Some Thoughts Concerning Education
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| - | [[Locke]] does not dedicate much space in ''[[Some Thoughts Concerning Education]]'' to outlining a specific [[curriculum]]; he is more concerned with convincing his readers that education is about instilling virtue and what Western educators would now call critical-thinking skills. | + | In his ''[[An Essay Concerning Human Understanding|Essay Concerning Human Understanding]]'' (1690), Locke outlined a new [[philosophy of mind|theory of mind]], contending that the child's mind was a ''[[tabula rasa]]'' or "blank slate"; that is, it did not contain any [[innate idea]]s. ''Some Thoughts Concerning Education'' explains how to educate that mind using three distinct methods: the development of a healthy body; the formation of a virtuous character; and the choice of an appropriate academic curriculum. |
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| + | Locke wrote the letters that would eventually become ''Some Thoughts'' for an aristocratic friend, but his advice had a broader appeal since his educational principles allowed women and the lower classes to aspire to the same kind of character as the aristocrats for whom Locke originally intended the work. | ||
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In his Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1690), Locke outlined a new theory of mind, contending that the child's mind was a tabula rasa or "blank slate"; that is, it did not contain any innate ideas. Some Thoughts Concerning Education explains how to educate that mind using three distinct methods: the development of a healthy body; the formation of a virtuous character; and the choice of an appropriate academic curriculum.
Locke wrote the letters that would eventually become Some Thoughts for an aristocratic friend, but his advice had a broader appeal since his educational principles allowed women and the lower classes to aspire to the same kind of character as the aristocrats for whom Locke originally intended the work.
