The independence of any discipline depends first on its specific research object, or its research object is different from other disciplines. The research object of pedagogy is the phenomena and problems of human education and the general laws of education. Education is a social phenomenon widely existing in human life and a purposeful activity to cultivate social people. In order to carry out educational activities effectively, we must study it and make it a specific research object of pedagogy after long-term accumulation. In particular, the development of modern society and modern educational practice puts forward newer and higher requirements for pedagogy research. There are many educational problems that people study deeply, such as the essence of education, the relationship between education and society and people, the purpose, content, mode, method, form and their relationship of education implementation, the educational process, the educational subject, the educational system and management, and various educational theories and practices that embody China's characteristics. Pedagogy reveals the general law of education through the study of various educational phenomena and problems.