A: There are significant differences between Italian humanistic education and northern humanistic education, mainly in two aspects: first, Italian humanistic education has a strong secularity, while northern humanistic education emphasizes the value of piety and morality; Second, due to different political backgrounds, the political function of education has different purport. Italy implemented the urban republic system in the early Renaissance, demanding the cultivation of citizens with the spirit of freedom and equality, while Nordic humanist educators advocated the monarchy, so they were concerned about how to educate those who were expected to become monarchs and courtiers in the future.

Although there are differences, their consistency is more fundamental, which is reflected in the following aspects: first, classical disciplines constitute the foundation and main body of humanities courses; Secondly, it emphasizes the connection between education and society, attaches importance to the learning of managers and the world, and tries to transform society through education. As for the transformation of nature and the research of natural science, it has not been paid attention to; Third, pay attention to classical Chinese and ignore mother tongue teaching; Fourth, early humanism moved towards formalism.