Western Europe prevailed in the Middle Ages, with Augustine, Thomas Aquinas and other representatives.

The so-called religious standard theory of educational purpose is to advocate that under the influence of religion, education serves theology and God suppresses human nature to the extreme.

Theories based on religion rarely give questions. Generally speaking, if it gives a question, it is possible to examine the representative figures or choose the wrong type of opinion.

2. Social standard theory

Representative figures: Herbart, Plato, Comte, Durkheim, Kerschensteiner, etc.

Main points: Social-oriented theory holds that the ultimate goal of education is to meet the needs of society, and individuals have no value and cannot be regarded as the purpose of education.

Social-oriented theory is a common knowledge point. The main way to set questions is to choose famous sayings or representatives by adverse selection, and it is often mixed with representatives of individual-oriented theory.

The formula is recorded as: Tu (Durkheim) Tu (Plato)' s (Conde) Ear (Herbart) Flower.

Interpretation of skills: Social orientation theory emphasizes that education is for society, for the country and for the cultivation of qualified citizens. All statements related to these keywords are social orientation theory.

3. Individual orientation theory

Representative figures are: Rousseau, Rogers, Froebel, Pestalozzi, etc.

Key points: Starting from individual instinctive needs, it is emphasized that education should follow the law of human growth and meet human needs; Attach importance to the value of education to individuals; The purpose of education is to cultivate "natural people", develop people's personality, enhance people's value and promote individual self-realization.

Individual-oriented theory is also a common knowledge point, and the main way of setting questions is the same as social-oriented theory.

The formula is memorized as follows: Fu (wrobel) is too human (Pestalozzi) Luo (Rogers) repeats (Rousseau).

Interpretation of skills: The individual-oriented theory emphasizes that education aims at cultivating the development of individuals, individuals and natural persons. These key words are all individual-oriented theories.