Plato
428-348
BC
Idealism
He saw
education as the key to creating and sustaining his Republic. He
advocated extreme methods: removing children from their mothers' care and
raising them as wards of the state, with great care being taken to
differentiate children suitable to the various castes, the highest
receiving the most education, so that they could act as guardians of the
city and care for the less able. Education would be holistic, including facts,
skills, physical discipline, and rigidly censored music and art. For
Plato, the individual was best served by being subordinated to a just
society.
Plato
recommended play method at elementary level; student should learn by
doing. And when he/she reaches the higher level of education, his reason
would be trained in the processes of thinking and abstracting. Plato
wanted motivation and interest in learning. He was against the use of
force in education."Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion
obtains no hold on the mind." According to Plato "Do not then
train youths by force and harshness, but direct them to it by what amuses
their minds so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the
peculiar bent of the genius of each." Plato wanted a place where
children love to go and stay there and they play with things which enhance
their education by playing. Plato gave importance to nursery education, as
nursery education plays a vital role in the education of man and it helps
to build his moral character and state of mind "The most important
part of education is proper training in the nursery."
Yes its true that learning is willingness and no harshness or by forcing just to learn. Because children through playing or do anything they can learn something that's why Plato said that the children can learn by doing. But children also need a guide from their parents especially when they are at the young age.
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