Myth origin theory
Mythology is the oldest view of human beings on the origin of education, and all religions hold this view. This view holds that education, like everything else, is created by a personified God (God or Heaven), and the purpose of education is to embody the will of God or Heaven and make people convert to God or obey Heaven. This view is fundamentally wrong and unscientific.
Theory of biological origin
According to the biological origin theorists, human education originated from the survival instinct activities of various animals in the animal kingdom, and the main representatives are Torno, Spencer and Percy? It can wait. The origin theory of educational biology is the first formal theory about the origin of education in the history of pedagogy, and it is also the theory that put forward the academic problem of the origin of education earlier.
Theory of psychological origin
Psychogenic theorists believe that education originated from children's unconscious imitation of adults, and the main representative is American educator Monroe. This theory is regarded as a criticism of the origin theory of educational biology by academic circles.
Theory of labor origin
According to the viewpoint of labor origin theorists, education originated from labor, which is the dialectical unity of social production needs and human development needs in the process of labor. Its representatives are mainly educational historians and educators such as Midinsky and Kailov of the Soviet Union. The direct theoretical and methodological basis of labor origin theory is Engels' book The Role of Labor in the Transformation from Ape to Man.