CLASSICS 2K03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Homeschooling, Polis, Ostracism
2 Feb 2016
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Literacy rate in greece were low compared to the modern world, fairly high compared to the rest of the ancient world. Estimates suggest that around 1 in 3 greeks could read and write. Some regions had higher literacy rates than others (eg. athenians over spartans) Women and slaves were less likely to be literate than freeborn men. Heitairai were more likely to be cultured and literate. Education was a private affair (in most poleis) Homeschooling would have been common, especially among the poor. In private schools, learning was done by rote (writing things over and over until they were memorized) Education was about learning to read and write, and about leaning passage of classical literature. Boys also received musical training, usually on the lyre. Physical education was important to a well-rounded education. Relationship between a young man (eromenos) and an older man (erastes) Erastes was supposed to be attracted to the younger man"s character, not just his.
