What did Socrates think about education in the history of high school?
Socrates has been engaged in education all his life, thinking that no matter whether he is smart or stupid, if he is determined to achieve commendable achievements, he must study hard and practice hard. Socrates' educational purpose is to cultivate talents for governing the country. He believes that the talents who govern the country must be well educated, and advocates that the talents who govern the country should be trained through education. He devoted his whole life to cultivating talents for governing the country. Regarding the content of education, he advocates that we should first cultivate people's virtue, teach people to learn to be a man and become a virtuous person; Secondly, we should teach people to learn extensive and practical knowledge. He believes that rulers must have extensive knowledge. He said that in all things, those who are respected and praised are the most knowledgeable people, and those who are condemned and despised are the most ignorant people; Finally, he advocated teaching people to exercise. He believes that a healthy body is very important for physical activities and thinking activities, whether in peacetime or in wartime. And a healthy body is not born, only through exercise can people be strong. In terms of teaching methods, Socrates formed his own unique teaching method through long-term teaching practice, which he called "Socrates method" and "midwifery". His mother is a midwife, which is a metaphor for his teaching methods. His mother's midwifery is midwifery, and his teaching principle of midwifery is to deliver babies for ideas and to guide people to produce correct ideas. Socrates' method is always in the form of questions and answers between teachers and students, so it is also called "question and answer method". When Socrates taught students to acquire a certain concept, he did not tell them directly, but first asked the students questions and asked them to answer. If a student answers wrong, he doesn't correct it directly, but asks other questions to guide them to think, so as to draw a correct conclusion step by step. It laid the foundation for heuristic teaching. The question-and-answer teaching method advocated by Socrates has a great influence on later generations, and it is still an important teaching method until today.