Education During The Middle Ages

Around 1330, about 5% of the population could read or write and peasants weren’t expected to be literate, to ensure no education for the peasants, some lords created laws to ban peasants from getting educated. Currently, nearly 85% of Americans have ever received an education but, centuries ago the numbers were reversed: less than one out of ten people had ever received any sort of education. Through the Middle ages, Boys from rich households were sent to one of three schools: The elementary song-school, montastic school, and the grammar school and only the wealthiest and brightest of these men would receive university level education and each of these schools had an influence from the Church. Where as women held the positions of wife, mother, peasant, artisan, or nun. On rare occasion, women were allowed to learn basic calculus and how to read unless their parents settled them in a nunnery where script reading and child care was taught. Although there were many differences, the men and women from peasant backgrounds were both not expect to earn an education, but privileged families were able to provide schooling.
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During the Renaissance, a development in curriculum was established and spread throughout the Latin schools. Students were taught grammar, poetry, history, and moral philosophy, which together formed the standard human studies based on the ancient authors in Latin and some accents of Greek history. School children learned to read and write in Latin. Being a Renaissance man or women meant you were well educated, sophisticated, and had talents and knowledge in different fields of