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BONUM MANE,

OMNIS!
EDUCATION OF
MEDIEVAL PERIOD
HISTORY
●The fall of Rome in 476 A.D.is
considered as the end of ancient
times and start of medieval
history
●Education was completely religions
●Only wealthy people could study
●Only upper class women could study
but according to a limited course
THREE MAIN TYPES OF SCHOOL

Song Schools
Monastic Schools

Grammar School
Song Schools
Boys were taught sing
religious song and
sometimes reading and
writing
Monastic Schools
Boys were connect
their lives into
religion.
Grammar School
Established in the
territory of church or
cathedral were taught
boys basic subject
Grammar School
Most important subjects
 Latin language
 Grammar
 Rhetoric
 Logic
 Basic Math & Science
 Arthrology & Philosophy
Educational System
Monasticism

Scholasticism

Chivalry
Guild System of
Education
Monasticism
A special form of religious
community life
based on Jesus passage “be
perfect, therefore as your
heavenly Father is perfect”
Matthew 5:48
Greek word “monos” meaning alone
Monasticism
Notable people
St. Patrick
St. Anthony
–founded
founder of
the First
Christian
Monasticism
Monasticism
in Ireland
Father of
between AD
Monasticism
432-461
Monasticism

Monk and Nuns


Monasticism
Aims Spiritual

Moral
Spiritual Knowledge

Virtue
Agencies of Education
MONASTERIES and MONASTIC
SCHOOLS were the only
agencies for education
aside from the Parish and
Cathedral Schools
Contents Studied

The Seven Liberal Art was THE


CURRICULUM
A. The Trivium ( three roads)
Grammar - language and literature
Dialectic-logic or reasoning
Rhetoric-law and composition
Contents Studied
B. The Quadrivium-(four roads)
Geometry- geometry, geography, natural
history
Arithmetic- numbers & the study of the
calendar
Music-plain chant & harmony used in church
Astronomy– the heavenly bodies, chemistry
& physics
Aspects of Social
Organizations
1. The Domestic Homes
- the strictest hermit lived alone,
in huts so placed that their inmates could
not see nor hear one another.
2. The Economics Structure
- by the vows of poverty, monks
promised not to possess anything as his
own or make use of it without the
permission from his superior.
Aspects of Social
Organizations

3. The Political State


- monks lived the same type
of life; they did not constitute a
formal community and commit
themselves to obey their superior.
Type of Education
 Moral and Religious
Training- monks engaged
themselves in religious
contemplation, meditation
ascetism, and religious
and writing
Type of Education
 Literary Education
- copying manuscripts with
other monasteries, collecting
writing original manuscripts
concerning religion historical
events and other matters
Type of Education
 Manual Training
- monks are skilled artisans
in wood, leather and metal and
skilled agriculturist
Methods of Instruction
 Catechetical method- the question
and answer method was generally used
as the tool of teaching
 Dictation-heavily used due to
scarcity of books
 Memorization-the pupils had to
memorize what was dictated to them
Methods of Instruction
 Language- Latin was the
only language for learning
 Discipline- teachers used
the rod to punish erring
pupils
Methods of Instruction
 Meditation &
Contemplation/thoughtful
reflection
- the monks believed that
the deepest spiritual experience
could be gained only through
divine inspiration
Greatest Contributions to Education

1.Preserving and spreading


learning and culture by
Christians Monasteries
2.Opposing Vices and
Corruption
3.Taming Warlike Spirits
4.Giving Dignity on Labor
SCHOLASTICISM
Scholasticism
 was a general designation for
particular methods and tendencies
to rationalize the doctrines of
Christian Church
 The term “scholastic” is derived
from the Latin word”
scholasticus” and the Greek “
scholastikos” (meaning literally
“devoting one’s leisure to
learning”)
What is Scholasticism?
 Aristotle had used logic to try
prove the existence of God.
 The revised beliefs and logical
methods of discussion were
termed Scholasticism
St. Anselm of Canterbury
 Father of Scholasticism
 Most Outstanding Philosopher
 Ontogical Argument in the
existence of God
Aims of Education
 Intellectual Discipline
- By Rational Argument

 Faith by Reason
- By Faith
AGENCIES OF EDUCATION
 Parish School-children
with special talents
 Monastic and Cathedral
Schools- men who became
leaders of the church as
well as the state
AGENCIES OF EDUCATION
 Palace School- established
by Charlemagne for scions of
nobility to train
intelligent leaders
 University- started as an
association of teachers
chartered by the Pope of Holy
Roman Emperor
Methods of Education
1.Argumentative Method
a. Starting a Proposition, Thesis
or Questions
b. Setting dorm objectives to
proposition
c. Proving one side, and
d. Answering or disputing
objections in order
Methods of Education
2. Lecture, Repetition,
Disputation, and Examination
Methods- were also conducted
according to recognized
principles and formalities. In
disputation, students were
opposed against one another
Methods of Education
3. Aristotelian Logic
Three Elements of Syllogism
1. A major premise or larger
class (term)
2. A minor premise, or smaller
or middle term
3. A conclusion or specific
case
Law of Syllogism
Major Premises: All women are
sensitive(all inclusive)
Minor Premises: Evita is a
women(Predicate is subject of
the major premises)
Conclusion: Therefore, Evita
is sensitive.(Subject is the
subject of the minor premise and
the predicate is the
predicate of the major premise)
Law of Syllogism
Major Premises: All women are
sensitive(all inclusive)
Minor Premises: Evita is a
women(Predicate is subject of
the major premises)
Conclusion: Therefore, Evita
is sensitive.(Subject is the
subject of the minor premise and
the predicate is the
predicate of the major premise)
Methods of Education
4. Problem Method
- aimed at formulating a
conclusion in some topics
after many possible answer
were evaluated
Greatest Contributions
to Education
Organization of
University
Emphasis on the
Intellectual Training
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