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Student Life in Ancient Greece. A Letter from Timons. Similarities and Differences of Schools in Ancient Athens & Schools in the United States. Similar:. Different. Classes taught: history, literature , arithmetic , geometry, music, physical- education.
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Similarities and Differences of Schools in Ancient Athens & Schools in the United States Similar: Different Classes taught: history, literature, arithmetic, geometry, music, physical- education Students went to school with their personal slaves, or pedagogues Students write on wax tablets with pointed sticks Writing taught by repeated practice Different teachers for different subjects No punctuation or spaces between words Learning to read aloud and memorization considered important Only boys go to school, beginning at age 7