For as long as we know, there are countless of thinkers who spent their lives trying to improve and contribute to the educational system. Socrates and John Locke were part of the group as they were both famous educational philosophers and theorists who had similar thoughts. Socrates, from centuries ago, had the idea of learner-based education, but it wasn’t until Locke who essentially brought this to life. (Henson, 2003, p. 5) Since the historical period they lived in were far apart, their attitudes toward education had little similarities. Although Socrates and John Locke have different educational approaches, their contributions worked towards a similar goal to promote the significant impacts of education in their time period which can be
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This period would largely influence his views on Education. He valued teaching children and promoted reasoning in which children should be treated like adults. It was clear that Locke was inspired by the Enlightenment period and the way of thinking at that time. The Enlightenment’s ideas were still moderately new in that period so he was also affected by God and church from an earlier period; therefore, he focused on the reasoning aspect. He also spent time as a university lecturer, medical doctor, and a political philosopher. It must have been his experiences which allow him to view education differently where he concentrated on how moral and virtue would play a role in it. Locke was influenced by both the Enlightenment as well as before the Enlightenment and also his abundant life experience which form him. Socrates and John Locke were both extraordinary in their time period by proposing theories that were extremely uncommon and unaccepted. Their contributions to the field largely influence our educational system today. The Socratic Method and the empirical method are still in place to help students learn in a meaningful manner. Both of them have been affected based on their time period and inspired the world with some of the most important theories today. Their inputs into the educational field aim toward encouraging innovated education which developed into what we have
This period would largely influence his views on Education. He valued teaching children and promoted reasoning in which children should be treated like adults. It was clear that Locke was inspired by the Enlightenment period and the way of thinking at that time. The Enlightenment’s ideas were still moderately new in that period so he was also affected by God and church from an earlier period; therefore, he focused on the reasoning aspect. He also spent time as a university lecturer, medical doctor, and a political philosopher. It must have been his experiences which allow him to view education differently where he concentrated on how moral and virtue would play a role in it. Locke was influenced by both the Enlightenment as well as before the Enlightenment and also his abundant life experience which form him. Socrates and John Locke were both extraordinary in their time period by proposing theories that were extremely uncommon and unaccepted. Their contributions to the field largely influence our educational system today. The Socratic Method and the empirical method are still in place to help students learn in a meaningful manner. Both of them have been affected based on their time period and inspired the world with some of the most important theories today. Their inputs into the educational field aim toward encouraging innovated education which developed into what we have