/kloc-in Europe in the 0/8th century, education began to appear. Formal education and substantive education were two mainstream educational thoughts at that time. This paper will deeply discuss the education in Europe in the18th century, introduce the difference between formal education and substantive education, and the influence of substantive education on European bourgeois general education.

formal education

Formal education advocates that general education should pay attention to the cultivation of sensory ability and the tapping of potential, and the selection of courses and teaching materials also revolves around this goal.

Substantive education

Substantive education emphasizes that the core task of education is to acquire valuable knowledge, and the mastery of knowledge itself can promote the improvement of ability. This idea is in sharp contrast with the idea of British educator Locke.

The influence of substantive education

The emergence of substantive education theory provides a new direction and guidance for the development of European bourgeois general education, and makes the choice of school curriculum and teaching materials more scientific and practical.