Comparison Chart

                                                                                                                               

Research – Reaction – Reflection Paper.

A.      Select any three persons from three different time periods. Create a comparison chart considering the following:

	Person 1	Person 2	Person 3
Name	Plato	St. Thomas Aquinas	Martin Luther
Time / Place	Western Education in Greece	The Middle Ages / Rome	The Reformation
Characteristics of the Time / Period	The Age of Pericles	The Revival of Learning	This period helped education take positive strides
Cultural beliefs about education	The highest goal of education, Plato believed, is the knowledge of Good; to nurture a man to a better human being it is not merely an awareness of particular benefits and pleasures	Truth was passed from God to Humans by divine revelation, but God also has endowed humans with the reasoning ability to seek out truth.	The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.
Who received an education?	Plato want every boy and girl educated to it limit. Believed both boys and and girls should be educated and girl should be equal	Male children upper class ages 7 - 20	All elementary children Boys and Girls Ages 7 – 12
What were the prevailing attitudes towards children?	Being a responsible educator	Develop religious commitment	Education should be available all children
What was the person’s contribution to the field of education?	*To explore new dimension in education  *To develop leader among the future rulers. * To develop hard and competent workers. * To produce leaders with military skill among the warriors. * To produce future Civil Servants of the state.	Structure & organization of the university Establish social order	Commitment to universal education
How was the person a reflection of his or her times?	”No man should bring children into the world, who is unwilling to persevere to the end in their nature and education.”	“There are things that Faith understand but Reason cannot”	“every individual is responsible for his or her salvation, a salvation that came through faith, not work, and that could be obtained by reading and studying the scriptures”
How did the person change education for future generations?	Education For All (EFA)	*Institutionalization of knowledge *St. Thomas Aquinas’ contribution to education is basically the provision of a basis for Catholic Philosophy of Education	General Literacy