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What is the origin of education?
First, the myth origin theory-the oldest point of view

1, represented by religions.

2. Viewpoint: Education is created by a personified God (God or Heaven), which embodies the will of God or Heaven and makes people convert to God or obey Heaven.

3. Evaluation: This view is wrong and unscientific.

It emphasizes that when the origin of education is uncertain, it is attributed to the will of God. Views advocated by most religions. For example, where people come from, the story of Nu Wa creating people has been handed down.

Second, the theory of biological origin-the first formal theory of the origin of education (instinct produces interest)

1, for Percy? Yes, little.

2. Viewpoint: Education comes from the survival instinct of animals.

Little: Animals, especially slightly higher animals, are exactly like people. Born with genetic potential education. Percy Neng: Education is the innate rather than acquired expression of racial life corresponding to racial needs, and it is an inevitable behavior rooted in instinct.

3. Evaluation: Its fundamental mistake is that it fails to grasp the purpose and sociality of human education, thus failing to distinguish the qualitative difference between human educational behavior and animal feeding behavior, and only discussing the origin of education from the perspective of external behavior without internal purpose, thus discussing the origin of education from biology.

4. Status: The first formal theory of the origin of education marks that the origin of education has begun to shift from mythical interpretation to scientific interpretation.

This theory emphasizes two parts, one is the animal kingdom and the other is instinct. In the whole process, it violates the three characteristics of education, namely sociality, purpose and educating people.

Third, the theory of psychological origin (Meng Lu's psychological imitation)

1, for Meng Lu.

2. Viewpoint: Education originated from children's unconscious imitation of adults in daily life. The theory of psychological origin criticizes the vulgar educational viewpoint that "the theory of educational biological origin" does not distinguish between human education and animal instinct, and holds that education exists only in human society, not in the animal kingdom.

3. Evaluation: On the surface, this view is different from the theory of biological origin, but not far from it. Because if education originated from the "unconscious imitation" of adult behavior by children in primitive society, then this "unconscious imitation" is not acquired, but genetic, innate rather than acquired, that is, instinctive, rather than cultural and social. But the progress is that this instinct is a human instinct, not an animal instinct.

The theory of psychological origin emphasizes the unconscious imitation of adults by children. One is that unconsciousness violates the purpose of education, and the other is that children imitate adults in one direction, thus violating the sociality of education.

Fourth, the origin theory of labor (social origin theory)-the origin theory that China and the Soviet Union think is correct (Michael loves labor)

1, representatives: Midinsky, Kailov.

2. Viewpoint: Education originated from the dialectical unity of social production needs and human development needs in the process of labor.

3. Evaluation: It was formed under the guidance of Marxist historical materialism theory on the basis of directly criticizing the theory of biological origin and psychological origin. Educators in the Soviet Union and China mostly agree with this view. Baranov, an educator in the former Soviet Union, said in his book Pedagogy: In order to prevent the younger generation from dying in the struggle against the terrible forces of nature and to prevent people from becoming beasts, education must be carried out.

The theory of labor origin holds that the dialectical unity of human development needs and social development needs is purposeful and meets the needs of human cultivation and sociality. China and the Soviet Union also thought it was correct.

Fifth, the theory of demand origin.

1, for Yang Xianjiang.

2. Viewpoint: Education originated from various needs of social life.

Sixth, the theory of the origin of communication.

1, representative: Ye Lan, etc.

2. Viewpoint: The form of education can only come from interpersonal communication.