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A Spartan boy's life was devoted almost entirely to his school, and that school had but one purpose: to produce an almost indestructible Spartan phalanx. Formal education for a Spartan male began at about the age of seven when the state removed the boy from the custody of his parents and sent him to live in a barracks with many other boys his ...
The modern Greek language is part of the curriculum. Funding from Greece directly pays the salaries of five teachers, a donation worth $275,000 in 2007, and a Greek minister of education helps develop the curriculum. [2] The school shares a building with a Greek parochial school, Soterios Ellenas. A number of students and teachers who had ...
Unlike the more diverse educational systems of ancient Greece, Roman education was more uniform, reflecting the centralization of Roman society and its focus on preparing citizens for public life. The Roman educational system was heavily influenced by Greek models, especially in its later stages, but it adapted these influences to fit the needs ...
In the city-states of ancient Greece, most education was private, except in Sparta. For example, in Athens, during the 5th and 4th century BC, aside from two years military training, the state played little part in schooling. The first schools in Ancient Rome arose by the middle of the 4th century BC.
The great school wars: A history of the New York City public schools (1975), a standard scholarly history online; Ravitch, Diane, and Joseph P. Viteritti, eds. City Schools: Lessons from New York (2000) Ravitch, Diane, ed. NYC schools under Bloomberg and Klein what parents, teachers and policymakers need to know (2009) essays by experts online
The ancient Greek gymnasium soon became a place for more than exercise and training. This development arose through recognition by the Greeks of the strong relation between athletics, education and health. Accordingly, the gymnasium became connected with education on the one hand and medicine on the other. Physical training and maintenance of ...
The Holy Cross School served the Hells Kitchen/Times Square area; circa 2011, it had about 300 students; [23] some students originated from areas outside of New York City and outside New York State; in 2013, the archdiocese announced that the school was to close; [2] the school had the possibility of remaining open if $720,000 in pledges to the ...
The first American public high schools for girls are opened in New York and Boston. [74] 1827: Brazil The first elementary schools for girls are opened and the profession of school teacher is established. [75] 1829: United States The first public examination of an American girl in geometry is held. [76] 1830s: Egypt