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What is the Spartan system of education?
All healthy male Spartan citizens participated in the compulsory state-sponsored education system, the Agoge, which emphasized obedience, endurance, courage and self-control. A Spartan was taught that loyalty to the state came before everything else, including one’s family.
What was the goal of Spartan education?
The ultimate goal of the agoge, or the Spartan education system, was to raise male soldiers who would be effective in the Spartan army. Training began at the age of seven and all male citizens, except the firstborn male of the household, was required to attend this training.
What were Spartans were educated and trained to be?
Spartan Education & Military Training. Throughout their adolescent and teenage years, Spartan boys were required to become proficient in all manner of military activities. They were taught boxing, swimming, wrestling, javelin-throwing, and discus-throwing. They were trained to harden themselves to the elements.
How was education different in Athens and Sparta?
Spartan education was state-run and concentrate more on military skills and life for boys and for girls how to be good wives and give birth to many Spartan soldiers. Education in Athens was private and concentrated mainly on philosophy, the arts, and the sciences. Girls could take private tuition at home.
Who was the greatest Spartan warrior?
Leonidas I, Sparta’s Greatest Warrior King.
What are the four functions of education?
Education serves several functions for society. These include (a) socialization, (b) social integration, (c) social placement, and (d) social and cultural innovation.
How does a Spartan education differ from other education systems you know about?
Education in Sparta was completely different. The purpose of education in Sparta was to produce and maintain a powerful army. Sparta boys entered military school when they were about six years old. They learned how to read and write, but those skills were not considered very important except for messages.
What are the 5 functions of education?
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- 5 Manifest Functions of Education. Socialization, Transmission of culture, Social control, Social Placement and Change and innovation.
- Socialization.
- Transmission of culture.
- Social Control.
- Social Placement.
- Change and Innovation.
- Socialization Example.
- Transmission of culture example.