Dewey is an outstanding educator. He deeply discussed the essence of education from many angles. In this paper, we will introduce three core viewpoints of Dewey's educational theory to help readers better understand the true meaning of education.

Education is growth.

Dewey believes that education plays a key role in promoting children's instinctive growth. Life is a social stage for children to grow up, witnessing every step of their growth.

Education is life.

Dewey firmly believes that life and education are inseparable. The best education comes from life, and schools should make full use of existing life situations to guide children to learn and feel from them.

Education is the constant transformation of experience.

Experience is the foundation of the world, which determines that education is a process of experiencing and gaining direct experience through children's active activities. The purpose of education is not only to increase experience, but also to improve children's ability to guide future experience.