Paideia

Paideia refers to an ancient Greek philosophy centered around the upbringing of a child ---more specifically, the gathering and instilling of ideal characteristics into said child that would in turn make them into “an ideal member of society”. The Greeks saw it fit to not only be well put together physically but also spiritually and mentally. They had events in place such as wrestling and gymnastics to build one’s physical. They also delved into concepts such as the study of music, poetry and philosophy

students upend the traditional classroom hierarchy and teach classes about any topic they love, academic or otherwise. This week is known as Paideia after the Greek term signifying “education” – the complete education of mind, body and spirit. What would you teach that would contribute to the Reed community? (200 words minimum, 500 words maximum) If I could give a Paideia class, it would be about making bubbles. Not the ordinary, small bubbles that you can buy in a store but the giant, homemade ones. Making

Rhetoric, Paideia and the Phaedrus ABSTRACT: Some of the notorious interpretive puzzles of the Phaedrus arise from reading it in terms of a static version of mimesis; hence, the concerns about its apparent failure to enact its own norms and the status of its own self-commentaries. However, if the dialogue is read in the light of the more dynamic model of a perfectionist paideia — that is, Plato’s portrayal of Socrates as attempting to woo Phaedrus to philosophy (with only partial success) is

This has been my most varied year at Paideia. I covered topics that I would’ve never expected. In fact rather than being handed project ideas I came up with a lot of my own. I worked From humanism to cosmetic surgery, I’ve really explored the educational field. This has been my best year in math. We started the year covering exponents, which thoroughly enjoyed working with. The concept initially confused me but after some practice and explanation I soaked it up. Another big part of math this year

Paideia and Modern Educational Policy ABSTRACT: The lofty ideals of the classical notion of paideia, and the restatement of those principles in 1982 by Mortimer Adler and the 'paideia group' remain an unfulfilled promise in terms of the actualities of public education in the United States. The notion of an educational system for all students built upon a rigorous curriculum manifesting a framework of values to be acted out in the public and democratic forum continues to have great attraction

exposed along the jigsaw split was bright silver, not the duller shade of the top and bottom faces. My friends and I had no practical intentions, however, we were at the start of a pretty cool project, and one I would like to share as my topic for Paideia. Bismuth, the eighty third element on the periodic table, is a gray, negligibly radioactive metal that is slightly less dense than silver. You’ve probably seen it, sitting idly inside small bins in museum gift shops, or hanging on earrings, necklaces

Paideia as Bildung in Germany in the Age of Enlightenment ABSTRACT: There have been many interpretations of Bildung in the history of German philosophy, from the Medieval mystics to the secularization of the Enlightenment. Wilhelm von Humboldt's work at the end of the 18th century is a good example. He placed the idea of Bildung at the center of his work because it was rooted in a dynamic, transforming idea of the natural and human worlds while also being oriented toward a model of balance and

and Sparta; as a consequence, Greek city-states adjusted to wartime stresses. I want to use one Greek polis, Athens, to show how the Peloponnesian War caused the polis to change, particularly with regards to citizenship and the greater concept of paideia. This period is absolutely important to us today, since the changing Athens provided a milieu in which democracy was tested. In his oration for Athenians killed in the first battles of the Peloponnesian War, Pericles presented a statement about Athenian

During the paideia, different thoughts on who were the men and who were the boys were something that caused me to think about the characters’ maturity statuses differently. While all of the male characters expressed both manly and boyish actions, I found my opinion changing after I heard my classmates’ ideas on how certain actions pointed towards being a man, and how others pointed towards immaturity. Before the paideia, I judged the characters mainly by my general feeling about who they were. However

It turns out that John McCain’s most important service to American democracy was not rendered in a P.O.W. camp in Vietnam. It’s being rendered right now in the U.S. Senate. In the first place, McCain seems to be the only member of Congress who insists on holding hearings and working toward compromise before passing major legislation. This would seem to be the very elemental prerequisite of good government — like a doctor seeking a diagnosis before performing surgery — but McCain appears to be the