Early Hindu Education

A. Aims of Education – Intellectual, Religious, and Cultural

B. Types of Education – Religious, Intellectual, Vocational, Domestic, and Military
C. Contents to be studied
1. Literature for Brahmans (Vedas)
2. Astronomy, History, Grammar, Law, Medicine, and Mathematics
3. Dancing associated with Religion
4. Sports
5. Linguistics, Philosophy, and Theology
6. Military training
D. Agencies of Education – Home, Outdoors, and Monasteries.
E. Organization of Grades
1. Child was taught until age of 5.
2. At 5, child attended higher schools.
3. Women were given only domestic education.
F. Methods of Instruction – Imitation, and Memorization.
G. Financing – Gurus were remunerated by gifts from parents of children.
H. Outstanding contribution to education – Decimal system; number zero “0”

Early Chinese Education

A. Aims of Education
1. Ideological and Ethical Learning
2. Cultural development
3. Civil Service
B. Types of Education
1. Ideological and Ethical 4. Civic
2. Language 5. Military
3. Vocational and Domestic
C. Content to be Studied – 9 books; 1st five is the “Classics” which was written by Confucius, and the 4
books were written by disciples of Confucius
D. Agencies of Education – Home, Private schools, and House of teacher or rich pupil, a deserted pagoda,
or any place.
E. Organization of Grades – Elementary, and Higher Education for government position.
F. Methods of Instruction – Confucian method, Direct and Exact Imitation, and Memorization.
G. Financing – Schools were supported by the tuition fees of pupils.
H. Outstanding contribution to education – Administration of Civil Service Exam.

Early Hebrew Education

A. Aims of Education – Moral, Preparation for destiny, Holiness, and Observance of Religion
B. Types of Education
1. Religious and Civic 4. Vocational
2. Democratic 5. Human relations
3. Domestic 6. Physical
C. Content to be studied
1. History of Hebrew 5. Music, Sacred, and Common
2. Jewish Law 6. Reading and Writing
3. Psalms and Proverbs 7. Foreign Languages
4. Explanations for Festivities
D. Agencies of Education – Home, Public schools, Temple, Institutions for Lay Prophets, and colleges for
scribes.
E. Organization of Grade Levels – Family, Elementary Education, and Higher Education.
F. Methods of Instructions – Compulsory, Oral, Memorization, AV aids, and Exposition.
G. Financing – teachers were not paid regularly but allowed to receive gifts from parents of pupils.
H. Outstanding contribution to education and humanity
1. Monotheism
2. Ten Commandments
3. Bible
Reflection:

As a teacher we have to know what the history of education of the different

places are because it will serve as our basis on how can we develop even further
our methods of teaching strategies in order for us to achieve our goals in learning
process on our students. History of education is our foundation or pillar and we can
see how education from the past evolved on what the education system is right
now. Their different and unique contributions in Education paves way on how our
society runs just like the contribution of Chinese education which was the Civil
Service Examinations, the contribution of Hindu education which was the Hindu-
Arabic numerals and of course the number zero (0), and the bible by the Hebrew
education. All of those contributions greatly affect our education from here on out.