2. Father of Empiricism in Philosophy
Author of “Essay Concerning
Human Understanding”
Laid the psychological groundwork for modern
Educational Theory
The essay was one of the principal sources of empiricism
in modern philosophy, and influenced many
enlightenment philosophers.
5. “No man's knowledge here can go
beyond his experience. “
- John Locke
We are born without knowledge . All ideas are
derived from experience by way of sensation and
reflection
6.
7. From Sense Experience to Ideas
Sense
Experience
Sensation
You touch
ice
Impression
Cold in the Mind
Reflection
Ice is cold
Idea
Ice = cold
If you touch
ice, it will be
cold
8. Education should be done as early
as possible.
The impression made on the child
are all important and lasting
“I imagine the minds of children as easily
turn this and that way as water itself”
9. “Education makes differences”
“the difference to be found in
the manners and abilities of
men is owning more to their
education than to anything
else”
10. 1. Vigor of body
2. Formation of good habit
3. Knowledge/ mental acquisition at
the service of the body and the
soul
11. 1. VIGOR OF BODY
a sound mind in a sound body is a
short but full description of a state
of happiness in the world
Physical training with easy observable
rules …
Discipline of the body so as to be able
to endure hardship
12. 2. Formation of good habit
Virtue of the soul : good breeding and right
conduct
Self denial- self control
Authoritative Parents and
Teachers –discipline with
love
NO to severe punishment as
motivation NO to
flattering
Teaching by example
13. 3. Mental power rather than
knowledge
Intellectual ed = exercise
+discipline
Observing connections of ideas
systematically
Mathematic helps one
become a reasonable
being
14. Consult reason rather than
rely upon custom
Forceful impulse vs children creativity
Uniqueness of each child – individual
capacity
15.
16. •A French Bishop and writer
•A director of college in
Paris for young women
•His ideas were practical
•He advocate of natural and
psychological method
•Antedated for 75 years
Rousseau's masterpiece
Emile- French educational
classics
17. Pioneer in Education
•He promote the ideals of
equality for women:
- active part in the reform
movement of education for
women
- French revolution
•Treatise on the education of girl
– contained principle training for
children.
18. •The education of women is
necessary as that of men
•Girls have special duties and
trained accordingly
---learning reading, writing,
grammar, arithmetic, music, art
and embroidery
--- “ science of domestic
duty”
19. •principles of law referring
to wills, contacts, duties,
land owners
•modern language for
utilitarian value
20. •Practical ideas for teaching
value of imitation and good
model
•Teacher have to be patient and
compassionate
- facilitate instruction
- the art of reading
- experience pleasure
21. •Disapprove in regulation, threats
and punishment
•Study of religion practical and
enjoyable use of simple question,
comparison, illustration and
drawing
