Aiming at the hot topics in the field of education，the survey revealed different views of respondents on education value by gender，age，and educational qualifications. The survey showed that the vast majority of the public had relatively healthy education value，attaching great importance to making children grow up healthy and happy，and paying attention to the cultivation of ability. The results appeared obvious contrast with the reality of examination-oriented education，such as elite competition and forced management to children. Respondents with higher education recognized more value to the role of parents in children’s education. Respondents with the lower education had more hopes to have their children succeed. The generation after 1970s showed more liberal and democratic attitudes to education. Parents living without children in urban areas gave more support to utilitarian value，such as admission of elite schools and competition of starting line.