Plato's Republic: The Education of the Gaurdians

The Education of the Guardians
The Republic of Plato is a book consisting of dialogues held by Plato. Glaucon and Adeimantus are participants in Plato’s dialogues. Plato was a Greek philosopher who lived from 427 to 347 B.C. The topic I am going to discuss is the topic of Education. I chose this topic because it is of interest to me since I am going to work in the field of education. I will use chapters 8 and 9 for my discussion.
In order to discuss the education of the guardians, I need to talk about who the guardians are and why they are needed. There are two sections of Guardians. The higher section is the Philosophic Rulers and the lower section is the warriors. The warriors must obey the rulers. I will discuss the guardians as one section since the Rulers are picked after the primary education of the Guardians is completed. The guardians will consist of fit men who have the natural gifts of being the protectors of the commonwealth. Guardians are created when the coun...