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2000 BCE
The Birth of Non-Western Education
Perhaps in Sumer and/or China -
500 BCE
Western Education Beginnings-~500 BCE
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455 BCE
Age of Pericles: 455-431 BCE
-NOT intellectual, more teachings on military and war virtues (
Courage, patriotism, obedience, cunning and strength)
Other major players: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
Schools: Roman Schools
Schools were teaching more intellectual subjects
No women
http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/pericles -
400
The Dark Ages-Catholic Church Rules: 400 AD-1000 AD
Major Players: Charlemagne 724-814
Alcuin 735-804 7 liberal arts, still around today
Thomas Aquinas 1225-1274
Schools: Medieval Universities -
Sep 16, 1350
The Renaissance:Humanism 1300-1500
Major players: Vittorino da Feltre in 1423 in Mantua to provide the children of the ruler of Mantua with a humanist education
Humanism-to create a society of educated people and a model for all of Europe (minus women, of course) -
Sep 16, 1452
Printing Press makes education more available
Johannes Gutenberg is said to have created the modern printing press. But is that true? Check out this cool article! http://www.livescience.com/43639-who-invented-the-printing-press.html -
Sep 16, 1492
Universities Develop
When Columbus sailed in 1492 8 universities existed in Europe!
No women *unless high in society and only then to a minimal amount
http://www.academicapparel.com/caps/College-University-History.html -
Jun 16, 1517
The Reformation Time 1500-1699: Martin Luther begins his reform push
Christianity and Education go hand in hand
Major Players: John Calvin and Martin Luther
Key ideas: Everyone deserves an education, printing press makes education more available -
The Age of Reason: 1700-1989
Key ideas: liberal thinking, reason was supreme, truth could be verified with empirical evidence -
Behold, the Internet!
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The Age of Information: 1990 to Present
Major Players: All of us!
Key Ideas: Education needs to change, everyone deserves an equal opportunity for education (even women!), inquiry based classroom, student centered classroom -
References
https://www.boundless.com/world-history/textbooks/boundless-world-history-i-ancient-civilizations-enlightenment-textbook/the-renaissance-408/humanist-thought-412/education-and-humanism-224-13257/ http://www.lostkingdom.net/medieval-education-in-europe/ http://education14.blogspot.com/2008/11/viii-education-during-renaissance.html http://www.edpsycinteractive.org/papers/infoage.html
