科在素质教育中的重要性,希望能唤起师生及社会的重视。当前,我国的教育改革都在强调实施素质教育,提高全民素质。素质教育作为一种指导思想,已成为我国教育的必然选择。虽然素质教育的定义有多种,但都认 We often use “to know astronomy, under the knowledge of geography” to describe a person’s knowledgeable. In reality, however, geography teachers are often faced with the awkward position that geography is regarded as an assistant section, students do not learn, and parents do not value. In view of this, I talk about the importance of geography in quality education, hoping to arouse the attention of teachers and students and the community. At present, the education reform in our country emphasizes the implementation of quality education and the improvement of the quality of the entire people. Quality education, as a kind of guiding ideology, has become the inevitable choice of our country’s education. Although a variety of definitions of quality education, but both recognize