People often use the word "education", but they don't necessarily have a deep understanding of it. Even in academic circles, the definition of the word "education" is different. In order to better discuss education and family education, we must first give the definition of "education".

There are broad and narrow definitions of education. Education in a broad sense is a social activity whose direct purpose is to influence people's physical and mental development. Education in a narrow sense refers to educational activities organized by specialized institutions.

Educational activities

As it is impossible for families to educate their children in an organized way, the concept of "education" discussed below refers to education in a broad sense.

Education in a broad sense includes the following meanings: first, education is a purposeful behavior; Second, education is an active behavior; Third, education is an act of using people's words and deeds to influence others' physical and mental development.

Shuo Wen Jie Zi

The explanation of "teaching" and "education" in Shuo Wen Jie Zi is "upward behavior and downward effect" and "education raises children to make them good". "Doing good" is actually a value orientation. When the word "education" has a value orientation, there will be positive education and negative education.

What people usually call "education" has a value orientation, which is to cultivate children into people who conform to the mainstream values of society.