The principle of education is: 1. Step by step, do what you can. Second, the principle of teaching students in accordance with their aptitude and all-round development. Third, the principle of consistency and unification of education is required. Fourth, the principle of combining education with practical activities. Five, the principle of combining care with strict requirements. Six, the principle of the unity of example and teaching.

The development of education can be divided into three stages.

1, primitive social education

Features: (1) spontaneity, universality, no class, no hierarchy; (2) combining education with productive labor; (3) The educational content is simple and the teaching method is single.

2. Ancient education

(1) Ancient Education in China

The earliest schools in China came into being in Xia Dynasty, when education became a special function of society. During the Western Zhou Dynasty, the form of running a school was mainly official learning, showing the characteristics of the integration of politics and religion and learning in the official.

The rise of private schools in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period broke the restriction of "learning in the official" in the Western Zhou Dynasty. During the Warring States period, private schools flourished, and prominent schools led by Confucianism and Mohism appeared.

During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Dong Zhongshu implemented the cultural and educational policy of "ousting hundreds of schools and respecting Confucianism alone". During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, "six studies and two libraries" appeared. Academies prevailed in the Song Dynasty, and the learning content was mainly "Four Books and Five Classics". During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, "eight-part essay" became a fixed form of scientific research. By the end of Qing Dynasty, the imperial examination system was abolished.

(2) Western ancient education

In the Middle Ages, there were two schools in Western Europe-missionary schools and knight schools. The content of study is seven arts, including three subjects (grammar, rhetoric and dialectics) and four subjects (arithmetic, geometry, astronomy and music).

(3) The characteristics of ancient education: a, education was divorced from productive labor; B, education has classes and grades; C, the educational content focuses on humanistic knowledge, and the teaching methods tend to be self-study, discrimination and rote learning.

3. Modern education

(1) characteristics of modern education

First, the state began to attach importance to education, public education rose, and vigorously developed education.

Popularize compulsory primary education.

C, secularization of education.

Attach importance to education legislation and advocate the rule of law.

E, British education has a dual track system.

F, a relatively systematic modern school education system has been formed.

(2) The characteristics of post-20th century education:

Lifelong education, education popularization, education modernization and education diversification.