Education Flashcards
What time did school start
dawn
What time did lessons end
midday
What were the responsibilities of a paedogogus
- accompanying a boy to school
- tutoring in reading, writing, maths
- boys behaviour and appearance
What education did boys and girls do together
the litterator
What was the litterator
- A school for both girls and boys where they learnt to read, write and do simple arithmetic
- They would recite letters and chant the alphabet and multiplications
What were girls taught after the litterator and by whom
Their mother
- running a household
- singing, dancing, playing the lyre
- weaving
- tutored in greek and latin literature
Where were lessons held
- school
- on street
- spare room
What did the Grammaticus teach
Study of grammar and literature including writing metre and content
What did the Rhetor teach
Art of public speaking
- how to research, compose, deliver speeches
List 4 items a boy would take to school with him
stylus, wax tablet, quill and ink, papyrus scroll
How could teachers deal with disobedient children
beating
What was the overall role of the mother in a child’s upbringing
personal ubringing
What was the overall role of the father in a child’s upbringing
character building
What qualities did seneca encourage in a child
stoic, proud, self reliant, moderation
Why didnt cato let a slave teach his son
because he didnt want a slave to scold his son
what did cato teach his son
- boxing and fighting
- endurance of cold and heat
- swim
- ride a horse
