How Was Knowledge Passed On To Children?
Education was very important to the Ancient Romans. The rich people in Ancient Rome put a great deal of money into education. While the poor in Ancient Rome did not receive a formal education, many still learned to read and write. Children from rich families, however, were well schooled and were taught by a private tutor at home or went to what we would call a school. In general, schools as we would call them, were for boys only. Also, Roman schools were rarely an individual building but an extension of a shop.
Boys were punished for the slightest offence as a belief existed that a boy would learn properly and accurately if he feared being caned if he got one thing wrong. For boys who continuing to get things wrong, some faculties had a policy of getting pupils held down by 2 slaves while his tutor beat him with a whip.
Roman Girls did not go to school. They were taught at home by their mothers. Also the subjects they would have been expected to learn and be good at were very different to that of the boys. Spinning, weaving, music and sewing were considered the important skills women needed, and were taught to Roman Girls.
Roman Girls were taught how to run a good household and how to be a good wife. They would have been taught how to run a kitchen, even if they did not have to cook themselves as this could be done by slaves in the wealthier Roman Households.
For recreation Roman Girls would play with rag dolls and dolls made out of wax or clay. Some of the Roman dolls even had jointed arms and legs that moved, which made them more realistic.
Roman Girls also played board and ball games, and some even lifted weights.
Roman Girls were not allowed to fall in love and choose their own husbands - a marriage would have been arranged for them by their families.
Boys were punished for the slightest offence as a belief existed that a boy would learn properly and accurately if he feared being caned if he got one thing wrong. For boys who continuing to get things wrong, some faculties had a policy of getting pupils held down by 2 slaves while his tutor beat him with a whip.
Roman Girls did not go to school. They were taught at home by their mothers. Also the subjects they would have been expected to learn and be good at were very different to that of the boys. Spinning, weaving, music and sewing were considered the important skills women needed, and were taught to Roman Girls.
Roman Girls were taught how to run a good household and how to be a good wife. They would have been taught how to run a kitchen, even if they did not have to cook themselves as this could be done by slaves in the wealthier Roman Households.
For recreation Roman Girls would play with rag dolls and dolls made out of wax or clay. Some of the Roman dolls even had jointed arms and legs that moved, which made them more realistic.
Roman Girls also played board and ball games, and some even lifted weights.
Roman Girls were not allowed to fall in love and choose their own husbands - a marriage would have been arranged for them by their families.