“主流教育”,是面向全体学生的,旨在提高所有学生的各种潜能的素质教育。它不是面向少数学生的精英教育,也不是为了满足学生要达到一个什么目的而进行的“应试教育”。“主流教育”所培养的“主流人物”可以是领导者、管理者,也可以是建设者、劳动者。“主流教育”所培养的“主流人物”比一般意义上所说的“主流人物”(社会精英)的内涵更丰富。 “Mainstream education” is a quality education aimed at all students to improve the potential of all students. It is not an elite education for a small number of students, nor is it an “exam-oriented education” to meet students’ goals. The “mainstream people” cultivated in “mainstream education” can be leaders, managers, builders, and laborers. The “mainstream people” cultivated in “mainstream education” are richer in meaning than the “mainstream people” (social elites) said in the ordinary sense.