Dark Ages: Monastic Schools In The Middle Ages

"In 1330 only about 5% of the population could read or write." (Simkin 1). In the Dark Ages it was not very common for many of the poor people to be able to read or write. However, for the people who did go to school they would go to the elementary song-school, the monastic school and the grammar school. In some of the poorer countries today, some of the same circumstances apply. Monastic schools were a church school for boys. The most frequent topic was religion. Normally, the higher class boys would attend school here, but some places would frequently let poorer boys in (Britannica, 1). Another popular school in the middle ages was grammer school. Most of them taught Latin grammar, and grammar schools were most commonly found
In some of the poorer countries today, some girls are not aloud to go to school; they stay home and learn how to take care of the house. This is close to what happened in the dark ages. The only difference is the girls would go to school to learn about how to take care of the house. Whereas, now they just stay home and do it. When they went to school they would become literate in Latin. Some of the more wealthier families would have private lessons for their daughter in music, painting, and medicine (Trueman,
When they turned eight they were to be able to assist the Lord. If they were able to fulfill their duties helping the kind he would grant them free schooling. However, it was not the schooling we would think of today. When he sent them to school they learned to ride, hunt, sing and dance. At the private chapel they would educate you on religion and basic subjects you would learn in school (Copts, 38-44). The poorer families did not have this opportunity. They did not get the option of going to school when they turned eight. They were told they had to ask permission from the lord. Then, if he gave you the opportunity, you were aloud to go. If they were caught going to school without permission of the lord, their family was fined. The reason behind giving them a punishment was because the Lord didn’t want to many of the peasants to become educated. He feared that if they became educated they would question the way certain things were done (Copts,