reflection #7

The ancient civilizations had three ways of learning and teaching. Homeschooling, apprenticeship, and temple education. Just like in society today, education was extremely important. Education was and still is a way to move up in society, show and gain respect, and just overall better yourself. Education gave you better options in life, just as it does today. As time went by, more ways of learning became available. As inventions came to hand, they brought about more things to learn and be taught. As different jobs were created, the skills became something that had to be learned. These are the ways that the people of ancient civilizations acquired their knowledge. First of all was homeschooling. With homeschooling, parents taught their children what they believed and knew. Religious beliefs and practical skills were passed down to kids during homeschooling. Children were taught how to treat other people and what was right from wrong. They were taught how to behave around certain people. every family followed this tradition except the king. The king did not tutor his kids himself. This homeschooling system is still around today and will forever exist between parents and their offspring. As a mother/father, you want your children to succeed in life. The second form of education used in ancient times was apprenticeship. Apprenticeship is somewhat similar to homeschooling only it’s a step higher. The word apprentice means to learn, and this is exactly what was done during an apprenticeship. They used to form what they called guilds, which were craftsmen who specialized in manufacturing a certain good. A guild consisted of journeymen, apprentices and a master. This master had all the power being the only one capable of assigning certain men to different jobs or even hiring them. An apprentice was like an “adopted son” to a guild. Usually an apprentice was around the age of ten or twelve and was required to live with the master. It was a real honor to be an apprentice because it assured position and respect in life. Things like architecture, sculpture, and medicine were learned through these almost ten year apprenticeships. A third approach the ancient civilizations took to learning was by temple education. In temple schools children were taught the difficult cuneiform, arithmetic, and standard measures. Through this we gained many important things like the word dozen and the division of the clock. Each and every form of learning they used was of a great significance and has let us aquire the magnitude of learning that we do today.