Spartan Vs. Athenian Education
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- Now I will teach you how to clean the windows!
- *Sigh* Yes Mother...
- Mother
- In Athens, education for girls was:Mothers and slaves taught the girls how to clean and do housework
- Now I will teach you how to read!
- Yay!
- For boys, until the age of 6-7, their mothers or slaves would teach them
- YAY! SCHOOL!
- Boys age 6-14 went to school.
- CHARGE!
- Boys age 15-18 trained.
- IRON! GET YOUR IRON HERE!
- I need some iron...
- When age 19-21, they could find a job or fight in the army.
- CLOTHING FOR SALE!
- I need some new clothes...
- HELLO TRAVELER! I WILL HELP YOU BRING YOUR ITEMS TO THE TRADE CENTER!
- FINALLY, LAND!Time to trade
- But by 20, almost every Athenian man had a job.
- Spartan babies were tested at birth to see If they were strong enough. If they weren't, they'd be left on a mountain to die.
- GOOD BYE MY SON!
- MOMMY!
- LET'S GO, NOW!
- At age 6 or 7, young boys would be taken from their families to be trained.
- A ages 6-7, girls would train. This included fighting and dancing. Not to fight, but for giving birth when older.
- Between ages 18-20, Spartan boys would take a difficult skills test alone in the woods.
- By age 18, most women were married with children. Their husbands could be two or even three times their age!
- When men were age 60, they could retire from the military.
- Finally, I'm done with war and can be with my wife and children.
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