Education Flashcards
1
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Pre-School
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- Wealthy son looked after by nurse
- Father took interest as got older - teaches him skills (riding / sport) and ancestors.
- Age 7: given him too paedagogus (Greek slave) who was responsible for his behaviour and taught to speak Greek
2
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Primary School
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- Ludus - 5 years - 7-12 year olds
- taught by Ludi Magister
- learnt basic reading, writing and arithmetic
- practiced writing using stilus and used an abacus
- teachers used physical punishments
- relatively cheap
3
Q
Roman ‘classroom’ differences to today
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- no girls
- no purpose building
- small class size
- no desks/classroom equipment
- boys wore tunics
4
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Secondary school - Grammaticus
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- 12 - 16
- Grammaticus taught them grammar, Greek and Latin lit
- preparation for the Rhetor stage
5
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Secondary school - Rhetor
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- 16 - 18
- Taught the art of public speaking
- useful as most Roman upper class fathers would want their sons to go into politics or law
6
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Education for girls
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- Wealthy ones to Ludus with brothers
- learnt Greek and Latin lit with tutor at home
- learned woolwork, dancing, singing, lyre
- experienced how to run a home
- their aim was not to distinguish themselves in public life but be good wives and mothers
7
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Compare Roman and modern education
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- Later starting age and earlier leaving age
- not compulsory
- one teacher who had no qualification
- harsh discipline
- limited curriculum
- different writing materials (stilus ect..)
- no music or art
