Key answer points: 1. Education first is the objective law of contemporary economic development and education development: modern education combines science with talents by cultivating talents, and at the same time realizes the production and reproduction of scientific knowledge. At the present stage when scientific knowledge is widely used in the production process, education plays a more prominent role in production and economic development. 2. Education is to train talents for the future socio-economic and scientific and technological development: the long-term nature of talent training and the lag of education work determine that the development of education must precede the development of economy, and education cannot wait for the development of economy. Education precedes economic development, so as to prepare talents for economic development. 3. The development of education is restricted by economic and social development: education first does not mean that it can surpass the restriction of economic development level. Education should make full use of existing economic conditions on the basis of economic development, let education go ahead and prepare talents for economic development. Education priority is the objective requirement of economic priority. In short, with the advancement of modern economic construction, education is increasingly showing a powerful role in promoting and leading economic development. Therefore, education should go first.