Elizabethan Era Education

Education and schools were important in the Elizabethan Era. It was generally for boys in the upper and middle classes. However, girls in the upper classes were also given an education. The education and schools of the Elizabethan Era was based on the types of education children learned, where they would be taught, and religion.

First of all, the different types of education depended on their age. The first thing that they learned by the age of 5 during the Elizabethan Era was respecting their parents, table manners, and saying their prayers in the morning. “Children was taught how to read and write in English” (Stock 185). They also received instruction about being a Christian and behaviors by the age of 7. After that by the age of 14,”school education was dominated by grammar and the style of speaking” (Peltonen 160), they learned the parts of speech, rules of grammar, and sentence construction. “They also were taught to read and write in Latin” (Stock 186). Finally, the boys could learn whatever they wanted in a University, such as law, the arts, theology, and medicine. “Some boys were even able to attend Universities on scholarships” (Stock 186)
By the age of 5, the children would be taught in their house by their parents. Next, by the age of 7, the children would be taught in Petty Schools, also known as Dame Schools. After that by the age of 14, the children would be taught in Grammar Schools. Finally, the girls were not allowed to go into a University, so the boys did. Oxford and Cambridge were the most popular choices for a