reflection 9

The article “the first schools” and “ancient egyptian education” speak about the forms of education in these two different locations. Even though they have many differences , they also have much in comparison. One thing in common that stood out to me was the fact that the wealthier people were the ones with the best education and the people with less wealth got poorer or even no education. In the summerian schools, you had to pay for school. This payed the salaries of the “staff”. This made school something the poor could not afford. In ancient egyptian education, the less wealthy got less formal education. For example, the fishermens children learned how to sow, harvest, and tend poultry and cattle. The egyptians received their education by heredity. You learned the skills that your parents proffessions required, therfore giving you a sure success in that field. Both the sumerians and the egyptians spoke very little about female education. In the summerian schools there is no listing of women as scribes. The women in ancient egypt were taught how to manage a household, sing, dance, and play instruments. In their different ways, both had the goal of preparing the student with sufficient skills for what was to be their proffession, which ever it was. I believe that the effectiveness of the teacher was a bit stronger before than now. They used their discipline untill the task was done right and I think that put more pressure on the student to get it right. Today, the discipline isnt as strong and that pressure is no longer their. The teacher is not as intimidating to the student as before, and the consequences arent as immediate and physical for the student of today. Therefore, I think the effect of the teacher to the student was seen a lot faster than it is today.