People also have the following different views on the understanding of modern education: 1. Specific concepts. Especially Dewey's educational theory. Modern education advocates taking children's activities as the center, so that school education is closely linked with children's lives. The second kind refers to the education corresponding to modern society (based on machine production). Third, the concept corresponding to traditional education. Modern education mainly refers to the educational ideas, forms and characteristics that adapt to modern society, modern production system, modern economic system, modern cultural system, modern science and technology and modern social lifestyle, which are manifested in educational ideas, systems, management systems, contents, ways and methods that need to be advocated and applied in modern times.