What was school like ancient times? In Greece,2,500 years ago,students used to get up at dawn to go school. Classes began ver y early and ended when it was dark. Students didn’t rest on the weekends. They has classes seven days had classes seven days a week, so they didn,t have much time for anything else. In Athens, only the sons of rich people went to school, and thay write, they used to study Greek poetry and historical works. Music was very important, and physical training was also important. Teachers used to hit students who didn’t pay attention or were lazy. Girls stayed at home whit their mother and learned how work in the home.
In ancient Rome, boys and girls form wealthy families received a bilingual education. They had to study Greek and Latin. Students usually had classes outside, if the weather was good, or in the teacher’s house. Young students sat on the floor. Older students used to sit on benches, higher up. That’s show “high school” got its name.
Education was very important to the ancient Aztecs of Mexico. Boys and girls used to attend school, but they were kept separate from one another. They learned Aztec history, myths, and rituals, but rituals, but they memorized everything because there weren’t any textbooks. The boys received intensive military training, and the girls learned how to manage the home and the family. There were two kinds of schools: one for children of nobility and another for children of ordinary families.