For the whole chapter:
The History of Education and Childhood
This site from Nijmegen University in the Netherlands can help you learn more about nearly every topic in this chapter. It provides biographies of leading educators and discussions of their ideas, the history of education in many different countries, and a wealth of other material on the history of education.
Gallery of Educational Theorists
The creator of this site, Edward G. Rozycki, has included the answers of many theorists to a standard set of questions: What is worth knowing? What is knowledge? What is the human being? What is learning? How is knowledge to be transmitted? What is society? Who is to have the opportunity? What is consensus?
Internet Ancient History Sourcebook
Created by Paul Halsall, a professor at Fordham University, this site offers a huge collection of English translations of ancient writings from a variety of time periods, on a variety of topics, including education.
Education in Ancient Chinese Civilization
Confucius and Socrates
This paper by Sanderson Beck provides an interesting comparison of the teaching methods and philosophies of Confucius and Socrates.
Education in Ancient Greek and Roman Civilizations
The Ideal Education
This is an English translation of a brief writing by the ancient Roman educator Quintilian, from about 90 A.D.
Perseus Digital Library
This is an excellent site for exploring materials related to ancient Greece and Rome. The library also includes images and texts from Renaissance England, including many works by Shakespeare and Marlow.
The Republic
Read an English translation of Plato's famous book, presented online by Columbia University's Institute for Learning Technology
Medieval Culture and Education
Medieval Colleges
This site tells you all about the origins, curricula, and building of famous medieval colleges.
Renaissance Classical Humanism
Erasmus
This site includes a brief biography and descriptions of the philosophy and works of Erasmus.
The Religious Reformation and Education
Spindleworkshttp://spindleworks.com/library/rfaber/melanchton_edu.htmhttp://spindleworks.com/library/rfaber/luther_edu.htm
These two articles from the Reformed Christian journal Spindleworks summarize the educational contributions of Phillipp Melanchthon and Martin Luther, two educational pioneers mentioned in your textbook.
