Education Flashcards
What was education like under the Anglo-Saxons?
- was the responsibility of the church only.
- school were linked to monasteries or located in the priest or bishops home.
- classes were taught by monks
- the purpose of schools were to educate future priests and monks and to educate scribes who were needed of administrative duties as well as for producing manuscripts.
- they were educated in grammar, rhetoric (impressive language) and basic arithmetic. Served as a career for priest but also jobs like Merchants for non religious reasons.
How did the education system change under the Norman’s?
- As sized of towns grew under Norman’s so did the need for a better education system.
- people who loved an worked in towns needed better literacy and numeracy skills in order to conduct trade .
- Norman barons and knights wanted their children educated.
- reforms in monasteries meant children were no longer allowed in monasteries/covent’s.
- therefore school moved out of religious grounds to become separate buildings.
How did language affect the government?
Latin had become the language of the church and government. It was used by merchants around Europe as a universal language. It was seen as a most important language to teach.
English was no longer the language of the government and become obsolete in written works.
How did language affect record keeping?
Monks had to translate all the abbeys old English documents into Latin.
The Domesday survey was written in Norman Latin although the main scariness was an Englishman from Durham.
How did language affect high social people?
Norman French became the vernacular language for the upper class, clerks and the middle class in towns.
What was the day to day language used by people?
Peasants still spoke English and they were the majority of the population.
While Latin was the official language most people spoke either Norman French, or English. Norman French gradually became the favoured language for teaching and Anglo Saxon teacher were replaced with Normans.
What did Norman French develop into?
Anglo-Norman: the English language had retained some influence. Anglo Norman was the spoken language for the nobility of England until the 15the century. It also become the language used in law courts, school and universes.
What did Anglo Norman eventually develop into?
E gosh finally returned as the language of the kingdom but the influence of Norman’s was permanent. Around a 1/4 of all modern English words originate from French language.
What was the purpose of education?
- students who did not go onto university could become merchants, parish clergy, or secretarial clerks.
- some monasteries did teach local boys from peasant families. These boys would then work as servants in the monastery in exchange for an education.
- Latin was the language of the church and therefore needed for future priests. Music was needed for the delivery of services. Astronomy and maths needed for church calendar whilst law aided administration.
The type of educational establishments?
At the age of 10 some children moved onto grimmer schools. These were usually attached to cathedrals e.g kings school in Canterbury and out of reach of peasants.
Initially grammar schools were run by church but in 1382 Winchester college became the first independent grammar school.
If students were successful they would move onto university were all books and lectures were in Latin. Oxford university had been established by the end of 11th century.
What way was the school year structured?
Started in September and ended in June and consisted of 3 terms. This meant students could help bring in the harvest in July.
What did students study in university?
Grammar school lasted 4 years and focused on Latin, music and verse, astronomy, mathematics and law.
University spent 6 years studying arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, music theory, grammar and logic and rhetoric in order to achieve a Master of the Arts degree. They could then spend a further 6 years studying law, medicine or theology.
