EDEC 260 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Bsc Young Boys, Teaching Philosophy, Helots

• School: McGill University
• Department: Curriculum and Instruction
• Course: EDEC 260
• Professor: Ronald Morris

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Introducing plato: the historical and wider theoretical context. To de(cid:448)elop a (cid:272)lea(cid:396) u(cid:374)de(cid:396)sta(cid:374)di(cid:374)g of (cid:271)oth plato"s histo(cid:396)i(cid:272)al a(cid:374)d theo(cid:396)eti(cid:272)al (cid:272)o(cid:374)te(cid:454)t as (cid:449)ell as a(cid:374) overview of his main contributions to the philosophy of education. We (cid:449)ill tou(cid:272)h upo(cid:374) plato"s: philosophical considerations/ aims of education/ schooling and curriculum/ teachers and teaching. This will prepare us for part b where we will focus more specifically on the republic and its implications for education. You (cid:449)ill (cid:271)e(cid:272)o(cid:373)e fa(cid:373)ilia(cid:396) (cid:449)ith the histo(cid:396)i(cid:272)al (cid:272)o(cid:374)te(cid:454)t i(cid:374) (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h plato"s life a(cid:374)d (cid:449)(cid:396)iti(cid:374)gs (cid:449)e(cid:396)e e(cid:373)(cid:271)edded. You will acquire a functional knowledge of the wider theoretical background to the development of. Plato"s ke(cid:455) ideas a(cid:374)d (cid:272)o(cid:374)t(cid:396)i(cid:271)utions to understandings of his philosophy of education. He is aiming towards trying to encourage i(cid:374)di(cid:448)idual"s full pote(cid:374)tial, their growth and development) Sparta and athens: socio-political context and education. (sparta; dictatorship and athens; democracy. They are nemesis with two different political systems).