The significance of education:

"Education" is a process of teaching others to think with knowledge as a tool, and to think about how to use what they have to create higher social wealth and realize their self-worth. In the field of education, there are various definitions of "education", which can be said that different people have different opinions.

Generally speaking, people define "education" from two different angles, one is the social angle and the other is the individual angle. The former Soviet Union and China generally define "education" from a social perspective, while educators in Britain and the United States generally define "education" from an individual perspective.

The main function of education:

(1) The primary function of education is to promote individual development, including individual socialization and individualization.

(2) The most basic function of education is to influence the change of social talent system and economic development. Modern society emphasizes that the economic function of education mainly includes: providing a good background for the sustained and stable development of the economy; Improve the potential labor ability of the educated; Form ideas, attitudes and behaviors that adapt to modern economic life.

(3) The social function of education is to cultivate talents for the development of the country and serve the political and economic development of the country.

(4) The most far-reaching function of education is to influence the development of culture. Education should not only convey culture, but also meet the requirements of the continuation and renewal of culture itself.

Type of education:

Family education:

Family education is generally regarded as the education of parents (first of all, parents) to their children in family life. That is, parents consciously exert certain educational influence on their children through their own words and deeds and family life practice. According to the modern concept, it includes the interaction and education of family members (including parents and children) in life.

Hao Bin, a famous clinical psychologist, once said: "Family education is the foundation and starting point of the whole life education". Family education is a kind of education that has the deepest influence on a person's life, directly or indirectly affecting the realization of a person's life goals. As an important part of the trinity education network of society, family and school, family education has attracted more and more attention from all walks of life.

Early childhood education:

Early childhood education mainly refers to the education of children aged 3-6. Early childhood education is the second half of preschool education or early education, which is preceded by 0-3-year-old infant education and followed by primary education. This is an important and special stage of one's education and development.

"Importance" means that it is the foundation period of a person's development, and many important abilities and personality qualities form basic characteristics during this period; "Special" means that this stage is the transition period of children's physical and mental development from the initial amorphous to the basic stereotypes, and then they can start learning and developing according to social needs.