1. Education is divorced from productive labor: in an agricultural society, education is mainly concentrated on teachers, knowledge is monopolized by teachers, and education has the characteristics of small scale, no standard, low efficiency and individuality. Due to the small scale of production, social education has little influence, which is mainly reflected in village rules and regulations, folk customs, family traditions, religious education and so on. Therefore, the implementation of agricultural social education mainly focuses on daily life and production, but it is separated from productive labor.
2. Education is class and hierarchical: in an agricultural society, due to economic conditions and social strata, education is often confined to a certain social stratum. Education is often used to strengthen social classes and grades and provide talents for the ruling class, so it is class and grade.
3. Lack of standards in education: Due to the decentralized mode of production and economic status in agricultural society, education lacks unified standards and norms. The form and content of education are often decided by teachers or parents themselves, and there is no systematic education system and education system.
4. Education is linked with family production: in an agricultural society, the family is the basic unit of production, so family education is often closely related to family production. Children receive some simple education in daily life and production, and if possible, some folk special technical education through mentoring system. This way of combining education with productive labor is an important feature of agricultural social education.
Generally speaking, the characteristics of agricultural social education are mainly manifested in the fact that the educational elements and implementation are mainly concentrated on the individual teachers, and there is no unified education system and education system. At the same time, education is often divorced from productive labor, which is class and hierarchical. Due to the lack of standards, the form and content of education are often decided by teachers or parents themselves.
Agricultural social education
Agricultural social education refers to the educational activities carried out by people in various ways in the agricultural society, aiming at inheriting agricultural knowledge, cultivating labor skills and spreading cultural values.
The background of this kind of education is that in an agricultural society, farmers are the main labor force, and they need to have certain agricultural knowledge and skills in order to engage in agricultural production effectively. Therefore, the education of agricultural society pays attention to cultivating farmers' agricultural skills, including knowledge and skills in planting, breeding, irrigation and making farm tools.
In addition, the education of agricultural society also pays attention to cultivating the cultural literacy of workers, because the countryside is an important bearing place of traditional culture, and farmers need to have certain moral concepts and cultural knowledge in order to better inherit and develop traditional culture.
In addition, education in agricultural society also includes some basic social morality and values, such as respecting the fruits of others' labor, unity and friendship, dedication and so on.
Formally, education in agricultural society includes family education, rural schools, mentoring and so on. Among them, family education is the most basic educational unit, and family members impart agricultural knowledge and skills to future generations through personal demonstration and oral teaching. Rural schools are ubiquitous educational institutions in rural areas, providing farmers with formal agricultural knowledge and cultural education. Counseling is also a common way of education. Farmers learn agricultural technology and skills from experienced masters.
Generally speaking, agricultural social education is a kind of comprehensive education, aiming at cultivating all kinds of talents to adapt to and promote the development of agricultural society.