He advocates that education should be managed by the state. He believes that all citizens, whether men or women, whether rulers or ruled (except slaves), should receive compulsory education from primary school. He advocated early education and was the first person to put forward prenatal education.

Plato thinks that education and training are important things that politicians should pay attention to. In an ideal country, children are raised and educated by the government. The baby was sent to the national sanatorium as soon as it was born. Education for boys and girls with civil rights begins with music and storytelling, and unhealthy things are forbidden. /kloc-at the age of 0/0, all boys and girls were sent to the countryside for education. Besides reading, they also studied arithmetic and geometry.

The first screening was conducted at the age of 20, and the selected young people should be able to synthesize the courses they have studied to see if they have the talent of dialectics. At the age of 30, the people who were selected for the first time were screened again, and the screened people spent five years studying dialectics. At the age of 35, I will put it into practical work to exercise. At the age of 50, he accepted the final test, engaged in managing state affairs, and continued to study philosophy. Therefore, education for people aged 7-50 is the bud of lifelong education.

Teaching viewpoint

Each subject has its own unique function, and all learning will contribute to the development of personality. /kloc-before the age of 0/7, the extensive and comprehensive subject content is to cultivate the general literacy of citizens, and for future philosophers, the above subjects are essential knowledge preparation for learning dialectics. Grammar and rhetoric are the basis of learning philosophy.

Arithmetic is to train people's analytical ability and thinking ability: learning geometry and astronomy is very important for sailing, marching, observing the climate and exploring the universe; Learning music is to cultivate soldiers' courage and noble moral sentiments. At the same time, he also attaches great importance to the selection and purification of various teaching materials, such as language, stories, myths, epics and so on. So as to meet the moral requirements and promote children's mental development.

As far as teaching methods are concerned, Plato followed Socrates' question and answer method, and regarded the process of recalling existing knowledge as a process of teaching and inspiration. He opposed to instilling knowledge by force, and advocated asking questions in the form of questions and answers, exposing contradictions, then analyzing, summarizing, synthesizing and judging, and finally drawing a conclusion.