Western Connecticut State University - Pahquioque Yearbook (Danbury, CT)

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EDUCATIONAL It is now generally accepted that the process by which a student is transformed into a teacher must include reference to the meta- physical meaning of human existence as well as sound training in methodology. By the time a student's training as a teacher is completed the' pioneers in educational thought are as familiar to him as old friends. . Plato's educational plans were mainly utopian but nevertheless he contributed valuable ideas to the body of educational thought. He considered the spirit of education more important than educational technique. He stressed the value of being able to see things in their relationship to each other. He believed that education should continue through life, making daily experiences more meaningful. Aristotle, Plato's disciple, further contributed to educational thought. He emphasized intellectual freedom and the spirit of inde- pendent inquiry but he also attached much importance to methodical knowledge. The foundation stones of educational philosophy were laid by Plato, Aristotle, Plutarch, Quintilian, Luther, Erasmus, Montaigne, Bacon, Descartes. The superstructure of education as we know it today has been built upon their foundation by Locke, Rousseau, Pestalozzi, Herbart, Froebel and Dewey. John Locke, although influenced greatly by the social conditions of his time, was an advocate of tolerance, personality development rather than bookishness, and the encouragement of independent judg- ment, initiative and the critical use of reason. Rousseau's ideas are important, not so much for their originality as for their vigor. They stimulated the trend toward educational reform which was later carried forward by Johann Pestalozzi. Pestalozzi at- tacked the artificial methods of education of his time but he is best known as the priphet of equality and individual difference teaching. 70