一实用主義的教育作用論各派不同的教育学說,对於教育在人類社会生活中所起的作用,有着不同的看法。在这种不同的看法中反映出了对於社会存在同社会意識之間的關係上的唯心的或唯物的看法。誇大教育的作用,以爲教育可以决定經濟和政治,这是肯定社会意識决定社会存在的歷史唯心主義的謬論。歷史唯物主義的观點是:教育是上層建築,它是决定於經濟基礎,反映着經濟基礎,並爲經濟以及作爲經濟的集中表現的政治服務的。毛澤东同志在“新民主主義論”中对文化同政治、經濟之間的關係所作的指示,对教育是完全適用的:“一定的文化(当作观念形熊的文化)是一定社会的政治和經濟的反映,又給予偉大影响和作用於一定社会的政治和經濟;而經濟是基礎,政治則是經濟的集中的表現。这是我們对於文化和政治、經濟的關係及政治和經濟的關係的基本观點。那麼,一定形態的政 A Pragmatic Educational Function On the different educational theories of different schools, they all have different views on the role of education in the life of humankind. This different view reflects the idealistic or materialistic view of the relationship between social existence and social consciousness. Exaggerating the role of education, thinking that education can determine economy and politics, is the fallacy of historical idealism that affirms that social consciousness determines social existence. Historical materialism holds the view that education is the superstructure, which is based on economic foundations, reflects the economic foundations, and serves the political economy as well as the central manifestation of the economy. Comrade Mao Tse-tung’s directives on the relationship between culture and politics and economy in the “New Democracy” are entirely applicable to education: "A certain culture (as a concept of bears’ culture) is a political and Economic reflection, but also to great influence and role in a certain social politics and economy; and economy is the foundation, while politics is the concentration of the economy .This is our relationship between culture and politics, economy and political and economic relations The basic point of view. Then, a certain form of government