1.  Rousseau argued that developing a child's imagination is harmful and that children should not be introduced to books until they are nearing adolescence.  What was his argument?  Do you agree or disagree?  Why?

2.  What is the individual-collectivity problem?  What does it have to do with learning and teaching?  Do you think Rousseau's approach to this problem would resolve it?  Why?

3.  Emile's tutor clearly manipulates the environment to ensure that Emile responds properly or learns the desired principle.  Does this manipulation result in learning?  Why or why not?  Is there anything morally wrong with such manipulation?

4.  Compare and contrast the role of the tutor and student as explained by Rousseau and Socrates' vision of a "teacher" and student.

5.  Compare and contrast Rousseau's vision of the ideally educated individual and Socrates' vision.

6.  How, for Rousseau, would an ideally educated woman be different from an ideally educated man?  Do you agree or disagree with his vision?  Why?

7.  What is the ultimate purpose of the education that Emile is to recieve?  Support your thesis and argument with text references.