Ancient Athenian Education
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Identity
Intellectual education was a key component to ones identity, making up a significant part of a person's reputation.
Athens was a city that was regarded as the bright intellectual, educational and cultural center of all Greece.
Many schools were founded by great philosophers.
How education was encouraged
Stories of the great heroes of the past were told to make boys want to grow up to be brave too.
The performance of plays proved to be a type of encouragement towards the secondary stage of education.(Macdonald, 1999: 9)
Men were the reliable strong heroes of the story, encouraging men to strengthen their own ideas of what a well-run community should be.