Johann friedrich herbart (1776may4-1841August14) was a German philosopher, psychologist and founder of science education in the 9th century. In the history of modern education, no educator can compare with it. His educational thought had a great, extensive and far-reaching influence on the school educational practice and the development of educational theory at that time and even in the next hundred years.

In the history of western education, he is known as "the founder of scientific pedagogy" and "the father of educational science" and "the father of modern pedagogy" in the history of world education. The representative work General Pedagogy, which reflects his educational thoughts, is recognized as the first educational work with a scientific system.

Education is a kind of thinking teaching, and people have different thinking tendencies because of their own ideology. Therefore, education should educate people with the most objective and fair thinking, so that people's thinking will not be too biased, and gradually mature and rational because of the richness of thinking, so as to move towards the most rational self and have the most correct thinking cognition. This is the foundation of education.

Education is also a process of teaching and educating people, which can teach others the most objective understanding, and then gain their own values in their own life experience. Education is a practical activity to improve people's comprehensive quality.