Re:Maria Montessori
by jk4930 on Friday August 31, 2012 @10:13AM
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The reasons are clearly stated. Mental clarity is not one of them. Not even as a by-product.
Athenian: "Physical training was seen as necessary for improving one’s appearance, preparation for war, and good health at an old age."
Spartan: "The pursuit of intellectual knowledge was seen as trivial, and thus academic learning, such as reading and writing, was kept to a minimum. A Spartan boy’s life was devoted almost entirely to his school, and that school had but one purpose: to produce an almost indestructible Spartan phalanx."
Athenian: "Physical training was seen as necessary for improving one’s appearance, preparation for war, and good health at an old age."
Spartan: "The pursuit of intellectual knowledge was seen as trivial, and thus academic learning, such as reading and writing, was kept to a minimum. A Spartan boy’s life was devoted almost entirely to his school, and that school had but one purpose: to produce an almost indestructible Spartan phalanx."