Education is life, which is one of Dewey's views on the essence of education.

Starting from the relationship between education and social life, he proposed that the essence of education is life. Because children's instinctive growth always develops under certain circumstances. "Life is development; Development and growth are life. " So education is life.

Teaching theory:

Based on the theory that education is the transformation of life, growth and experience, Dewey attaches importance to teaching materials and teaching methods. Make a statement different from the traditional concept.

1, in the choice of teaching materials, Dewey proposed that "the real center of the relationship between school disciplines is not science ... but children's own social activities." Specifically, the school arranges all kinds of homework and introduces basic human things into the school as teaching materials.

2. In teaching methods, Dewey advocated "learning by doing". He believes that the knowledge that children gain by attending classes and reading books instead of activities is illusory.