What is the difference between ancient education and modern education?

Ancient and modern education are different in the following aspects:

1. Target of education: ancient education is mainly oriented to the children of aristocrats, including the children of some rich families, while modern education is popularized to all social classes.

2. Educational content: ancient education mainly taught classical cultural knowledge and etiquette norms, etc., focusing on the inheritance of traditional morality and history and culture, while modern education incorporates diversified content such as science, technology, culture, art and sports.

3. Purpose of education: the most important purpose of education in ancient times was to cultivate talents, to work for the government, to serve the country and the development of the country, while modern education focuses more on the overall development of the individual and the well-being of mankind.

4. Mode of education: Ancient education used the traditional teacher-apprentice system and self-study of the readers, focusing on oral transmission and through the demonstration of character education, while modern education focuses more on interactive teaching methods and novel means of educational technology.

5. Educational system: Ancient education was restrictive and authoritarian, and was usually directly controlled and managed by the government or educational institutions, while modern education emphasizes more on openness and pluralism, allowing individuals or private institutions to provide educational services.

In short, the differences between ancient and modern education are mainly reflected in the education object, content, purpose, mode and system. With the development of society and the deepening of human understanding, the form of education is also constantly updated and changed to better serve the development and progress of mankind.