To get an education in Ancient Rome was very rare. Only the upper class people's children got to go to school and have an education. The rich people would hire a teacher so they could have a private education and get taught how to do all of the things that people usually learn in school. (eg. to read, write spell mathematics). It was important to read and write because everywhere Romans went, there were words. The children that had poor parents and whose parents were slaves didn't get educated. In a Roman school's classroom, there would be one teacher. The teachers in Ancient Rome wouldn't get paid enough or well enough. Children learnt how to read and write. Boys and girls did not get the same education, they got separate educations.
Girls- Girls only learnt how to read and write.
Boys- Boys learnt how to do physical training so when they were men they would be able to join in the Roman military. The boys also got taught how to do simple addition and subtraction, but didn't receive difficult maths due to it being to difficult to calculate in Roman numerals. If a boy got a question wrong, the teacher would belt them with a cane. If a boy spoke at an inappropriate time, he would be dragged to the front of the class and would get beaten up with a cane or a whip.
Girls- Girls only learnt how to read and write.
Boys- Boys learnt how to do physical training so when they were men they would be able to join in the Roman military. The boys also got taught how to do simple addition and subtraction, but didn't receive difficult maths due to it being to difficult to calculate in Roman numerals. If a boy got a question wrong, the teacher would belt them with a cane. If a boy spoke at an inappropriate time, he would be dragged to the front of the class and would get beaten up with a cane or a whip.
Bibliography for Education
The Romans - Education (2000-2013) URL- http://www.historyonthenet.com/Romans/education.htm
The Romans - Education (2000-2013) URL- http://www.historyonthenet.com/Romans/education.htm