education & leisure in elizabethan england · education & leisure in elizabethan england....
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WhatwereattitudestoEducation?• Itwasbecomingmorevalued,butstilllimited• Stillastricthierarchystructure• Educationaimedtosupporttheexistingsocialorder,notforsocialmobility• Anyeducationyouhadwastoprepareyouforthelifeyouwereexpectedtolead– practicalskills• Onlyasmallpercentageofboyswenttoschool• Basicliteracywastaughttotheseboys• Mostpeoplewerestillfarmers,especiallyinthecountryside,noeducationwasneeded
Whatdoessocialmobilitymean?[1]
Whatwasthemainpurposeofeducation?[2]
Whowenttoschool?[1]
Whatinfluenceswerethereoneducation?
• Humanists believededucationwasimportantinitsownright,notjustforpracticalreasons.Theystudiedtheancientsandmaths (Renaissance).• Theybelievededucationwouldstoppeoplebeingsuperstitious• Protestants believedpeopleshouldbeabletoreadthebibletohavearelationshipwithGod• Expandingtradeandbusinessmeantpeopleneededatleastabasiceducation,especiallyinthetowns
Wherecouldyougotoschool?
1) NOBILITY@Home:
• Childrenofthenobilitylearnedavarietyofsubjectssuchasforeignlanguages,Latin,Greek,History,philosophy,Government&Theology.• Evennoblegirlsat7yearsoldhadaccesstothesesubjectsjustlikeElizabethhad.Theyalsolearnedvaluableskillsexpectedofupperclassladiessuchasmusic,dancing,needlework,horseriding&archery• Boysalsolearnthorseriding,fencing,swimmingandwrestling.• Childrenwereoftensenttoothernoblefamiliestofinishtheireducation,eldestsonswouldinherittheirfather’stitlessoneededtolearnhowtobeanoble.Girlswouldweresenttomakesocialcontactsperfecttheskillsofanoblewoman
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Wherecouldyougotoschool?2):MiddleClasses@GrammarSchool:
• ThebiggestchangeinElizabethaneducationwasthecreationofGrammarSchools(42in1560’s+30in1570’s)• Thechurchhadpreviouslyprovidedthemostbasicofeducationtosomechildrennowtherewasmuchmoreaccessformoremiddleclass‘bright’boys• GirlscouldNOTattendgrammarschools,theywerestillathomebeingpreparedformarriedlife• Feesdependedonhowmuchpropertytheboy’sfamilyowned.• Somepoor‘bright’boyswerefundedbymoneypeopleleftintheirwillstoeducatepoorboys
University@Cambridge/Oxford• Forthoseableto,theywouldgotoUniversityatage14/15andcouldstudy:Geometry,Music,Astronomy,Philosophy,LogicandPublicSpeaking(Rhetoric),Medicine,Law&Religion
• ElizabethfoundedJesusCollegeinOxford1571toeducateWelshboys,hercouncillor SirWalterMildmay foundedEmmanuelCollegeinCambridgein1584– ThiswasinordertoeducatemoreprotestantclergymentoincreasethenumbersofwelleducatedProtestantclergy
• InLondon,theInnsofCourttrainedLawyers
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• Createaninformativeprospectusforagrammarschool,youneedtosellitandwriteinthefirstpersonitshouldincludeasaminimum• Subjectsyouwilllearn&activities• Timetable/Holidays• Discipline&punishments• AlternativeroutestoGrammarschoolforpoorerboys
ImpactofeducationonElizabethansLiteracyRates Men Women
1558 20% 10%
1603 30% 10%
WhatdoesthissuggestabouttheimpactofeducationinElizabeth’sreign?
Rememberthepopulationhadalmostdoubled
• Themainobstacletoeducationwasit’scost– whichlimitedtheimpact,notonlyfeesbutthelossofincomewiththechildrennotworkingtheland,butatleastpeoplewerebeginningtothinkaboutfairnessandimportanceofeducation.
• Attitudesfromnormal/poorpeopletoeducatingtheirdaughtersneverchanged,theywereexpectedtogetmarriednotworkoutsidethehome.
• Boyswereexpectedtofindpaidemploymentandsupporttheirwivesandchildren,alittleeducationatleastcouldhelpfindabetterjob.
DifferenteducationalexpectationsofElizabethanchildren