The theory of educational aimlessness was put forward by American educator Dewey. Education is growth, education is life, and education itself has no other purpose except growth. It is believed that education is a spontaneous and natural growth process of human innate instinct, which, like plant growth, does not grow for a certain purpose.

Theoretical introduction

The essence of education is comprehensively explained. "Education is growth, life and continuous transformation of experience"; Put forward the educational principles of "child-centeredness", "school is society" and "learning by doing"; The modern educational theory model of "activity center, experience center and student center" is constructed. His theory of "education without purpose" holds that there is no purpose outside the educational process, and the educational purpose only exists in the educational process.

His above viewpoints opened a brand-new page in the history of educational theory and had a far-reaching impact on the educational theory and practice in the United States and even the world at that time.