The Education in Middle Agges

Early middle ages , high Middle ages , Late middle ages.

PRINCIPLES:

They consider God as the alpha and Omega of all human aspiration.

  The memory was de main pillar, with the intelligence and will, that create the superior potencies of soul.

They state that they couldn’t reach the end of the medieval pedagogy with the fourth pillar: the help of faith.

AIMS

 They were looking for a theocentristic social action inspired by Church.

One of the main goals was reaching the eternal happiness.

WOMEN : women education was focused on making them a good wife and a good mother in the future.

AUTHORS: Thomas Aquinas

Idea of education > Has a great value and in this way that is a common benefit for all.

Conception of teaching > Learning by discovery is possible, but teaching is preferable.