The purpose of education is for the educated themselves, not for others. The theory of "talent" trains the educated as tools of others, not for their own lives. Yes, the theory of talent is also good. People must have certain abilities, be able to solve problems, and be able to support themselves by their own talents. But this is not the ultimate goal, it can only be a means to achieve a better life. And our current education is for the purpose of means. This is the origin of exam-oriented education. Teach students to take exams, solve problems and make a living in society in the future. This is the end of education now. What is lacking here is the pursuit of the meaning of life and the pursuit of happiness in life. It is unclear whether living a lifetime is someone else's tool or your own tool.
Who is in charge of education? Not to the country, nor to the society, but to the educated themselves. So, not for the country, but for the people. What to teach, of course, is how to make a living, and skills. But more importantly, let everyone live a happy life. Enjoy life by yourself and help others enjoy life, so as to maximize the total happiness of the whole society. This is the fundamental way of education.
Education is the most personalized thing. The object of education must be people, that is, the educated people. So education is for the educated themselves. What is the most important thing in one's life? Is to live a happy, full and meaningful life, not in vain. This is the ultimate goal of education. He should not only be talented and self-reliant, but also have a beautiful family, close friends, creative activities, be able to constantly pursue curiosity and appreciate beautiful things. Especially the ability to distinguish truth, goodness and beauty. We should not regard the fake as true, the evil as good and the ugly as beautiful. These are beyond the scope of talent. Our current education is too weak in this respect. Students are busy solving problems and reciting all day, but they are not good at judging the most basic right and wrong. Of course, the Cultural Revolution was initiated by great leaders and led by them personally, but it really needed the response of millions of people to cause such a human disaster. I believe that even if there is a call from other countries, it may not be able to launch such a class struggle against each other. The reason is that people have been trained as tools and have no judgment on truth, goodness, beauty, falsehood, evil and ugliness. This situation has not been fundamentally changed so far. Because education still stays on the "talent theory", people are still tools. If the whole society does not have the judgment of truth, goodness and beauty, maybe that day society will once again become a raging place of falsehood, ugliness and ugliness.
Pursuing your own life goals is by no means ignoring others' life goals. Because whether a person can get a happy life depends not only on himself, but also on the cooperation of the surrounding environment, which requires others to have a good habit of helping others. Everyone should be "beautiful as an adult" and don't hinder others from seeking a better life. So the purpose of life is to "enjoy life by yourself and help others enjoy life". At the same time, this is also the purpose of education. At this time, the purpose of education has risen from "talent" to "life".
"Talent theory" is not bad, but it is too utilitarian. Proper utilitarianism is also good. People should be talented and able to make a living. Therefore, exam-oriented education has its rationality. The problem is that it is wrong to regard utilitarianism as an end and an ultimate goal. This is also the main difference between education in China and that in developed countries. In China, teaching reading, writing and arithmetic is the purpose from primary school, in order to get a good middle school in the future; The purpose of a good middle school is a good university; The purpose of a good university is to find a good job; The purpose of finding a good job is to make a lot of money. Finally, around a word "money". Foreign primary schools do not aim at reading, writing and calculating, but teach students how to deal with interpersonal relationships, be kind to others, be polite, observe public order and be curious about knowledge. In middle school, reading, writing and arithmetic are gradually emphasized. Emphasize independent thinking and creative activities in universities. People trained in this environment are not the tools of others or their own, and often ask why. So it is not easy to be deceived, and it is discriminating against truth, goodness and beauty. Such a society is more personalized, more stable, will not boo, will not blindly move, and is easy to govern. For example, large-scale stampede casualties are not easy to happen. Most of these incidents are caused by blind booing.
On the other hand, the development direction of China's higher education seems to be more and more utilitarian recently. The department setting is more and more inclined to the technical and operational direction. Departments and departments are divided into fine lines, becoming more and more specialized, and the proportion of general theory is getting less and less. College graduates don't know how to operate. The professional division of labor is too thin, and the road to life is very narrow. I don't know much about things, I don't know how to be a man, I want to be welcomed by others and live happily with myself. In class, truth, goodness and beauty are not emphasized and curiosity is not encouraged. Many college students never ask their teachers questions. As long as you can find a good job, the purpose of study is good. The competition between schools is also based on employment, even the salary of employment. Pushed the "theory of talent" to the extreme. Such college students enter the society, and the whole society aims at GDP. Everything else is subordinate to GDP. The country's wealth grows first in the world, but money dominates and erodes everything, and social morality also succumbs to wealth creation. Official positions can be bought and sold, and even winning or losing football can be a way to make money. Of course, there are many reasons for all this, but the disorientation of education is undoubtedly a very important reason. It is often said that education is the future of the country, which is true. Wherever the students are led, the country will go the same way. Obviously, there is something wrong with the "innate theory" of educational purpose.