Reflection Paper 15

There are numerous differences between the educations in Ancient Rome and Ancient Athenian. In Ancient Rome school was for boys only and the wealthier children had a private tutor. The less fortunate were still able to receive an education but it was less formal but they were still able to write and read. They did not have individual places for schools. Roman schools were an extension of shops and had only a curtain between them and the public eye. Whereas in Ancient Athenian, education was private, they had individual places for education and even girls were allowed to learn but only until a certain age. In Ancient Rome boys had a tough education. If they had a wrong answer they were beaten for it and for the least wrongdoing. They never questioned why something was right, the just went with it because they were glad that they didn’t receive a beating they only accepted the answer. Boys in Ancient Rome had little subjects to choose from compared to Ancient Athenian where boys learned how to read, write, quote literature, sing, play a musical instrument, and were trained as athletes for the military. In Ancient Rome there were two different schools, one for boys aged up to 11 or 12 where they learned reading, math, and writing, and the other for the older boys who studied writings of ancient Rome by great people and learned public speaking. In Ancient Athenian boys had three types of teaching at age 7 which were kitharistes, grammatistes, and paedotribae. They went to the home of the teacher and were taught writing, math, reading, singing, and playing the flute and lyre. The wealthier boys were taken care of by a household slave while attending private lessons. At the age of 12 boys were doing more athletic things such as throwing a discus and javelin, running, and wrestling. Some of the older boys were even learning subjects like science, arts, and music. Once they reached 18 they were finished with school and sent for two years in military training. There are numerous differences from the education in Ancient Rome and Ancient Athenian, these are only a few.