Education During Greek and Roman Times PDF

3. Education during the Greek and Roman Times Greek education involved the careful study of mathematics and science, whereas Roman education did not. This is the main distinction between Greek and Roman education. A. Greek education served as the model for Roman education. Both of these progra...

3. Education during the Greek and Roman Times Greek education involved the careful study of mathematics and science, whereas Roman education did not. This is the main distinction between Greek and Roman education. A. Greek education served as the model for Roman education. Both of these programs were designed exclusively to educate males from affluent and privileged households. Greek education is the type of education that was prevalent in Greece at the time and was designed to support the country's political and social climate. Its goal was to create moral citizens. In Greece, there were two types of education: official and informal. Only males from wealthy households had access to formal education. Due to the fact that private schools were not supported by the government, parents had to pay for them and provide a location for them. The boys were educated at home up until the age of six. The boys from affluent homes then began attending formal school at the age of seven. A trio of schoolmasters oversaw these institutions. They included paid tribes (those who handled the physical side of a child's education), grammatistes (those who taught writing and grammar), and kitharistes (music teachers). By the time these boys were 14 or 16, they ended formal schooling. After that, they were allowed to start a trade, engage in higher education, or join the army. Moreover, being elites, they could enter politics and public affairs. However, even at the peak of Greek civilization, the majority of people were uneducated because of the discrimination in providing formal education. he above-stated education method was not conducted in Sparta. (Remark: Greece then was divided into city-states they were about 1000 but the main ones wereAthína(Athens), Spárti(Sparta), Kórinthos(Corinth), Thíva(Thebes), Siracusa(Syracuse), Égina(Aegina), Ródos(Rhodes), Árgos, Erétria, and Elis) Education at Sparta was aimed at war and battle. There, the boys were given a tough military education, which was organized by the state. Here, girls too were trained alongside boys. Ancient Greece was a patriarchal society, and women were expected to handle the household. The girls were not given formal education. They were only trained by their mothers in domestic chores. B. Roman Education: Roman education was based on Greek education with Roman religious beliefs, politics, and cosmology. Here too, only rich boys received formal education. This meant that poor children and girls were excluded from receiving formal education. The poor boys were then taught to do jobs like running farms, acting, or working on businesses. The girls were taught at home. They were taught music, sewing, doing household chores, and how to be good wives. Children were taught reading, writing, public speaking, arithmetic, Greek, Latin, and literature in Roman schools, in addition to other topics. However, this was determined by their age. Typically, there was just one teacher per room in the schools. The teachers worked a lot of hours for very little pay. The lads were severely punished—whipped or caned—if they gave incorrect responses or spoke without being asked. Since books were highly expensive and rarely used in schools, everything was dictated.