As an economic form of the information society, knowledge economy has the following characteristics in the current development: intellectuals become the main creators of social wealth, intellectual resources are the first capital, and knowledge owners are knowledge-based people in society; Intellectual capital plays a leading role in society, and intellectuals become the leading force in society; Economy tends to be knowledge-based, intangible and comprehensive; Create a new scientific and technological social zone integrating production, life, scientific research and market; "Innovation" is the core, soul and spiritual pillar of knowledge economy. In a word, the information, networking, globalization, innovation and integration of society are the remarkable characteristics of the current development of knowledge economy.
As a brand-new economic form, the emergence of knowledge economy has had an unprecedented impact on education, which requires education to adapt to the needs of social transformation and avoid cultivating talents to become "mediocrity and fools" who do not understand the changes and development of the times; The trained talents meet the needs of the society for talent specifications, and we can't cultivate "waste" whose quality doesn't meet the needs of the times. Therefore, education must be reformed systematically:
Defining the values of knowledge-based economy-including recognizing the pillar position of knowledge in economic and social development, putting knowledge into practice, constantly learning knowledge and establishing the concept of lifelong education-is not just updating knowledge.
Improve the quality of all citizens-improve the comprehensive quality of all citizens by popularizing basic education, increasing investment in basic education, and paying attention to the improvement of the comprehensive quality of all students. Accelerate the transformation of social application of knowledge-even if science and technology are rapidly transformed into real productive forces, especially strengthening the role of higher education in the development of science and technology, society can effectively promote the transformation of scientific and technological productive forces.
Reform the current education system-establish a modern education system, form an open, flexible and efficient education management system, make lifelong education a reality, and let people keep working and learning.
Reforming the current school education-In order to enhance the social adaptability of school education, establish the concept of innovative education, and cultivate modern talents with innovative consciousness, spirit and ability, school education should attach importance to the education of students' basic knowledge and ability to adapt to the needs of modern social life, and can effectively use computers for study, work and life; Reorganize educational content, integrate the latest science and technology into curriculum teaching, and realize the modernization of educational content; Reform educational methods and means, let students become the masters of learning, let students study and explore independently, especially provide relaxed space for students' independent innovation activities; Strengthen the education of students' entrepreneurial awareness (such as the entrepreneurial deeds of Bill Gates in the United States and the entrepreneurial education in Tsinghua University, etc.). ). (5 points)
Change the strategy of knowledge education-we should correct the past emphasis on hard knowledge ("what knowledge": what to know, "why to know": why to know) education and neglect soft knowledge ("how to do": who has knowledge ":who knows," when and where to know ":both hard knowledge education and soft knowledge education should be done, and even software knowledge education should be put before hard knowledge education to educate students.