Reflection # 7

Education in Egypt was very peculiar. It was like the kids were imitating their parents and followed the same footsteps of their own. It wasn't like they had much of a choice though, many of the young boys future was already set out on the table for them. They weren't allowed to choose their own career; many of the times they had to follow their family's profession. Young girls on the other hand, had to learn the traditional household chores. But they also were required to learn how to entertain if they wanted to work inside the Temple. This involved dancing, playing instruments, and singing. Unfortunately, children who belonged to less fortunate families, like farmers, had less chance of an education. They had to learn how to make nets to catch fish, sow, and learn how to tend cattle or poultry.

Furthermore, in Ancient Egypt parents educated their own kids by setting their ideas on morals and principles out to them. They also educated them about their religion, beliefs, and correct manner behaviors. Home-schooling also consisted of vocational training. The King on the other hand, did not educate his children himself; they had their own tutors.

To prepare children for adult hood they would also assist them with what is called Apprenticeship. This described a field as an On the Job Training, which we still use today. It allowed parents to transfer their knowledge in the work field onto their children. A mistake that may occur allows you to learn how to do it the right way. Men would take their sons out to work with them in order to learn the required skills and family business, with high hope and expectations that in the inner future his son will one day take his place.

In addition, Egyptian Temples were used for meetings between supernatural forces and humans. It was the place people went for consultant of their people and land. But the language Cuneiform was so difficult to master children often went to temple school. They used clay tablets as their writing format, whatever mistakes they would make all they had to do was smooth it out and continue to write over it. The Mesopotamian Temple on the other hand was known to be very high up. It was planted with trees in relation with mountains, so that the Gods would visit the Earth Planet and Priest would climb high up to worship it.