plato stagewise curriculum

1. EDU 01
KNOWLEDGE & CURRICULUM: PHILOSOPHICAL &
SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
TOPIC: PLATO STAGE-WISE CURRICULUM
SUBMITTED TO: Dr. GEORGE VARGHESE SUBMITTED BY:SAINO
YESUDAS
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR PHYSICAL SCIENCE
OPTIONAL

2. PLATO
• Educational Thinker
• Greek Philosopher
• Born in Athens(427 BC)
• Student of Socrates

3. EDUCATIONAL
CONTRIBUTIONS OF PLATO
• Started his Educational
Institution THE ACADEMY (388
B.C)
• First institution of higher
education in western world

4. PLATO'S PUBLICATIONS
• Major works of Plato are in the form of
"Dialogue"(where several characters argues
on a topic by asking questions each other)
• THE REPUBLIC, THE STATESMAN, THE
LAWS ,THE SYMPOSIUM

5. PLATO AS AN IDEALIST
PHILOSOPHER
• Father of Idealism
• Educational concept was "Pedia" which refers to
process whereby the physical, mental and spiritual
development of the individual is of paramount
importance
• "Education is the first and fairest thing that the best of
men can ever have"
• Platonic system of education is functionalist in nature

6. OBJECTIVES OF EDUCATION
• Inculcating sentiments of love,beauty and goodness
• Harmonising body, mind & soul
• Producing self governing individual
• Developing wisdom
• Identifying conflicting elements in life & harmonising
them
• Protecting the unity and integrity of the state

7. TEACHING METHODS
• At elementary level
Play-way method, Learning by doing,Nursery Education
(It helps to build man's moral character and state of mind)
• At higher grades
Abstract thinking & reasoning
• Emphasis to motivation & interest (knowledge acquired
under compulsion obtains no hold on mind

8. CURRICULUM
• Plato was first educator in Western World who presented
organisation in curriculum
• Three-fold division of curriculum
 Physical development –exercises, gymnastics and
balanced diet
 Intellectual development-Mathematics, Geometry,
Philosophy, Languages, History, Polity, Ethics, Astronomy
etc.
 Aesthetic development- music, painting, literature

9. ACCORDING TO PLATO DIFFERENT
STAGES OF LIFE NEED DIFFERENT
KINDS OF EDUCATION
STAGE-WISE CURRICULUM
SUGGESTED BY PLATO

10. FIRST STAGE (0-3)
INFANCY STAGE
• PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT AND
FORMATION OF HEALTHY HABITS
SHOULD BE EMPHASIZED
• EDUCATION SHOULD BE GIVEN BY
MOTHER
• NO FEAR SHOULD BE GENERATED

11. SECOND STAGE(3-6)
NURSERY STAGE
• FAIRY TALES,AMUSEMENT, PLAY, RHYMES
etc SHOULD BE TAUGHT
• MORAL EDUCATION SHOULD BE STARTED

12. THIRD STAGE(7-17)
ELEMENTARY STAGE
• PROVISIONS FOR GAMES, SPORTS,
MUSIC FOR PHYSICAL&MENTAL
DEVELOPMENT
• GYMNASTICS, LITERATURE, MUSIC,
ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS

13. FOURTH STAGE(18-20)
MILITARY STAGE
• STAGE FOR MILITARY TRAINING
• YOUTH ARE BROUGHT INTO BATTLE

14. FIFTH STAGE(20-30) SCIENCE
SCHOOL STAGE
• SCIENCE , ADVANCED MATHEMATICS
• ADVANCED MATHEMATICS AND THEIR RELATION TO
REALITY

15. SIXTH STAGE(30-35)
DIALECTIC SCHOOL STAGE
• STUDY OF DIALECTICS
• PSYCHOLOGY, PHILOSOPHY,
SOCIOLOGY,EDUCATION, LAW, THEORY
OF KNOWLEDGE & SCIENCE OF
GOVERNMENT
• T0 PREPARE THE INDIVIDUALS TO
BECOME HIGHER OFFICERS

16. SEVENTH STAGE(35-50)
PRACTICAL LIFE STAGE
• AN INDIVIDUAL IS READY AS A
PHILOSOPHER OR RULER
• READY TO RETURN TO PRACTICAL LIFE,
TO TAKE COMMAND IN WAR AND HOLD
OFFICES OF STATE

17. EIGHTH STAGE(50 ABOVE)
PHILOSOPHER’S STAGE
• STAGE OF SELF REALISATION
• PARTICIPATE IN POLITICS AND RULE
FOR THE GOOD OF PEOPLE

18. CONTRIBUTION OF PLATO TO
EDUCATIONAL THOUGHT &
PRACTICES
• Plato emphasised the balanced development of
the personality
• He laid stress on inculcating values of good
citizenship
• He advanced moral training
• He formulated a definite system of education,
which included specific curriculum for specific
stages

19. LIMITATIONS OF PLATO'S VIEWS
• He laid too much emphasis on philosophy
• He neglected the education of the producing
class
• He laid more emphasis on mathematics and less
on literature
• The system of education is based on class
system
• He paid no attention to education of the slaves

20. THANK YOU