Education

Question 1

What were the functions of education?

Answer 1

custodial
ideological
social differentiation
transmission of knowledge and skills

Question 2

What does the Confucian teacher do?

Answer 2

transmits “the way”
passes on knowledge
resolves doubts
(implied) custodial and social differentiation

Question 3

what were examples of class differences based on gender?

Answer 3

Scholar-gentry Education:
-all elite boys
-some commoner boys
-a few elite girls
Popular Education
-many commoner boys
In 18th Century China
-approx. 60% of boys & 5% of girls rec’d some schooling
-approx. 30-35% of population

Question 4

What was elementary education like?

Answer 4

begins at approx. 5 yrs. of age
lasts 2-3 yrs.
approx. 350 days/yr
popular education
basis for scholar-gentry education
Sishu 私塾 (private school) most common

Question 5

what is an aucubas?

Answer 5

an instrument for performing calculations by sliding counters along rods or in grooves.

Question 6

what were the 3 primers?

Answer 6

Three Character Classic (三字經Sanzijing)
Thousand Character Essay (千字文Qianziwen)
Hundred Surnames (百家姓Baijiaxing)

Question 7

what were advanced education books?

Answer 7

Great Learning (大學 Daxue)
Analects (論語 Lunyu)
Mencius (孟子 Mengzi)
Doctrine of the Mean (中庸 Zhongyong)

Question 8

what were the 5 classics?

Answer 8

Book of Odes (詩經 Shijing)
Book of History (書經 Shujing)
Book of Changes (易經 Yijing)
Book of Rites (禮記 Liji)
Spring & Autumn Annals (春秋 Chunqiu)