Lesson 18: Features of Elizabethan Education

• What became more important during Elizabeth I's reign?

  Education
• Why did attitudes towards education change during Elizabeth I's reign?

  Due to the influence of humanists
• What did humanists believe about education?

  It helps people reason and understand the world
• What was a key belief of Protestants regarding reading?

  People should read the English Bible
• How did increased trade impact education?

  More people needed education to trade effectively
• What technological advancement helped education in Elizabethan England?

  Printing machines
• How did printing machines affect book availability?

  They made books cheaper and more accessible
• Where were children of the nobility educated?

  At home
• Who educated boys from the nobility?

  A private tutor
• What were petty schools?

  Schools run in a teacher's home for boys
• What subjects were taught in petty schools?

  Literacy and maths
• What were dame schools?

  Schools run in a woman's home for girls
• How did poor children receive education?

  They learned from their family
• What was the age range for boys in grammar schools?

  10 to 14 years old
• What languages were taught in grammar schools?

  Latin and Greek
• What was the duration of school days in grammar schools?

  10 hours
• What was the discipline like in grammar schools?

  Strict
• At what age did children go to university?

  14 years old
• What were the only two universities during Elizabethan times?

  Oxford and Cambridge
• What percentage of men could read and write by the end of Elizabeth's reign?

  10% more than at the start
• Who benefited most from educational improvements?

  Boys from wealthy families
• How did education shift in Elizabethan England?

  Moved away from church influence
• What are key terms related to Elizabethan education?

  • Humanists
  • Printing Press
  • Petty Schools
  • Dame Schools
  • Grammar Schools
  • Oxford and Cambridge
  • Literacy
  • Latin and Greek
  • Philosophy