Education is life was put forward by Dewey. John dewey, an American philosopher and educator (1 85910/October 20th-1June 9521), together with Peirce and James, is regarded as an important representative of American pragmatic philosophy. John dewey is a master of pragmatism. His works cover science, art, religious ethics, politics, education, sociology, history and economics, making pragmatism a unique cultural phenomenon in the United States. Dewey's early childhood education thought can be summarized into three sentences: "education is life", "education is growth" and "education is the transformation of experience", which are the three core propositions in Dewey's education theory. Dewey's three core propositions about education theory are "education is life", "education is growth" and "education is the transformation of experience". The viewpoint that education is life is emphasized, and the essential relationship between education and life is analyzed. After comparing Tao Xingzhi's "life is education" and combining with the requirements of the new curriculum, this paper puts forward some requirements and suggestions for contemporary teachers. Dewey believes that "education is a process of life, not preparation for future life". He regards education as the same concept as life, growth and development. Family life, school life, collective life and social life are all education, especially moral education. Education begins in society and will surely return to society. Therefore, in school life, family life and social life, social life is the key to integrate the other two kinds of life. Education on various occasions is essentially a different form of life. "The school must present the present life, that is, the real and energetic life to the children, such as the life he experienced in his family, neighborhood and playground. Education that is not realized through various life forms or those worthy of life forms will always be a poor substitute for real reality, and the result will only be dull and lifeless education. " Regarding life and development, Dewey said: "Life is development, and continuous development and growth is life."