Early EGYPTIAN

Education

Prepared by:
AILEEN D. GONZALES
I. AIMS OF EDUCATION
II. TYPES OF EDUCATION
III. CONTENTS TO BE STUDIED
III.a. Astronomy
III.b. Geography
III.c. Writing (HIEROGLYPHICS)
III.d. Mathematics
III.e. Medicine
III.f. Reading
III.g. Moral Instruction
IV. AGENCIES OF EDUCATION
IV. a. Home
IV.b. Temples
IV.c. Court Schools
 V. ORGANIZATION OF GRADES
• For boys, they learned the
family trade.
• If a boy was instructed in the
art of building or sculpture, his
father would hope that his
talent was exceptional enough
for him to be accepted as part
of the tomb-builders.
• If a boy failed to learn his
trade well, he would be sent
out of the village and would
have to set up his life in
another town.
For girls, they were not
allowed to go to school,
they learned the
household
responsibilities
including cooking,
sewing and in some
cases, even taking care
of the family business.
VI. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION

Drill and
memorization
 VII. FINANCING
BOY GIRLS
• S
Formal education in ancient
Egypt was mostly reserved for
• Although there is some evidence that
occasionally, girls did go to school
the boys of wealthier families. and even became doctors.

• Some lower-class and middle-
class boy left school at 14 to
work as apprentices to their
father
• Some boys trained to become
scribes they got paid to write
down information or read
documents
• Some girls did go to school, but many
were home-schooled
• Girls from lower-class backgrounds
had very little education
• Girls were not usually permitted to
become scribes
 VIII. OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION
TO EDUCATION

Geometry

Alphabet
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