Education can be divided into broad sense and narrow sense.

Education in a broad sense refers to all activities that enhance people's knowledge and skills, develop people's intelligence and physical strength, and influence people's thoughts and morals. It includes school education, family education and social education.

Education in a narrow sense mainly refers to school education, which is an activity that educators exert influence on the educated in a purposeful, planned and organized way according to certain social requirements to promote their development in the expected direction. The basic conditions for the emergence of school education are the development of productive forces and the emergence of words.

2. The origin of the word "education"

In ancient China literature, the word "education" first appeared in "All-hearted Mencius". Mencius said, "A gentleman has three pleasures, but the king of the world does not exist. Parents exist, brothers have no chance, and they are happy. Be worthy of the sky, live up to people, and be happy. If you are educated by talents in the world, you will have three pleasures. "

3. Three elements of educational activities and their relationship

1. Educators-The main educators in educational activities include school teachers, designers and compilers of educational plans and teaching materials, educational administrators and other participants, among which school teachers are the main educators and the most direct educators.

2. Educated-the main middle school of educational activities? Educated people are the object of education and the subject of learning. It includes not only children and teenagers studying at school, but also students receiving various adult education.

3. Educational influence-intermediary and tool in educational activities? Educational influence is the link or intermediary between educators and educatees. Including: educational content and educational means. Among them, the educational content includes textbooks, teaching reference books, related TV images, newspapers, radio and other information carriers, as well as educational environment. Educational means include blackboard, chalk, multimedia, teacher language, etc.

The relationship between the three elements of school education: the educator is the link between the influence of education and the educated; Educated people are the objects that educators choose and exert educational influence; Educational influence is a bridge between educators and educatees and an intermediary between educators and educatees. Educators, educated people and the influence of education are independent and interrelated.