Eps 300 School And Society
EPS 300- School and Society Cam Scribner cscribner@wisc.edu
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218 Education Building
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Agenda * Introductions * Goals of the Course * Review Syllabus * Break * Choose a class to lead * Introduction to Plato
Every Friday by 5PM Response Paper (be thoughtful) 2 pages double-spaced -You can also respond to any posts
Third Friday in class
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8-page paper
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Studies show that getting students to talk in the first five minutes of class gets them effectively …show more content…
* Try not to believe there is an individual truth for everyone, but rather that there is a universal truth * Most people cannot really apprehend the truth
Poet William Blake, “Mind forged manacles”
* Plato’s Opening Question: What does the ideal city look like? * Bar 595: Could we end _______ in society?
Schools are crucial for Plato in creating a perfect society * 1. * 2. * 3. * -------------------------------------------------
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What does Plato think education is for? b. How would the structure schools to accomplish these goals? c. How does his view of human nature influence his conception of education? d. To what degree do/would schools today adhere to Plato’s ideals?
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He argues that a person is capable of good and bad, some more than others in either area People are not born purely good or bad If one protects children well enough, there is a way to block them from injustice Philosophers, those who know good from bad, and can discern justice, are charged with the capacity to educate the children If you assume the philosopher does have that capacity, even if they’ve experienced injustice, then things would fall into place and the education of children in this manner should be feasible
****Can we agree that society should be ruled by men/women who are rational, moral, and don’t stand to attain personal gain Assuming Plato symbolizes these ideals (which he argues he does), he ascertains that he should be a ruler (which he
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218 Education Building
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Agenda * Introductions * Goals of the Course * Review Syllabus * Break * Choose a class to lead * Introduction to Plato
Every Friday by 5PM Response Paper (be thoughtful) 2 pages double-spaced -You can also respond to any posts
Third Friday in class
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8-page paper
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Studies show that getting students to talk in the first five minutes of class gets them effectively …show more content…
* Try not to believe there is an individual truth for everyone, but rather that there is a universal truth * Most people cannot really apprehend the truth
Poet William Blake, “Mind forged manacles”
* Plato’s Opening Question: What does the ideal city look like? * Bar 595: Could we end _______ in society?
Schools are crucial for Plato in creating a perfect society * 1. * 2. * 3. * -------------------------------------------------
__. …show more content…
What does Plato think education is for? b. How would the structure schools to accomplish these goals? c. How does his view of human nature influence his conception of education? d. To what degree do/would schools today adhere to Plato’s ideals?
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He argues that a person is capable of good and bad, some more than others in either area People are not born purely good or bad If one protects children well enough, there is a way to block them from injustice Philosophers, those who know good from bad, and can discern justice, are charged with the capacity to educate the children If you assume the philosopher does have that capacity, even if they’ve experienced injustice, then things would fall into place and the education of children in this manner should be feasible
****Can we agree that society should be ruled by men/women who are rational, moral, and don’t stand to attain personal gain Assuming Plato symbolizes these ideals (which he argues he does), he ascertains that he should be a ruler (which he