Key Periods and Influence on Modern Education
an emphasis on literacy knowledge and style expressed in classical literature; a two-track system of schools
What is the Renaissance period?
Dialogue as a teaching method; teacher as a role model
Who is Socrates?
To prepare elite officials to govern the empire according to Confucian principles
What is the China period?
Human beings need spiritual development and natural knowledge
Who is Hildegard of Bingen?
The Gutenberg Bible was printed in 1455 CE
What is the Reformation period?
Concepts of monotheism and a covenant between God and humanity; religious observance and maintaining cultural identity
What is the Judaic period?
Emphasis on universal literacy; schools to stress religious values, vocational skills, knowledge; close relationships of religion, schooling, and the state
Who is Luther?
To develop civic responsibilities and commitment for the republic and then empire; to train administrators and military leaders
What is the Roman period?
Human beings of capable of profound insights but also of great stupidity
Who is Erasmus?
Plato found Academy
What is the Greek period?
Emphasis on informal education and stories to transmit skills and values
What is the Preliterate societies period?
Emphasis on liberally educated, well-rounded person; importance of reason
Who is Aristotle?
To construct commitment to Islamic beliefs; to develop expertise in mathematics, medicine, and science
What is the Arabic period?
Human beings have the power to use speech (discourse) to influence social and political decisions
Who is Isocrates?
Invention of the printing press
What is the Renaissance period?
A commitment to universal education to provide literacy to the masses; the origins of school systems with supervision to ensure doctrinal conformity; the dual-track school based on socioeconomic class and career goals
What is the Reformation period?
Teacher as moral agent; education related to universal theological goals; synthesis of theology and philosophy; dominant philosophy in Roman Catholic schools
Who is Aquinas?
To cultivate civic responsibility and identification with the city/state and to develop well-rounded persons; to train soldiers and military leaders
What is the Greek period?
Who is Quintilian?
Latin primary schools, or ludi, appear
What is the Roman period?
Established structure, content, and organization of the universities as major institutions of higher education; the transmission of liberal arts; institutionalization and preservation of knowledge
What is the Medieval period?
Use of schools for sorting students according to intellectual abilities; education for universal truth and values
Who is Plato?
To prepare priests-scribes to administer the empire
What is the Egypt period?
Human beings need a highly stable society in which they accept duties of their station in life
Who is Confucius?
University of Cambridge founded
What is the Medieval period?