An overview of the educational philosophies of Plato and Artistotle

1. Plato and Aristotle
Thoughts on Education

2.  Read aloud rest of philosophy papers and then
hand in.
 Habits
 Discuss Plato text in groups
 Plato’s Allegory of the Cave & activity
 Aristotle vs Plato video
 Stations: Critique positives and negatives of
current school reading
books/textbooks/worksheets

4.  How do good and bad habits affect our
educational experience?
 How can forming good habits aid in
education?

5.  Lived about 437 to 347
BCE
 Citizen of Athens
 Philosopher &
Mathematician
 Founded the Academy
of Athens the first
institution of higher
learning
 IDEALIST: His
philosophy is called
Platonism

6.  Discuss page 36 to 38 in Plato’s Republic

7. Shadow play
1. Put up the folder
2. Cut out a shape. Label it.
3. Pair with your partner
4. Put a sheet of white paper in front of your
shape.
5. Partner tries to describe the object

8. The Allegory of
the Cave
We are all imprisoned in
a world of make believe.
https://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=LTWwY8Ok
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9.  Compare the Allegory of the Cave analogy to a
situation in your own
life/politics/government/religion/culture
where what you believed was different from
reality. Write about that experience.

10. According to Plato:
 We can’t trust the knowledge we get through
our senses because the physical world keeps
changing.
 We must base our knowledge on unchanging
principles.
Therefore:
We must look for the order and form behind the
objects and that is what we must teach.

11. TRIANGULAR OBJECTS WHAT MAKES
THESE
TRIANGLES?
Plato would have us
identify the basic form
underneath the sensory
observation.

12.  Lived about 384 to 322
BCE
 Member of Plato’s
Academy
 Philosopher, scientist,
educator
 Tutored Alexander the
Great
 REALIST: Created the
philosophy of
empiricism – all
knowledge is based on
perception

13. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7K59sHKC
TM
Take notes and decide whose philosophy best
matches your beliefs.

14.  Select a sentence or paragraph that resonated
with you to share with the class. Explain why
you selected this.

15.  Critique the positives and negatives at each
station of current school reading books/test
books/worksheets
 Take notes for discussion.
 Discuss in your station group.

16.  Read Rousseau & Locke in textbook
 Educational Issue Essay Due