Plato and Education

For Plato, education was of utmost significance since it lays the groundwork for a successful and stable state. He firmly thought that no legislation was necessary for an educated society, but that in an uninformed culture, nothing would be enough. His recommended style and reformations in ancient Greek are echoed in the categorization of schooling levels and ideal age. His original beliefs are reflected in the system of compulsory education for both male and female students.

The goal of Platonic education, as it was explained in Book VII of the Republic, was to enable students to glimpse the light of their souls. He said that it should be the main goal of education: to help individuals discover their true selves by creating the ideal environment. Therefore, there were no step-by-step instructions to be ingrained in the students' minds through Platonic education. It emphasized the soul's simple recall of all the information it had learned in a previous incarnation.

This memory hypothesis is covered in The Meno. As a result, it became the responsibility of the instructor to assist the pupils in accessing this hidden reservoir of information. He argues that we should seek education zealously throughout our lives and not only until a particular age. Our soul is a flexible being even if it is a changing agency. As a result, they are seen differently during various life phases, including childhood, adolescence, youth, and maturity.