Civil engineering educational circles have always been focusing on the professional qualities and cultivation of civil engineering students, which is also problems in civil engineering teaching. In the beginning of professional course teaching, the author introduced an real project accident and specially emphasized that responsibility, teamwork, seriousness, carefulness, comprehensively applying of knowledge, working in accordance with codes are considered as quality requirements of civil engineering students. This teaching thought is carried out through the whole teaching process, which brings deep impression to students and good teaching effect. The teaching thought is introduced in this paper.