Making Education like Magnet: The Educational Inspirations of Plato's Aesthetics

Plato's aesthetic thoughts enlighten on how to make education more attractive. The magneto metaphor in his dialogues shows a wonderful realm worth pursuing for education. The idea of beauty is the source of magnetism, which leads people to the harmony of body and mind, and stimulates their creativity. The ladder from one thing to many things to the idea of beauty also provides the carrier for achieving beauty, for all things on the ladder of beauty are magnetic and become magnets because they share the idea of beauty, which indicates that educators should build and optimize curriculum according to the ladder of beauty, so that people at different stages of development can experience the harmonious of courses and hearts and climb the ladder to appreciate beauty. To make education attractive like a magnet, educators need to transmit magnetic force like an iron ring, so that more students can join in the construction of educational magnetic field.