2014/07/01 by Mihai Androne · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Religious Education and Schools #American Constitutional Law and Politics
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.05.255
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John Locke's views on education are based on his empirical theory of human knowledge in his famous work “An Essay Concerning Human Understanding”. When born, the mind of the child is like a blank slate — “tabula rasa”, to be filled later with the data derived from sensory experience. It logically ensues that education plays a crucial role in the moral development and social integration of any human being. Education means shaping according to each individual's temperament and skills, exercised without brutality, but in a rigorous and pragmatic manner.