The basic connotation of labor education: "Labor education" is an educational activity to promote students' all-round development by improving their labor literacy. Because "labor values" is the core connotation of labor literacy.

"Labor education" can also be defined as an educational activity aimed at promoting students to form labor values (that is, establishing a correct labor view, a positive labor attitude, and loving labor and working people). ) and develop a good labor quality (develop working habits, have certain labor knowledge and skills, and have the ability to carry out creative work. ).

In terms of labor values, labor education should strive to help learners: first, establish a correct labor view and a positive labor attitude (that is, have a "labor spirit"), and reject the wrong values such as "having leisure and hating work" and "getting something for nothing"; Second, form a value attitude of respecting and loving the labor process, labor achievements and the labor subject-the working people (the embodiment of "labor spirit").

The following is the importance of labor education:

1. Cultivate labor consciousness and habits: Labor education can help students establish correct labor concepts and value orientations, and enhance their labor enthusiasm and creativity. At the same time, labor education can also cultivate students' good labor habits and professional quality.

2. Promote physical and mental development: Labor is one of people's basic needs, and it can promote students' physical and mental development and improve their health level and self-management ability.

3. Cultivate practical ability and innovative spirit: Labor education is a kind of practical education, which can help students master practical skills and experience, and cultivate the ability to solve problems and innovative ways of thinking.

4. Enhance social responsibility: Labor is not only a personal need, but also a social need. Through labor education, we can cultivate students' sense of social responsibility and obligation, and let them establish correct civic concepts and social values.

5. Promote the balanced development of education: Labor education is a comprehensive education combined with subject education, which can promote the balanced development of education and improve the quality and efficiency of education.

In a word, labor education is of great significance to students' physical and mental health, comprehensive quality and social responsibility. Through labor education, we can cultivate outstanding talents in the new era and realize the harmonious development of individuals and society, economy and culture, and self and others.