Education first-definition
The so-called education first means that under certain conditions of social material production development, economic development must first develop education. [1] means that education should face the future, so that education can adapt to the existing level of productive forces and political and economic development and be ahead of social productive forces and political and economic development. It includes two meanings: first, in the development of education, the growth rate of education investment exceeds the economic growth rate; Second, in the process of educational activities, we should not only cultivate talents for future economic development, but also take into account the short-term and long-term needs of economic construction. [ 1]
Education first-content
One is that the growth rate of education investment exceeds the economic growth rate; Second, in personnel training, we should take into account the short-term and long-term needs of socialist modernization and adapt to advanced goals and contents. [ 1]
Education first-background
Historically, the development of education and society has gradually shown three situations: lag, synchronization and advance. In the industrial society dominated by machine industry, the development of education and economy tends to be synchronous; In today's emerging information society, education is required to be ahead of economic development, that is, education is required to go first. [ 1]
Education first-necessity
With the development of science and technology in the world today, the demand for scientific knowledge, human intelligence and ability is getting higher and higher, and the development speed is getting faster and faster. These two aspects require people to re-recognize the role of education and regard education as an indispensable prerequisite for developing modern production. Moreover, people further realize that the competition among countries in the world today is mainly economic competition. At present, in order to promote social development, all countries in the world give priority to education. In terms of educational goals, it is required to plan and implement from the needs of future social development. In terms of talent structure, it is required to determine the structure and level of educational development on the basis of accurate prediction of future social industrial structure, technological structure and ownership structure.
Judging from the development characteristics of education itself, education has the characteristics of futurity and long periodicity, and it is to train talents for the future. If a person wants to become a useful talent in society, he must undergo long-term education and training, and with the development of society and the improvement of social material production level, people are required to receive education for a longer time. Education must face the future and be good at planning current education from the needs of future social development. Cultivate talents for the society in advance. Only the trained people can adapt to the development needs of the future society and promote the development of education itself. Education must establish advanced concepts, increase investment in education, have an advanced teacher training system, and reform educational contents, methods and means according to the needs of cultivating future talents.