Abstract: As a kind of cultural education, aesthetic education can make people obtain the cultivation of emotion and the promotion of spiritual realm, and ultimately promote the all-round development of people. It is of great significance to strengthen aesthetic education in order to implement the spirit of 2018 national education conference, cultivate socialist builders and successors with all-round development of morality, intelligence, physical education and labor. This paper analyzes the current situation and problems of aesthetic education in colleges and universities, the importance and urgency of aesthetic education, and carries out the exploration of aesthetic education methods based on the second classroom, in order to provide a path for strengthening the aesthetic education of college students.

Key words: College aesthetic education, Aesthetic education, The second classroom