John Locke

John Locke wtore two essays on hyman development, Essay Concerning Human Understanding and Some Thoughts Concerning Education. In Essay Cooncerning Human Understanding John Locke explains how humans grasp material lthat is brought before them. He says that when a person is born their mind is blank, and the mind gains knowledge from contact with the world. In his view external material things are objects of sensation, and the operations of our own minds within are …

…to teach children to read is to arouse the desire to learn in them. He says that you should not guide the pupil to much because he will learn only to follow directions. The pupil needs to be as selfreliant as possible, and reason about things that concern him. Rousseau belived this type of education works the best because the student learns quiker when he is not aware that there is a lesson to learn.