The representative figure and works of traditional pedagogy are ()

Herbart, a German educator in the 9th century, published the famous General Pedagogy, which became the basis of traditional education in later generations.

Herbart's "General Pedagogy" is a self-contained pedagogy work, which indicates that pedagogy has begun to become an independent discipline. The book is divided into four parts: introduction, general purpose of education, various interests (teaching) and moral power of character (moral education). Starting from the ethics of catering to the interests of the reactionary aristocratic class in Germany, he put forward that "the highest purpose of education is morality"; Based on psychology, he stipulated the teaching steps: clarity, combination, system and method; He emphasized the educational function of teaching. Herbart's "General Pedagogy" once swept the world and had a great influence on education in many countries.