One of the educational beliefs in
idealism is that education leads an individual towards the highest moral
conduct and deepest spiritual insight.
Another belief is human life aspires development of personality through
moral, ethical and cultural awareness and self-realization which builds up the
character of the person.
The aim of education according to Plato’s idealism is the
evolution of mind restraint of spirit, self-realization of higher values of
life. In order to achieve this aim, curriculum
content under idealism needs to be selected and organized in such a way that
develops values to attain the highest good. This highest good can be attained from
three types of activities; intellectual activities like language, literature,
science, mathematics, history, and geography, aesthetic activities such as art
and poetry, and moral activities involving religion, ethics, and metaphysics.
Method of teaching and learning preferred are Socratic Method
that is dialectics which leads to probing again and again. On the other hand, the Deductive-inductive method and Analytic methods are also suggested. The principle of applying these methods is instruction-activity
and experience.
The role of the teacher is advisor, director, and controller of
the conduct of the learners. The teacher is considered to be completely
knowledgeable than the student so he should develop the students’ personality
by his advice, direction, and control. The learner is responsible to obey the
teacher for his self-discipline. the learner is passive than the teacher.
True knowledge is that which helps
in intellectual development and self-realization. Reality is all about the
ideas which play important role in spiritual development. Goodness is cultural
awareness to receive values and moral development as well as art and poetry.
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