Philosopher. Born Somerset. Wrote 'An Essay Concerning Human Understanding' and 'Two Treatises of Government'. 1693 wrote 'Some Thoughts Concerning Education' saying "I think I may say that of all the men we meet with, nine parts of ten are what they are, good or evil, useful or not, by their education."
Died at home at Oates, High Laver, Essex.
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John Locke
Apart from the fact that he won a Pulitzer for "Education of Henry Adams," 1919, all that the web can supply for him is quotations. You might have better luck. We published this plaque in 2009 and...
Boarding School. First mentioned in 1813, but probably built some years before that. Its most famous pupil was Edgar Allan Poe, who was educated there from 1817 to 1820.
Socialist propogandist and educationalist. Born at Throgg's Neck, Westchester county, New York. Both her parents were from Scotland, and the family returned there when her father died. She attended...
Trained as a minister but worked as a tutor. Â Elected Fellow of the Royal Society through his friendship with Isaac Newton. Unmarried. Died in Coleman Street. Buried in Bunhill burial ground.
Studied at Queen Mary University and in 1997 became the first Muslim headteacher of a state school, Plashet School for Girls in East Ham.
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