Formal education was formed in the17th century, and the representatives were British educator Locke and Swiss educator Pestalozzi. In their view, the main task of teaching is to develop students' intelligence by offering subjects such as Greek, Latin, logic, grammar and mathematics, but the practical significance of the subject content is irrelevant, and formal education is based on functional psychology.
Introduction:
Formal education is also called "formal training", "formal training", "psychological training" and "psychological training". General education should take cultivating function and developing ability as its main task, and set up courses and choose teaching materials accordingly, which is an educational theory and practice. As opposed to "substantive education". Originated from some ideas of ancient Greek and Roman philosophers.
For example, Plato believes that there is a function in everyone's mind. When it is blinded or destroyed, it can be clarified or rekindled by studying mathematics, geometry and astronomy.