The formation mechanism of China's educational utilitarianism is various, and the following are some possible reasons:

1. Transformation of educational concept: With the development of social economy and the reform of educational system, traditional educational concepts in China, such as rationalism and humanism, have gradually changed into utilitarianism and pragmatism, attaching importance to students' test scores and career development prospects while ignoring their all-round spiritual and intellectual development.

2. Emphasize the education evaluation system: the performance evaluation of schools and teachers is generally based on students' test scores and enrollment rate, forming short-sighted evaluation methods such as "locomotive index", which leads to insufficient attention paid by schools and teachers to the cultivation of students' excellent quality and innovative thinking ability.

3. Employment pressure and social competition: Faced with fierce employment pressure and increasing social competition, many parents and students pay more attention to the effectiveness of education, expecting to gain better employment opportunities and social status through education.

4. Requirements of knowledge economy: With the further development of society and the arrival of the era of knowledge economy, the society's requirements for talents put more emphasis on professional knowledge and skills, which also strengthens the utilitarian orientation of education.

Therefore, the formation and strengthening of the utilitarian tendency of education is related to the deep social change and educational reform. It is necessary to change the ideological concept and institutional mechanism of education, promote the all-round development of quality education and education, and enhance the real significance and value of education.

The importance of education is mainly reflected in the following aspects:

1. Training talents: Education is the main means to train talents. Through education, people can acquire subject knowledge, professional skills and practical experience, improve their comprehensive quality, and thus make contributions to personal career development and social development.

2. Promote the progress and innovation of science and technology: Education has provided the foundation and conditions for the development and innovation of science and technology, trained a large number of scientists, theorists and experts, and promoted the development and application of science and technology.

3. Cultivating citizens' quality: Education can cultivate people's citizens' quality, values and sense of social responsibility, thus strengthening social moral construction and promoting the harmonious development of society.

4. Inheriting cultural heritage: Education plays an important role in inheriting cultural heritage, which can pass on traditional culture and history to future generations and maintain and develop human civilization.

5. Improve the comprehensive strength of the country: the development of the country needs the support of talents, and education is an important means and channel to improve the comprehensive strength and international competitiveness of the country.

To sum up, education plays an irreplaceable role and importance in the development of human society and personal growth, and it is a common concern and attention of all mankind.