EDUC 1F95 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: The Educated Mind, Consumerism, Mary Wollstonecraft
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Refer to 4 or more articles that are not on reading list. Properly quote at least one sentence from each article. Quotations must not make up 25% of the total assignment. Useful, practical, or manual skills were not emphasized. The purpose of education is to produce a good person (moral). We must learn to control our animal-like traits through the use of. Similar curriculum to the academy, with the addition of the sciences . Because it does not exist by nature . People started moving out of the dark ages. Advocated a broad education: history, philosophy, religion, literature. Greek and latin literature (what classics mean) Classics were a dominant part of education. Translated the bible from latin to german (first person to do this) Caused the reformation and creation of protestantism. Famous event: nailing up parchment with expectations for the church (one of the first steps of the reformation) A time of vibrant growth, change, and development.
