Talk:Foundations and Assessment of Education/Edition 1/Foundations Table of Contents/Chapter 2/2.4.1

I really enjoyed this article. I had never read much about Socrates or Plato so I found this to be very interesting. We today still use the socratic method. I love to teach children something and then hit the brakes and make them think outside the box so to speak. I think this method makes them better students and us better educators. I also liked the example about Noah's ark. I found it amusing and refreshing. Every method is useful because no one student learns like the next. We should always be looking and trying different ways to push the envelope on education. Hcomb003 (talk) 02:37, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

It is remarkable how the Greeks who live hundreds of years ago are still influential for academic subjects today such as philosophy and education. Plato's _Republic_ provided an interesting overview for how the education of a ruler should take place. Plato's method depicts a developing model of education as more and more aspects of education are added as the young ruler grows older in age. Other ancient Greek philosophers such as Socrates and Aristotle made contributions to the understanding of education in Western civilization. Socrates made a contribution to education by means of the "Socratic method," a method using the art of asking questions to guide those involved in their thinking and learning. Aristotle, like Plato, had a wide range of interests. His work included the study of biology, art, ethics, politics, and other subjects. Aristotle was important for the history of philosophy of education through his teachings on character and character formation. Some of this type of philosophy is still used in our schools today. Mbrowder (talk) 13:02, 14 August 2009 (UTC)