On the Cultivation of Speakers was written by quintilian. Quintilian was a famous lawyer, educator and the first rhetoric professor appointed by the royal family in ancient Rome. He was also the most accomplished educator in Rome in the/kloc-0 century. He is a pioneer in greatly developing and perfecting educational methods and ideas in the history of education. He advocates that the education of children should be encouraging and can stimulate their interest.
The Principle of Eloquence (also translated as On the Cultivation of Speakers) is the first western book devoted to educational theory, which is not only a summary of his own educational and teaching experience for about 20 years, but also a collection of educational experiences in ancient Greece and Rome. Quintilian pointed out that the purpose of education is to cultivate kind and eloquent people. Put the cultivation of good moral character at the top of the educational task. The main task of an orator is to preach justice and virtue and guide people to avoid evil from good.
Quintilian's teaching theory.
1, the bud of the idea of class teaching system. Quintilian believes that most teaching can be conveyed to all students with the same voice, and children can be divided into classes and assigned to speak in turn according to each person's ability. These views can be called the bud of the idea of class teaching system.
Professional education should be based on extensive common sense. Quintilian believes that a qualified speaker must have extensive and profound basic knowledge. An orator should study grammar, rhetoric, music, geometry, astronomy, philosophy and other courses, and fully discuss the role and significance of each subject in cultivating various qualities, abilities and skills of an orator.
3. Heuristic, inductive and question-and-answer teaching methods. Quintilian pointed out that teachers should be good at answering students' questions and asking questions to students who don't answer. He believes that asking questions can test students' discriminating ability, prevent students from being careless, guide students to find problems and give full play to their intelligence.