In the history of our country, the scale of Confucius' private school has the greatest influence. The rise of private schools in the Spring and Autumn Period indicates that the school education of "learning in the official" has existed in name only. At that time, with the development of productive forces and the rapid development of private economy, new educational organization forms were needed to meet the new economic and political needs, so private schools came into being.

According to historical records, private schools were first founded by Deng of the State of Zheng, but during this period, Confucius' private schools were the largest and most influential, and they flourished at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period. The most famous schools are Confucianism and Mohism, which were called "outstanding schools" at that time.

The prosperity and development of private schools.

Private schools flourished during the Warring States period. When Mencius gave lectures, there were "a hundred followers"; Xunzi studied under Chyi Chin and Chu successively, and cultivated famous politicians such as Li Si and Han Feizi. Mohism is strict with students and attaches importance to productive labor education and scientific and technological knowledge education. At this time, the most famous private school in Qi was Gong Xue, Xia Ji. Xia Ji Gong Xue insisted on the principle of "talk but not cure", attracting scholars of all schools to debate freely. During this period, a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend.