Kesha Marie Cabanilla, Rebekah Strohmeyer, Travis Ambrogini, and Veronica Cook
Since Plato believes that warriors are important in that they will determine the defense of the state, he took great care of deciding what education they should receive specific to that role only. He found it important that warriors not only be knowledgeable in the art of war, but shaped their characters to be effective as a defense. To be specific, it was important to Plato that students understand the difference between foe and friend, and how to act accordingly. Since they wished their warriors to be virtuous characters, he censored what students could read and what examples they were to follow. Plato also wanted the students to become obedient warriors, in which examples of disobedience were cut from their education. Moreover, philosophy, gymnastics, and math were core subject areas for warriors since he believed these would be the most applicable. Overall, Plato’s perception of education was a very narrow because he believed that their contribution was of that to the state specifically as warriors.
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Jacob Fischer, John Wieser, Camila Sharman, Sean Lucas - Knowledge consists solely of what is the truth in the world. There are many who wish to teach falsehoods and spread “wicked and worthless causes,” but such things should be never be labeled as knowledge no matter how well their sides are argued. “But we must beware of the man who abounds in eloquent nonsense, and so much the more if the hearer is pleased with what is not worth listening to, and thinks that because the speaker is eloquent what he says must be true.” True wisdom is what should be passed on as knowledge and it is important to abandon trying to persuade learners if they will not gain any wisdom in the process. “Now it is especially necessary for the man who is bound to speak wisely, even though he cannot speak eloquently, to retain in memory the words of Scripture.” Focusing on the scriptures and idea of truth makes for a much different aim of education. The educational philosophy becomes one of maintaining and carrying on what is basically already accepted as truth rather than encouraging the expansion of it as new information is gathered. The traditional values become much more important rather than the incorporation of new values.
One’s definition of knowledge can be influential in his/ her philosophy of education. Augustine warned his readers to beware of a man of eloquence, because often times wisdom can be possessed by those who cannot speak eloquently. His definition of knowledge is to find the truths of the world and apply them to your life. He believed that one must not only acquire knowledge, but must apply it for it to be recognized. His definition of knowledge impacted his philosophy of education because he believed one must enjoy learning a subject to be successful in it, and therefore must enjoy a subject to apply it to life. That holds true to today, where studies have shown that students have a higher chance of being successful in subjects that they enjoy.
Dahleen, Todd, Aubree, Rebecca
"Further it is clear that children should be instructed in some useful things. For example, in reading and writing, not only for their usefulness, but also because many other sorts of knowledge are acquired through them. " This quote by Aristotle in book 8 of Politics is an accurate summarization of his philosophies of education. Aristotle believed that, in order for education to be successful, children must be instructed in a joint effort by both the government and their parents. They are taught in a virtuous and noble manner to use their knowledge to influence the society in which they live. His beliefs can be summarized in a quote from Aristotle: knowledge is the mean,the possible, and the becoming.
Dahleen, Rebecca, Aubree, Todd
We agree that "ones definition of knowledge can be influencial in ones philosophy of education". Augustine's definition of knowledge is to find the truths of the world and apply them to your life, but these truths may not be to the betterment of society. Their educational philosophy "becomes one of maintaining and carrying on what is basically already accepted as truth rather than encouraging the expansion of it as new information is gathered." Aristotle believes that the betterment of society is complete when its citizens are free to question and participate in the governing of their society. While Aristotle believes truth is important, it is not the only important thing in a well-rounded education. He focuses on the fundamental right to question truth.
Plato focuses on one group of people to develope in society. Allthough he is devoted to a well-rounded education both physically and mentally, he does not aim to improve society as a whole. Plato's phylosophy only focuses on the warriors and elimates any chance of improving society outside of the warriors. Plato also emphasises obediance as a valuable virtue to be learned by the warriors. However, as Aristotle points out, obediance without understanding is merely a submission to a higher authority and is considered a disgrace in education.
Kesha Marie Cabanilla, Rebekah Strohmeyer, Travis Ambrogini, and Veronica Cook
Plato would argue that knowledge consists of more than just simple truth. One must look beyond the apparent truth to discover the true meaning. Education must be focused on allowing students to find knowledge on their own through questioning and reasoning. If students are trained in more abstract subjects such as music and drawing they will gain a deeper appreciation of the intricacies of society. This way they will be more likely to succeed when they finish their education and venture on their lifelong journey of aquiring knowledge.
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