-Plato- wrote the "Republic"
-Aristotle- Father of Modern Sciences
-Cicero- Wrote the "Oratore"
-Quintillian- Wrote "Institution Oratoria" he was a famous grammaticus
-Anselm- father of scholasticism
-Abelard- spearheaded Conceptualism
-St. Thomas Aquinas- wrote"Summa Theologiae"
-Erasmus- suggested that education be in accordance with the needs of society, he was a humanist who advocated the importance of studying the character of the child.
-Ascham- wrote the "Schoolmaster" condemning brutal punishment in English schools during his time.
-John Amos Comenius-father of modern education, he wrote the first picture book "Orbis Sensualium Pictus"
-Francis Bacon- wrote the "The New Atlantis"
-Mulcaster- said that "Education should be in accordance with nature"
-John Locke- "tabula rasa" (blank sheet)
-John Jacques Rosseau- wrote "Emile" (Education should be in accordance of the nature of the child)
-Pestallozzi- defined education as natural, symmetrical and harmonious development of the faculties of the child.
-Herbart- conceived education as aimed towards the development of morality and virtue. He is famous for the Herbatian Method in psychology.
-Froebel- father of kindergarten
-John Dewey- "Education is not a preparation of life, it is life"
-St. John Baptiste de la Salle- patron saint of teachers
-Maria Montessori- advocated the child-centered education and prepared environment
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