约翰·杜威说:“因为生长是生活的特征,所以教育就是不断生长,在它自身以外,没有别的目的。学校教育的价值,它的标准,就看它创造继续生长的愿望到什么程度,看它为实现这些愿望提供方法到什么程度。”杜威认为,教育的本质和作用就是促进儿童的生长。众所周知,植物的生长需要阳光、雨露、空气和土壤,而学生的生长也同样需要这些基本条件。 John Dewey said: “Because growth is the characteristic of life, education is constantly growing and has no other purpose than its own. The value of school education, its standards, depends on the extent to which it wishes to create its continued growth And see to what extent it provides ways to fulfill those aspirations. ”Dewey believes that the essence and role of education is to promote the growth of children. It is well-known that the growth of plants requires sunlight, rain, air and soil, and the growth of students also requires these basic conditions.