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Early Greek Education

The development of instructional method has not taken place independently.

On the contrary, it has been extraordinarily dependent upon developments in

other phases of education.

The method of instruction that early men used was through imitation. Children began to imitate their elders first in play. In fact, children of all periods

have done this. Toys and games were miniature of adult activities. As children

grew older, they imitated their elders more closely by participating directly in

the hunt, in agriculture, in domestic duties and in religious ceremonies.

Even after the development of writing the method of instruction continued to

depend upon imitation and memorization.

The educational method of imitation and memorization also pervaded early

Greek education. During Homeric age and for a long time afterwards the youth

were set noble examples of great men to imitate. The method of instruction 8

aimed to affect conduct. There was no divorce of word and deed. The young

were constantly under the supervision of their elders. A young man was continually being directed or reminded that “this is just and that is unjust”, “this is

honourable”, “that is dishonourable”, “do this and don’t do that”, and if he

obeys, well and good, if not he is punished.

It should be noted that flogging was given not only to punish but also, especially in Sparta, to teach endurance. Flogging was just another hardship like

hunger, cold, and heat. It was ideal training for a society that, like Sparta, was

constantly on a war footing.