Ancient education part ii

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Ancient Education Part II

Jeanrick D. Nunez

CHINAPOPULATION:

1.351 BILLION(2012)

CHINESE EDUCATION3000 B.C.-A.D.1900

EDUCATIONAL GOAL

Emperor and Imperial Court

Scholar Officials

Wealthy landowners and Gentry

Landowning far

mers, artisans and merchants

Landless workers

To prepare elite officials to govern the

empire according to

Confucius principles.

STUDENTS

Males of Gentry Class

Instructional Methods

Memorization and recitation of classic texts.

CURRICULUM

Confucian Classics

SHU KING

SHI KING

YI KING

LI KI KING

HSIAO KING

CURRICULUM

Confucian Classics

TA HSIO

CHUNG YUNG

LUN YU

MENG TZE

AGENTSGovernment Officials

Influence on Education

Civil Service Examination

CHIN-SHI

CHU-JEN

HSIU-TS’AI

INDIA

INDIAN EDUCATION

3000 B.C. to Present

EDUCATIONAL GOAL

To learn behaviors and rituals based on the Vedas.

STUDENTS

MALE OF UPPER CLASSES

INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS

Memorizing and interpreting sacred

texts.

CURRICULUM

VEDAS AND RELIGIOUS

TEXTS ATHARVA VEDATHE

ANGAS

AGENTSBrahmin Priest

Scholars

Influences on Education

Cultural transmission

and assimilation

Greek Education

SPARTA ATHENS

EDUCATIONAL GOALS

.

ATHENS•To cultivate civic responsibility and identification with city-state •to develop well-rounded persons.

EDUCATIONAL GOALS

.

SPARTATo train

soldiers and military leaders.

STUDENTSMale children of citizen; ages 7-20

INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS

• DRILL MEMORIZATION• RECITATION IN PRIMARY

SCHOOLS• LECTURE• DISCUSSION

• DIALOGUE IN HIGHER YEARS

CURRICULUM

ATHENS•READING•WRITING•ARITHMETIC•DRAMA•MUSIC•DANCE

CURRICULUM

SPARTA•DRILL

•MILITARY SONGS•TACTICS

AGENTS

ATHENSPRIVATE

TEACHERS, SOPHISTS,

PHILOSOPHERS

SPARTAMILITARY TEACHERS

INFLUENCES ON EDUCATION

ATHENSTHE CONCEPT

OF WELL-ROUNDED, LIBERALLY EDUCATED

PERSON

INFLUENCES ON EDUCATION

SPARTATHE

CONCEPT OF THE

MILITARY STATE

Roman Education750 B.C. – A.D. 450

To develop civic responsibility for republic and then empire; to develop administrative and military skills.

STUDENTS

Male children citizens; ages 7-20

INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS

•DRILL MEMORIZATION •RECITATION IN LUDUS

•DECLAMATION IN RHETORICAL SCHOOLS

CURRICULUM•READING•WRITING•ARITHMETIC

•LAWS OF TWELVE TABLES•LAW

•PHILOSOPHY

AGENTS

•PRIVATE SCHOOL AND TEACHERS•SCHOOLS OF

RHETORIC

INFLUENCES ON EDUCATION

Emphasis on Education for practical administrative skills; relating education to

civic responsibility.

ARABIC EDUCATION

To cultivate religious commitment to

Islamic beliefs; to develop expertise in

mathematics, medicine and

science.

STUDENTS

Male children of upper

classes, ages 7-20

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

•DRILL•MEMORIZATION

•RECITATION IN LOWER SCHOOLS•IMITATION AND DISCUSSION IN HIGHER

SCHOOLS

CURRICULUM

•READING•WRITING

•MATHEMATICS•RELIGIOUS LITERATURE•SCIENTIFIC STUDIES

AGENTS

Mosques; court

schools

INFLUENCES ON EDUCATION

Arabic numerals and

computations, re-entry of classical

materials on science and medicine.

QUIZ

QUESTIONS

1.Which of these Confucian Classics was the compilation of

the history of the Chinese civilization?

A. Hsiao King C. Li Ki KingB. Shu King D. Shi King

QUESTIONS

2. Which of these civilizations influenced education through its

cuneiform of writing?A. Sumerian C. EgyptianB. Chinese D. Greek

QUESTIONS

3. How many Confucian Classics were studied by Chinese

students?A. Five C. FourB. Nine D.

Seven

QUESTIONS

4. Which of these states/civilizations used

education as a ground of military training?

A. Athens C. Egypt

B. Rome D. Sparta

QUESTIONS

5. What was the most difficult stage of the civil service

examination of the Chinese civilization?

A. Hsiu T’sai C. Chu-jen

B. Chin-Shi D. Shu King

ANSWER KEY

1.Which of these Confucian Classics was the compilation of

the history of the Chinese civilization?

A. Hsiao King C. Li Ki KingB. Shu King D. Shi King

ANSWER KEY

2. Which of these civilizations influenced education through its

cuneiform of writing?A. Sumerian C. EgyptianB. Chinese D. Greek

ANSWER KEY

3. How many Confucian Classics were studied by Chinese

students?A. Five C. FourB. Nine D. Seven

ANSWER KEY

4. Which of these states/civilizations used

education as a ground of military training?

A. Athens C. Egypt

B. Rome D. Sparta

ANSWER KEY

5. What was the most difficult stage of the civil service

examination of the Chinese civilization?

A. Hsiu T’sai C. Chu-jen

B. Chin-Shi D. Shu King