The competition in today's world is the competition of comprehensive national strength, and the key is the competition of science and technology. The competition of science and technology is, in the final analysis, the competition of talents. Education is the foundation of cultivating talents and plays a leading and overall role in economic and social development. China's modernization needs hundreds of millions of high-quality workers and tens of millions of professionals. Workers play a leading role in production, the foundation of modernization lies in education, and the key lies in talents. Our country is in the primary stage of socialism, and the national cultural quality is not high enough, so modernization needs a lot of talents. Therefore, cultivating high-quality workers and professionals who meet the requirements of modernization and giving full play to China's huge advantages in human resources are related to the overall situation of the socialist cause in 2 1 century. Therefore, we should give priority to education in a strategic position.