I. Education in Early History
a. Learning is ongoing
b. Skills taught over time were how to hunt, gather, grow, harvest
from parents, elders, peers
c. In independent education, learning is very hands on
d. Early education was very informal
e. Learned religion, social behaviors/skills/morals
f. Socialization: transmission of culture from one generation to the
next within the same culture
g. Early students of Confucius and Socrates were all wealthy and
male
h. Have to have surplus to have formal education -> so there’s no
worry about whether there’s a next meal or if there’s enough
food to last through a storm/drought
i. The word “school” comes from the Greek word “schole” which
means “leisure”
