Athens Greece
427-347 BC
June 17, 2003
Plato was a famous Greek philosopher who developed the modern ideas of western education. He did this when he established the school of philosophy, better known as the Academy in 387 BC, a few years after the execution of his teacher Socrates in 399 BC.
After Socrates died, Plato journeyed to other countries to study other educational systems. Doing so lead Plato to a famous geometry teacher named Euclid. A few years later he returned to Athens.
Meanwhile in Athens, Sophist teachers raised conflicting issues over Plato's modern educational reforms. In turn Plato raised very important issues about old methods of education.
In conclusion, what helped Plato win these arguments was that Athenian society was ready for a new school of education.