“Spartan policy was always mainly governed by the necessity of taking precautions against the helots.” (Thucydides; History of the Peloponnesian War). Since birth‚ Spartan men and women were inculcated with a mentality developed from the necessity to comply with a militaristic way of life. This society indeed grew out of a symbiotic tension with the vast population of Spartan helots. Men were taught‚ through the agoge (education system) harsh training and self reliance that would later be necessary
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speaks of a mighty nation‚ one of the first names that comes to mind is the Grecian city-state of Sparta. The great Spartan state prospered for many centuries using their cutting-edge‚ albeit small‚ militia‚ and created one of the fiercest and most feared empires on the Grecian sub-continent; but‚ did the Spartan education system’s strengths necessarily outweigh its weaknesses? The Educations’ strengths definitely outweighed its weaknesses‚ because of their obedience and coordination between their peers
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Every male Spartan had to pass through the Spartan education system - the agoge. This began at the age of seven and was completed at by the age of thirty when the Spartan would become a full Spartiate and receive the right to vote. The fact that a Spartan spent so much of his life in the agoge meant that there was a long time for the state imposed system to force him to have the same views. Plutarch tells us that the particularly intelligent young men in the agoge were chosen to be part of the
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Sparta‚ you would’ve be very uneducated but strong. Sparta believed that men didn’t need to be educated. They thought that the only thing that mattered was strength. The strengths of Spartan education outweighed the weaknesses because they were obedient‚ they were courageous‚ and they defended Sparta. To start‚ spartans were taught to be obedient. At a young age‚ they were taught to respect and obey their fathers. They also had to obey and respect any older man too‚ like their trainers. All of this
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of sparta a heroic king‚ the Author is Helena P. it’s about how king Leonidas led the 300 Spartans to war and how they train their sons to be strong and become a Spartan. From the moment of a Spartan girl or a boy came into the world‚ the military and the city state were the center of every Spartan citizen’s life. Both male and female babies were determined by city state if they were strong enough to be Spartan citizens. If the infants were too week or sick‚ they were abandoned in the country side
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un-yielding in dedication‚ unmatched in combat‚ and constantly wiling to die for Sparta. This ideal warrior was created almost forcefully through the "physical‚ social and moral education" system‚ the agoge. Spartan education began soon after birth‚ where babies were inspected by Ephors and cast onto the slopes of Mt Taygetus if the Spartan health standards were not met. Boys were raised by their mothers until the age of seven‚ at which point they entered the agoge. Within the barracks they immediately joined
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Lessons from the classroom Christian Living (What my studies in CL103 did to me?) Even in college‚ I have observed that I still need to study some of the basics or minor subjects like English‚ Filipino and Mathematics. I am taking up Bachelor of Science in Accountancy at the College of the Immaculate Conception and I feel awkward because of the CL or Christian Living subjects I still need to take up. I appreciate that I enrolled in a Catholic school‚ but I didn’t expect it will be taught in
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When babies were born in Sparta‚ Spartan soldiers would come by the house to examine them. If the baby did not look healthy‚ it was taken away and left to die or trained as a slave. If the baby was healthy‚ it was assigned membership in a brotherhood or sisterhood. The boys in Sparta were sent to military camps of their brotherhood when they turned 7. They learned how to read and write until they were about 14. The Spartan government wanted to make the boys tough. To do this they were given little
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Test 2 Question 1. Presentations are offered to children so that they can perform activities. How do you differentiate between activities and presentations? Presentations are: 1. Introducing the educational materials to the child‚ so that the child can perform and work with them in a purposeful manner while‚ It is said that the Activity of the child will become purposeful only when or if the materials used is for the purpose it has been created. 2. Presentations in Montessori
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Tyler Hyde AP World History Mr. Russom Hr. 1 The Spartans and Athenians had some similarities but also some vast differences. Athens was constantly changed because of their die hard democracy‚ while Spartan had a Cultural tradition like no other. The Athenians strived on trade while the Spartans fought. Both were similar on their religion. The Greek city states have been in quarrels for years but had to emerge at some point to save their lands. Cyrus the Great is arguably the greatest ruler
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