Modern education is an important condition for the production and reproduction of science and technology, and the role of science and technology in the development of social production is realized through modern education in a certain sense. The role of modern education in the progress and development of science and technology is reflected in the following aspects:

(1) Education has the function of reproducing technology.

Passing, accumulating and drawing lessons from predecessors' scientific and technological achievements is the premise of the development and reproduction of science and technology itself. Because science and technology is not the product of a certain historical era, but the crystallization of the whole historical development process of human society, and it is a historical process of continuous transmission, accumulation, development and reproduction. And education plays a very important role in this process. On the one hand, modern education should strengthen the teaching of basic subjects, so that the basic scientific knowledge, production experience and technology accumulated by human beings can be passed down from generation to generation, inherited and passed on, laying the foundation for the development of science and technology at a new and higher level; On the other hand, modern education should constantly develop science and technology, reproduce new science and technology, and create and open up new fields of science and technology.

(2) Education plays an intermediary role in the transformation of science into production technology.

Education is an important way to transform science into technology and science and technology into productivity. The important way to transform science and technology into real productive forces is to have a large number of technicians and skilled workers who master science and technology. The former transforms science into technology, while the latter transforms technology into direct productivity. At present, the transformation from science to production technology in China is still a weak link, and the proportion of scientific and technological progress in the national economic growth rate is still very low. The fundamental reason is that the efficiency of transforming scientific research achievements into production technology and direct productivity in China is too low. To change this situation, an important condition is to vigorously develop education, reform and improve the education system, and attach importance to the role of modern education in transforming science into production technology.

(3) Education is the most effective form of scientific and technological reproduction.

Because education is to transfer the scientific knowledge and production technology accumulated by human beings for a long time through purposeful selection, refining, processing and generalization, and at the same time, there are scientific methods and means to impart them in the process of transfer, so the efficiency is relatively high. Therefore, modern education is an effective form of science and technology transfer and reproduction. Education can greatly shorten the necessary labor time for scientific and technological reproduction. At present, all countries in the world pay special attention to higher education and improve its quality, because higher vocational and technical education is an important position for the reproduction of science and technology and plays an important role in developing science, popularizing technology and promoting the development of social productive forces. There are many scientific research units in colleges and universities, and the scientific research conditions are superior. It is a place to transfer science and technology, with good information and experimental equipment, and a team of teachers who can engage in both teaching and scientific research and undertake major national scientific research projects. At the same time, the disciplines of higher education institutions are relatively complete, and the academic contention and scientific research atmosphere are strong. In addition, scientific research and teaching can promote each other, so it is very beneficial to scientific research and invention. Making colleges and universities into teaching and research centers conforms to the laws of education and is also conducive to the development of science and technology.

2. Explain the relationship between knowledge economy and modern education.

A: Knowledge economy is an economic form accompanied by the process of knowledge production, use, consumption, circulation and exchange. Knowledge is an important carrier of important information and practical value in economic operation. The basic function of modern education is to spread culture and science and technology, improve the quality of national science and culture, and expand the economic benefits of science and technology. The relationship between knowledge economy and modern education is reflected in the following aspects:

(1) Modern education is the foundation of knowledge economy.

Talent is the support of knowledge economy, and the development of knowledge economy calls for a large number of new talents, and the cultivation of talents needs the development of education. In the knowledge economy society, education is the center of social life, the knowledge society is a learning society, and the era of knowledge economy will also be the era of education. The rise of knowledge economy at the turn of the century is closely related to the development of education. As a means of developing human resources, education has trained high-tech talents on which knowledge economy depends. The application of scientific and technological knowledge represented by high technology and the development of human resources represented by human intelligence (that is, education) are the two pillars of knowledge economy.

(2) The knowledge economy has put forward many requirements for modern education.

To develop knowledge economy, we must realize the transformation from traditional education to modern education. To develop knowledge economy, we must vigorously develop education at all levels. In order to meet the arrival and challenge of knowledge economy and vigorously develop education, we must realize the transformation from traditional education to modern education in accordance with the requirements of the development law of knowledge economy. First of all, we should realize the transformation from exam-oriented education to quality education; Secondly, it is necessary to realize the transformation from "elite university education" to "mass university education"; Finally, we should realize the transformation from "stage education" to lifelong education.

In short, in order to truly adapt to the challenges of knowledge economy and new scientific and technological revolution and give full play to the role of education in social material production, modern education must first reform the old traditional educational concept, truly believe in the great role of education, intelligence and knowledge in material production, put education in a strategic key position and give full play to its role in knowledge economy.