History Of Education In Greece

HISTORY OF EDUCATION IN GREECE.
From the first written creations of Greek civilization it is profound the urge of Greek people for learning , fostering of his intellectual abilities.
Objective of the Homeric man is the constant effort for the whole-side progress such as «to be always the first and remain the first».
Iones philosophers put as a center of their very first searching human and hisproblems, confirming for one more time the special characteristic of Greek man for the broadening of his spiritual horizons.
Boundary stone for the international civilization and especially for the education is the 4th and 5th A.C century of classic Greece. 
Ancient Greek people took more care in finding the right ways and methods for the obtainance of the high aim, the promotion of theirspiritual abilities.
SPARTA
The education of children in ancient Sparta undertook the state from their seven(7) years . They lived in groups (pods) and they had as a leader the «Paidonomo». Relatively to the descent was the practice of the body and the fostering military valor. On the other hand, reading, writing, mates, music and dance were taught. The training education of girls was relative andwas taking place in private places.
ATHENS
The «good and honest» civil, the educated and developed spiritually, aesthetically, morally and physically, was the aim of thestate of Athens. Training in ancient Athens was free and responsible for this were the parents of each child. Schools were private. But they were obliged to observe some rules which controlled their function. The spirit ofeducation was correspondent to the tradition and the ideals of the city.
From the 5th century started to be founded in Athens gymnaseums, young people had the ability to practice simultaneously body and mind.
The first stage of education was the pro-primary and school age. The first one was undertaken by mother or wet-nurse and aimed at the fostering of the abilities of the child and at its preparationto accept the school education which usually started in seven years. «Paidagogos», social worker, was escorting the child to the «Didaskalio». From his first teacher the little Athenian was learning studying, spelling, writing, math's. Later was undertaken by the «Guitarist» to access him into the art of music (lessons of lyra, pipe and song with accompaniment of lyra).
Since the child obtainedthe elementary education, came in touch with the heroic and didactic poetry (Homer and Isiodos) and also lyrics. He was also taught dance, painting, handicraft and geometry. «Paidotribis» took care of the body practice of students in «Palaistra» (pentathlon and pancratium). Teaching in schools was six hours. Girls were educated at home.
After they had been 14, teenagers could attend the highereducation in public gymnaseums and in philosophical or oratory schools (Academy of Platon, Walking of Aristotelis, oratory schools Isocratis and others), which started to be founded from the 5th century under the influence of teaching of sophists, philosophers and orators. In that place were also taught astronomy, math's and grammar. A similar form had the educational system of most Greek cities ofthat period.
In the Hellenistic times (3rd and 2nd century) did not appear many changes in the educational stage. But the content of the education was widened with new sciences. These methods also and the means of teaching were modernized
EDUCATION IN BYZANTIO
The orthodox religion and the Greek spiritual inheritance are the characteristic elements of civilization and of education ofByzantio. Church played main role in the place of education, by undertaking almost throughout, not only its organization, its stalking and its function but also its economical subvention. To this difficult task the parish commissions usually accepted the co-operation of the communities. 
The ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, which was not compulsory, started from the seventh year of the child and lasted 3 years. The...