Early Western Philosophers
What did Socrates create?
The socratic method
What is Renaissance?
Common people protest the authority of the church and the wealthy.
What is the socratic method?
When a teacher asks a series of questions that leads the student to a certain conclusion.
True or False? Were teachers ever indentured servants?
True
What was the first colonial college? (1636)
Harvard University.
Did Aristotle believe that women and slaves should be educated?
No.
Who rekindles the interest of human knowledge?
Vittorina da Feltve.
What did latin grammar schools teach?
Latin, literature, history, mathematics, music, and rhetoric.
What is a normal school?
A teacher training institution.
Where and why was the first latin grammar school established?
In Boston as a college preparatory school.
The quality of education.
What led to the renewal of classical learning?
Humanism.
What effect did Luther and the Protestant reformation have on education?
He believed that everyone should read the Bible and there for everyone should strive for an education in an attempt to be closer to god.
What is a hornbook used for?
Reading instruction
Who established common elementary schools in Massachusetts?
Horace Mann.
What are the names of the 3 classes Plato recommend for an ideal society?
Artisans, soldiers, and philosophers
Who's writings provide foundation for humanistic theory of education?
Erasmus' writing.
What was John Lockes theory?
Blank Slate
True or False? Booker T. Washington advocated for vocational education.
False
What 4 types of schools did colonial schools include?
Dame schools, writing schools, church schools, and pauper schools.