Western Classical Educational Theories - From Socrates to Montessori

Author: Wang Chuan
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Publish Date: 2000-06-01
Features: The 21st century will be a diverse era. Most educators would say that there are no "educators" at all now, and there won't be in the future. Some would even argue that such figures have never existed. Others consider classic educators to be "looking for a black cat in a dark room when there is no such cat." A cynic divides all educators into two categories: one who fears to think and presents everything in such a mess that students end up knowing nothing, and another who makes simple things increasingly complex until students create something out of nothing. As the world becomes simpler, people have a tendency to avoid metaphysical thinking. The golden key to education lies only in their works, in their educational theories and practices. Although many still cling to prophecy, we have moved from the age of prophecy to the age of action.