GOOD READING.

ROMAN SCHOOLS HAVE ONLY GOT ROOM AND ONE TEACHER THAT TEACHES CHILDREN OF DIFFERENT AGES .  STUDENTS USUALLY SIT ON STOOLS  BECAUSE THERE AREN'T   ANY DESKS.

CHILDREN STAY AT SCHOOL ABOUT 6 HOURS A DAY ON SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS TOO .BOYS AND  GIRLS DON'T RECEVIE THE SAME EDUCATION.GIRLS CAN ONLY LEARN TO READ AND WRITE.CHILDREN OF POOR FAMILIES OR SLAVES AREN'T EDUCATED AT ALL.

STUDENTS WRITE ON WAX TABLETS .   THEY USE A STYLUS INSTEAD OF THE PEN.THE STYLUS IS POINTED AT ONE END TO  WRITE AND FLAT AT THE OTHER END TO ERASE.

STUDENTS LEARN  TO READ ON PAPYRUS ROLLS.                                 STUDENTS LEARN TO COUNT USING AN ABACUS.                          IF A BOY SPEAKS IN CLASS  WITHOUT PERMISSION,THE TEACHER BEATS HIM WITH A CANE

CHILDREN START PRIMARY SCHOOL AT 6 OR 7  YEARS OLD,BUT ONLY FAMILIES HAVE GOT MONEY TO PAY FOR IT .                                         THEY LEARN TO READE , WRITE AND COUNT.      WHEN  BOYS ARE 12 OR 13 YEARS OLD,THEY START SECONDARY SCHOOL.              

AT 16 OR 17 YEARS OF AGES, BOYS CAN START HIGH SCHOOL. BOYS STUDY GREEK, LATIN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE AND ONLY VERY RICH FAMILIES CAN PAY FOR IT. THEY SOMETIMES GO TO ATHENS TO STUDY PHILOSOPHY, GEOGRAPHY OR ASTRONOMY. STUDENTS ARE USUALLY NOBLES AND THEY LEARN THE ART OF SPEAKING IN PUBLIC.