2. Ancient Egypt
• In ancient Egypt, for the first four years
of a child’s life, they would stay home with
their mother. Only boys were aloud to be
educated back then in ancient Egypt. When
boys turned four, their fathers educated
them. Some children went to a village
school, others went to specific schools for
specific things, such as a priest or scribe.
Schools taught: writing, reading, math and
sports.
4. Ancient Greece
• In ancient Greece, until children were six they
were taught by their mother or a male slave.
When they turned six, they went to a private or
a neighborhood school until they were 14. Books
were to expensive and quite rare to get, so
subjects were read out loud. Boys had to
memorize everything to help them learn. The
teacher was always a man because no women
were aloud to teach in a school. After the boys
turned 14 they attended a higher end school.
Following that when boys turned 18, they
attended military school for two years until
they turned 20.
6. Ancient Mesopotamia
• In ancient Mesopotamia, Most boys were
taught by their mothers. Only the rich
girls would have school training. The boys
were taught until they were about 7, then
they would go to a village school and be
taught until they were between 15-17, then
they could work in the village. The men
would have physical jobs, the women would
do less productive jobs, like a tea seller
for example.
8. Modern Canada
• It is actually against the law not to go to
school in Canada. Being sick is an
exception. The education in Canada is just
about the best education in the world for
children. Kids are taught in many different
ways, you could be homeschooled, but you
would need proof that you were really
doing work. You could go to a public school,
like most kids. Or you could go to a private
school. Each option is different, but you
still get the same education in a different
form.
