Does Athens or Sparta have a better education?

Answer 1

The difference between their education is that Spartans were birthed for war and learned the brutality of war from a young age as Athenians were taught philosophy and astronomy as well as other subjects.

Both city-states had education but Athens had more of a formal education.

Athens:

• Went further into education
• Boys had to memorize everything due to the lack of books (teachers read out loud)
• Girls didn't learn as much as boys did; but if their mother had some sort of education they would learn it in their home

Sparta:

• Still had education
• Boys still had to memorize everything due to the lack of books (teachers read out loud)
• Had less education but more military stuff

Answer 2

Athens, Sparta didn't believe that girls and women should go to school, they would be left at home. Also in Sparta, if a baby was weak and sickly, the parents would leave the baby on the top of a mountain and leave it to die, in Spartan weddings, women would have their heads shaved and would have to wear mens clothes, the husband to be would then kidnap them before they got married and after, the husband would then go to was for many years.

Answer 3

Athenian education focused on artistic and political matters while spartan education was primarily concerned with military service.

Athenian males were taught math, writing, reading, art, and philosophy while spartan males were tested by tolerating painful training and very harsh systematic conditions.

Answer 4

While Sparta had a better military, Athens had a far better education. Spartans were street smart and Athenians were book smart.

Answer 5

Athens gave more education to girls.

Answer 6

no