This study adopted documentary review method to examine how Plato’s philosophy of education is applicable to teaching methodology in Tanzania secondary schools. A total of 89 published articles, books, and reports from electronic databases, conference proceedings, and selected electronic journals were reviewed. The study discovered After seeing Plato's contribution to the philosophy of education in Tanzania, it was discovered that for him (Plato), education is not what some people call - putting knowledge into souls that lack it, similar to putting sight into a blind eye. The review revealed that knowledge, like vision, necessitates the presence of an organ capable of receiving it. As a result, according to Plato, education is a matter of conversion, a complete shift from the world of appearances to the world of reality. It is a spiritual conversion.' According to Plato, the power of sight is not imparted to the soul's eye, which already possesses it, but rather to ensure that, rather than looking in the wrong direction, it is turned in the right direction. Furthermore, Plato's philosophy of education aims to prepare students for their future lives. Plato believed that without education, an individual would make no more progress than a patient who believed he could cure himself with his loving remedy without giving up his luxurious way of life. The review goes on to say that education should be divided into sections based on the ages of children and adults. This implies that educators in Tanzania should teach what children can understand at various ages. In addition, when it comes to the use of curriculum in formal education, each section or division must have a curriculum and syllabus comprised of subjects appropriate to the age and situation of the society