The crafting of stories is highly critical because they directly affect educating the guardians’ souls. If children are only told of stories that comprise of goodness and are never exposed to stories that include inappropriate content, they will develop love towards what they know and hatred to what they do not know. As Socrates states, “…. the man properly reared on rhythm and harmony would have the sharpest sense for what’s been left out and what isn’t a fine product of craft or what isn’t a fine product of nature…he would praise the fine things; and, taking pleasure in them and receiving them into his soul, he would be reared on them and become a gentleman.” (The Republic of Plato, 401e). From this it is clear that as children are educated, it is vital that what they are exposed to at a young age is supervised so that they only learn what is good in order to enhance their learning and knowledge to promote goodness within their lives.
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Socrates states, “Youths must be trained in gymnastics…they must then receive a precise training from childhood throughout life…a good soul by its own virtue makes the body as good as it can be.” (The Republic of Plato , 403d-e). From this it is evident that children must be active while they are developing in order to maintain a healthy intellect. It is important to recognize that in our modern society, children must be active when they are young in order to sufficiently reach optimal development. Not only should technology be monitored, but also children should be engaging in activities that promote physical activity and focus less on being sedentary. This, however, requires proper guidance as Socrates suggests, and as adults, we must accept that we are the primary influence in promoting children to live a healthy balanced lifestyle in a modern technology driven
Socrates states, “Youths must be trained in gymnastics…they must then receive a precise training from childhood throughout life…a good soul by its own virtue makes the body as good as it can be.” (The Republic of Plato , 403d-e). From this it is evident that children must be active while they are developing in order to maintain a healthy intellect. It is important to recognize that in our modern society, children must be active when they are young in order to sufficiently reach optimal development. Not only should technology be monitored, but also children should be engaging in activities that promote physical activity and focus less on being sedentary. This, however, requires proper guidance as Socrates suggests, and as adults, we must accept that we are the primary influence in promoting children to live a healthy balanced lifestyle in a modern technology driven