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What does secularization of education mean?
Secularization of education usually refers to the education conducted by urban schools run by citizens in medieval Europe in order to oppose the monopoly of education by the church. Secularization of education is the symmetry of "religious education" These schools pay more attention to cultural and scientific knowledge, but religious education is still considered indispensable. The education conducted by schools in modern capitalist countries without the jurisdiction of the church is also called "secular education".

The content of secularization of education

1, the popularization of educational objects, that is, ordinary people have the opportunity to receive education; The purpose of education is dual, that is, it is no longer a single purpose of cultivating clergy, but has increased the practical content of benefiting society; With the secularization of organizational structure, schools are no longer just affiliated institutions of the church, and state power and other accommodating forces have begun to invest in the establishment and management of schools.

2. Humanized teaching methods not only increase humanities courses, but also pay attention to designing teaching according to Ren's physiological characteristics and paying attention to physical exercise; The nationalization of teaching language, the vigorous development of national language schools, and the interaction between national language trigonometry and the era of religious reform have promoted the process of national language standardization.

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In terms of culture and education, after the 8th century, with the development of feudal system and the consolidation of kingship, the educational form and structure developed to meet the needs of feudal owners, which is different from that of missionary schools, is called "secular education", and its main forms are court schools and knight education.