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The essence and characteristics of education
Education is a purposeful activity of human beings to cultivate people, and it is a way to inherit culture and pass on life experience.

Therefore, the essence of education is to cultivate people purposefully, which is the fundamental attribute that distinguishes education from other things.

In addition, the general nature of education is long-term, inheritance, historicity, nationality and relative independence.

The characteristic of education is mainly purposefulness, that is, education is a purposeful social activity of human beings.

Educating people, education is a social activity for human beings to cultivate and educate people.

Planning and education are planned and organized social activities.