The definition of traditional education is to teach the knowledge and skill system accumulated in the past to the new generation as teaching materials, which shows that traditional education mainly achieves the purpose of education through external or external indoctrination. Progressive education believes that such teaching materials and methods are not suitable for children's abilities now, which hinders children's self-awareness of the world and personality development.

Children's personality development

Traditional education imposes adult standards, teaching materials and methods on children, which hinders children's self-awareness of the world and personality development.

learning interest

Because of the singleness of traditional education, most students feel that learning is a boring process and are tired of learning. The progressive education view holds that education is an interaction, which makes students truly become a part of education, improves their interest in participating in education, and thus achieves real education.

Interactive education

Progressive education believes that education is an interaction, and teachers should not unilaterally make rules for students to abide by, but should make students truly become a part of education.