Difference in Sparta's and Athens' Boys' Education
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Difference in Sparta’s and Athens’ Boys’ Education
In Athens, the essence of education was to develop citizens with education in arts and also to prepare the citizens for war as well as peace. * Until the age of six or thereabout, boys were basically taught by either a male slave or their mother. * Between the ages of six and fourteen, boys had to go to nearby Primary Schools or private academies. * Reading materials were very rare and for that reason very expensive, so the material had to be read out loudly. * The boys were expected to memorize all they were taught since there was very little opportunity to revise from using the rare books. * Writing tablets and ruler were used to aid the learning process of the boys. * At Primary School level, boys had to learn two key things: playing of the lyre, and how to acquaint oneself with the words of a renowned Greek poet by the name Homer. * The boys’ teachers were always men and could determine what additional subjects they would teach the boys. They could teach the boys drama, maths, writing, and flute playing. * This meant that the boys had to take four more years in a higher school. At 18 they could enrol for military service and graduate at 20. | * The purpose of education was basically to develop a well disciplined and drilled marching army. * Self-denial and simplicity were some of the core values installed in the Spartan boys at school. * They exercised loyalty to the Spartan State and every boy was expected to sport a perfect body. * At the age of six or seven, boys were taken to military school where they lived and trained in barracks or their respective brotherhoods. * Survival skills and other life skills of being a great soldier were some of the skills taught in their training. The courses at school were excruciatingly painful and hard. * Boys were taught how to read
Difference in Sparta’s and Athens’ Boys’ Education
In Athens, the essence of education was to develop citizens with education in arts and also to prepare the citizens for war as well as peace. * Until the age of six or thereabout, boys were basically taught by either a male slave or their mother. * Between the ages of six and fourteen, boys had to go to nearby Primary Schools or private academies. * Reading materials were very rare and for that reason very expensive, so the material had to be read out loudly. * The boys were expected to memorize all they were taught since there was very little opportunity to revise from using the rare books. * Writing tablets and ruler were used to aid the learning process of the boys. * At Primary School level, boys had to learn two key things: playing of the lyre, and how to acquaint oneself with the words of a renowned Greek poet by the name Homer. * The boys’ teachers were always men and could determine what additional subjects they would teach the boys. They could teach the boys drama, maths, writing, and flute playing. * This meant that the boys had to take four more years in a higher school. At 18 they could enrol for military service and graduate at 20. | * The purpose of education was basically to develop a well disciplined and drilled marching army. * Self-denial and simplicity were some of the core values installed in the Spartan boys at school. * They exercised loyalty to the Spartan State and every boy was expected to sport a perfect body. * At the age of six or seven, boys were taken to military school where they lived and trained in barracks or their respective brotherhoods. * Survival skills and other life skills of being a great soldier were some of the skills taught in their training. The courses at school were excruciatingly painful and hard. * Boys were taught how to read