Current location - Education and Training Encyclopedia - Educational Knowledge - What is an educational masterpiece?
What is an educational masterpiece?
Educational masterpieces refer to important works with profound educational thoughts and values and extensive influence and value in the field of education. They cover all levels and fields of education, including teaching methods, educational theory, educational psychology, educational philosophy and so on.

The following are some widely recognized educational masterpieces:

1, The Analects of Confucius: one of the ancient Confucian classics in China, which contains the words and deeds of Confucius and his disciples and emphasizes the importance of etiquette, morality and education.

2. The Essence of Education: John B. Duarte's masterpiece, which discusses the educational concept based on experience and puts forward a pragmatic educational viewpoint.

3. Education of love: The works of Cavaquinha (Edgar Mouette) discuss the relationship between love and education, and emphasize the role of parents and teachers in raising children.

4. The art of education: Elliot W. Eisner's works advocate the combination of art and education, and think that art can promote the all-round development of education.

5. Peterson: Antoine de Saint-Exupé ry's works illustrate important themes such as growth, education and responsibility through the story of a little prince.

A historical overview of educational masterpieces

Ancient times: China's classic works "The Analects of Confucius" and "The University" recorded the Confucian educational thoughts, emphasizing people's cultivation and moral education. The educational idea put forward by Plato, an ancient Greek philosopher, in The Republic emphasizes the cultivation of all-round citizens and discusses the relationship between justice and education.

From the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment: The famous educational works in the Middle Ages include Thomas Aquinas' The Complete Book of Theology and Aristotle's works, which had a far-reaching impact on Christian education and philosophy education. Renaissance humanists, such as Bacon and Montaigne, paid attention to the individual development and practicality of education in their works New Tools and Essays.

Modern:/kloc-The Enlightenment in the 0/8th century had a wide influence on education, such as Rousseau's On the Origin and Foundation of Human Inequality and Kant's Outline of Education History. Since the 20th century, many important works have emerged in the field of education, such as Dewey's The Essence of Education, Freud's Three Personality Types in Early Childhood and paulo freire's The New Profession of Education.