Myth Origin Theory: The oldest view on the origin of education holds that 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.
Biological origin theory: the first formal theory about the origin of education: the first scientific explanation of the theory of the origin of education. The origin of education is attributed to the instinctive behavior of animals, which denies the sociality of education.
Theory of psychological origin: it is believed that education originated from children's unconscious imitation of adults, and education only exists in human society, and there is no human education in animal kingdom.
The origin of labor theory: education originated from productive labor. 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.