Simply put, education refers to a social activity of imparting knowledge, cultivating talents and shaping personality, and it is the main way of human cultural inheritance. However, as a complex social phenomenon, there is not a widely accepted definition of education in the theoretical circle, and different scholars have different understandings of education. From the perspective of the relationship between individuals and society, education can be understood as a practical activity including individual socialization and social individualization.
First of all, education takes the inheritance, arrangement and innovation of knowledge as its own responsibility, and it is the distribution center and creative source of knowledge. The process of creating knowledge is actually a process of constantly putting forward new ideas, new theories and new methods, a process of exploring the unknown world and verifying the essence of things, and a process of going through hardships and pursuing truth. The education formed in this special activity and environment will inevitably leave a deep brand of "seeking up and down" and will inevitably take the pursuit of truth, upholding truth and defending truth as its own banner.
Secondly, education is a way to pursue ideals and life ambitions. The ultimate goal of creating knowledge and inheriting knowledge is to promote the progress of human civilization, make people get all-round development in the true sense, and fully display the beautiful beliefs and emotions of human beings. In a word, it is to meet the eternal needs of mankind. Education always takes the future of mankind as its own construction object, full of ultimate concern for human destiny, and full of sense of responsibility and mission for our nation, society and the whole world. Compared with other human activities, education highlights: persistent pursuit of value, firm ideals and beliefs, lofty sacred mission.
Third, education rejects all the shackles and fetters of ideology and dogmatism, paying attention not only to books, but also to practicality. It always emphasizes independent personality, independent thinking and independent judgment, and requires academic rational thinking and research in a free atmosphere, so as to realize scientific innovation and development in an open environment.
Fourthly, education is a rigorous truth-seeking activity, which mainly involves the thinking and dialogue between man and nature, man and the universe, man and law, man and logic, man and morality, man and society, and man and destiny. This kind of thinking and dialogue itself is a rigorous academic process. Therefore, education despises shallowness, impetuousness, falsehood, quick success and quick success, drifting with the tide, advocates rigor, logic, demonstration and experience, and advocates down-to-earth hard climbing and hard struggle step by step.
Fifth, education is an activity with strong critical spirit. Science is characterized by bold questioning, combing knowledge and inheriting tradition requires critical identification, eliminating the rough and selecting the fine, eliminating the false and retaining the true; Academic exchange and cultural integration need the collision of criticism and counter-criticism; Innovating knowledge and pursuing truth need to constantly surpass and criticize others and themselves; Promoting social civilization and progress requires critical spirit, so as to achieve the goal of transcending reality and realizing ideals.
It is through such educational activities that students can be endowed with and shaped with ultimate value, thus becoming people with souls and beliefs, not just quasi-professionals who love learning and have special skills. [/