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A student's history of education
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The Education of the Greeks 11
Progressive Nature of Greek Education. Spartan Education: Its Aim and Early Stages. Training in Youth and Manhood: Results. Old Athenian Education: Its Aim and Early Training. Training for the Youth. Effect of the Old Athenian Education. Causes and Character of the New Athenian Education. The Sophists and Their Training. Their Extreme Individualism. The Reactionaries and the Mediators. The Method of Socrates. Plato’s System of Education for the Three Classes of Society. The Weakness of Plato’s System. His Influence upon Educational Theory and Practice. Aristotle’s Ideal State and Education. The Permanent Value of His Work. The Post-Aristotelian Schools of Philosophy. The Schools of Rhetoric. The Hellenic Universities. Extension of Hellenic Culture.
The Education of the Romans 32
Roman Education Amalgamated with Greek. Early Education in Rome. The Absorption of Greek Culture. The Ludus. Grammar Schools. Rhetorical Schools. Universities. Subsidization of Education. Decay of Education. Influence of Roman Education.
The Education of the Early Christians 42
The Ideals of Early Christianity. Early Christian Life as an Education. Catechumenal Schools. Amalgamation of Christianity with Græco-Roman Philosophy. Catechetical and Episcopal or Cathedral Schools. Influence of Græco-Roman Culture upon Christianity. Rise of the Monastic Schools.
The Monastic Education 53
The Middle Ages as a Period of Assimilation and Repression. The Evolution and Nature of Monasticism. Benedict’s ‘Rule’ and the Multiplication of Manuscripts. Amalgamation of Roman and Irish Christianity. The Organization of the Monastic Schools. The ‘Seven Liberal Arts’ as the Curriculum. The Methods and Texts. Effect upon Civilization of the Monastic Schools.
Charlemagne’s Revival of Education 60
Condition of Education in the Eighth Century. Higher Education at the Palace School. Educational Improvement in the Monastic, Cathedral, and Parish Schools. Alcuin’s Educational Work at Tours. Rabanus Maurus, Erigena, and Others Concerned in the Revival.
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