Interpretation: the social standard advocates that the purpose of education should be determined according to social needs, and the individual is only the raw material for educational processing, and his development must obey social needs; They believe that the purpose of education is to train educators into citizens who conform to social norms, socialize educators and ensure the stability and continuity of social life; In their view, social value is higher than personal value, and the existence and development of individuals depend on and belong to society. The value of education can only be measured by its benefits to society.
Basic proposition: (1), the purpose of education should not proceed from the individual standard, but from the social needs and be determined according to the social needs.
(2) The individual is only the processing raw material of education, and development must obey the needs of society.
(3) The purpose of education is to cultivate individuals into citizens who conform to social norms, socialize the educated and ensure the stability and continuity of social life.
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(4) Social value is higher than personal value, and personal development depends on society.
Objection: the theory of individual standard. Individual-oriented theory advocates individual-oriented, and determines the educational purpose and education according to the needs of individual development. Contrary to the theory of taking society as the standard and advocating the formulation of educational goals and education according to national interests and social needs. Its main representatives are French thinker Rousseau, British Locke, American Rogers, German Froebel, Czech Comenius, Swiss Pestalozzi, German Kant, American Maslow and French Sartre.