“诉苦”原本是战争年代中国共产党在军队中开展思想政治教育的一种方法，但这种思想政治教育方法已逐渐淡出人们的视野。在和平年代重新思考“诉苦”话题仍然有着一定的意义。笔者认为，利用“诉苦”教育在大学生中开展思想政治教育具有必要性和现实性。“诉苦”教育注重形式和内容，强调的是一种忧患意识和责任意识，对大学生思想中存在的责任淡化等意识问题能够起到重要作用。

Expressing suffering was a method of ideological and political education used in the CPC’s (the Communist Party of P. R. China) army during the wartime. As time goes by, this kind of education method has been away from the public eyes. However, revaluing the education method in the peace time has a profound significance. The education of expressing suffering can be applied into the ideological and political education for undergraduates, which is necessary and feasible. The education of expressing suffering emphasizes on the form and contents, and highlights the consciousness of adversity and responsibility, which plays an important role in helping undergraduates to establish core values of society and the sense of responsibility.