In the early days of ancient times, it was often "learning to be an official", and teachers were often part-time officials. In the later period, full-time teachers appeared in private schools, but they were usually held by some declining officials.

Although the word "education" existed in ancient times, it is not commonly used for two reasons. First, there was a concept of "learning is more important than teaching" in ancient times, which formed a discourse system of "learning-oriented" and a way of discussing "teaching by learning". Second, monosyllabic words were often used in ancient Chinese, such as teaching, teaching, education and teaching. This phonetic habit also hinders the passage of disyllabic words such as "education".

It was not until the twentieth century that the word "education" returned to people's field of vision. 190 1 year The word "education" was translated from Japan and became a common vocabulary in 1902.

The word "education" in English comes from Latin educare, which means nurturing and cultivating. Therefore, it is emphasized that education is a natural activity, aiming at bringing out the inherent or potential qualities of natural people from the inside out.