In Grerrce 2500 years ago only the sons of rich people went to school and they started aound the age of seven students first learned to read and write syllables and then words and then they copied famous sayings they wrote on wax tablets with a stylus which was like a pen after they learned to read and write they used to study greek poetry and hihtorical works music was an imtortant tart of their education and so was thysical training girls stayed at home with their mothers and learned how to keep the house