(1) As far as the current research results are concerned, the most fundamental thing is to discuss three issues. First, whether education is a unique social phenomenon of human beings; Second, whether there are essential differences between animals and people in teachability; The third is whether people need education. On the origin of education, people's views are not very consistent in the history of educational theory, among which the more representative views are the biological origin of education, the psychological origin of education and the labor origin of education.
(2) With regard to the origin of education, in addition to the various viewpoints mentioned above, there are also the theories that education originated from life development with labor as the core, education originated from military training, and the origin of giving and receiving educational knowledge. At the same time, many scholars have discussed the logical starting point of education, and so far they have not reached a completely consistent view, but its theoretical significance is self-evident.
(3) The origin of education is a complex issue, which is the basic point of the whole theoretical system of educational science and involves all levels of educational theory research. It needs to have different angles and rely on different disciplines. The origin of education is the most "historic" and heavy topic among all the topics in the research of basic theories of education. Exploring the origin of education and investigating educational phenomena historically will help to understand the historical process of the occurrence and development of education, and help to better understand and deepen the understanding of today's education.