This's a presentation about Plato's on Educacation system

1. Plato’s counsel on Education
Plato’s Plot
Paideia: Who should be Educated by
whom for what….
Formation of character and mind

2. The long educational process involving the
formation of the guards has in its roots two
arts fairly valued by the Greeks: music
(which also includes poetry) and
gymnastics. Talking about musical
education, Plato says the epic and tragic
poems that mention unworthy acts of a
divine nature have to be censured.

3. The education that reveals, to all citizens, who
is the best ruler is a spiritual ascension: the
soul who reaches the top of knowledge is able
to rule the city, but shouldn’t judge himself
(herself) as a human being better than all
others. On the contrary, this soul should go
back to the shaded world where they live and,
using his/her accurate vision; help them see
clearly in the dark

4. The only constant for Plato was
mathematics, unchangeable and eternal
Plato’s method of dialogue engaged in
systematic, logical examination of all points
of view…ultimately leading to agreement
and a synthesis of ideas…this approach
known as the dialectic.
Plato’s Reflection

5. Plato believed education helped move individuals
collectively toward achieving the good.
The State should be involved in education,
moving brighter students toward abstract ideas
and the less able toward collecting data…a gender
free tracking system
Those who were brighter should rule, others
should assume roles to maintain the state
The philosopher-king would lead the State to the
ultimate good

6. Evil comes through ignorance, education will lead
to the obliteration of evil
More modern idealists: St. Augustine, Descartes,
Kant, Hegel
Goal of Education: interested in the search for
truth through ideas…with truth comes
responsibility to enlighten others, “education is
transformation: Ideas can change lives.”

7. Role of the Teacher: to analyze and discuss
ideas with students so that students can
move to new levels of awareness so that
they can ultimately be transformed,
abstractions dealt with through the dialectic,
but should aim to connect analysis with
action
Role of the teacher is to bring out what is
already in student’s mind: reminiscence

8. Methods of Instruction
Lecture from time to time, but primary
method of teaching is the dialectic…
discuss, analyze, synthesize, and apply what
they have read to contemporary society
Curriculum…importance of the study of the
classics…many support a back to the basics
approach to education

9. Plato’s Concerns
From this point on, Plato begins to pay more
attention to the educational processes extent, it
does not matter so much who education will
point out as capable of ruling, but how many
people will be prepared to exercise patriotism
during their lives. Therefore, Plato argues for
the public character of education and that it has
to be given in buildings especially built for that
purpose.

10. In these schools, boys and girls should
receive the same teaching. Plato also thinks
the educational process should start as soon
as possible,
As education takes a prominent position in
the citizen’s formation, its supervision
becomes crucial.

11. THANK YOU!!!
GOD BLESS YOU…
PLATO’S COUNSEL ON EDUCATION