Its educational purpose: to train good citizens and qualified soldiers.
Its education system: Sparta implements a strict physical examination system, and the elders check the physical condition of newborns on behalf of the country. Only healthy newborns are allowed. Before the age of 7, children are raised and cared for by their mothers or nannies at home and are supervised by the state; 7- 18 years old, entering the national educational institution, namely the military camp for education; 18-20 years old, entered higher education institutions, and the youth military training regiment began to receive formal military training; At the age of 20, citizens' children began to receive actual combat training and began to perform military service; At the age of 30, he was officially granted citizenship and the right to participate in mass gatherings. Can be an official position, anyone who needs to participate in war and military training; 60 years old, exempt from military service.
Its educational content: 1, endurance training; 2. Military sports training-with "five events" as the main content; 3. Moral education, through myths, legends and sacrifices. Training absolutely obeys the spirit.
Education in Athens is an education of harmonious development of body and mind. Pursuing the combination of formal beauty and spiritual beauty. Oppose professional and vocational training. At the same time, the Athenians also believe that educating children is every citizen's obligation to the country.
Its educational purpose: to cultivate harmonious, beautiful and kind citizens.
Its educational content: family education before the age of 7; After the age of 7, he entered a grammar or music school and received education in reading, writing, arithmetic and music and dance; To 13 years old, on the one hand, continue to study in grammar school or music school, on the other hand, enter gymnastics school and receive physical training; By the age of 15- 16, most citizens' children have stopped studying and started working. A few aristocratic children entered the National Gymnasium to receive physical education, intellectual education and aesthetic education. 18-20 years old, young people enter the Youth Military Training Corps for military training; At the age of 20, he was awarded the title of citizen. Women in Athens are in a low position and stay at home, while girls are only educated at home.
Spartan education only attaches importance to military sports training and despises knowledge and knowledge. This one-sided education aimed at national goals seriously hindered the development of Spartan talent. However, its national, practical and professional education mode in educational practice represents an important development direction in the history of world education.
The emphasis on rationalism, the understanding of the educational concept of harmonious development of body and mind and the emphasis on free education in Athens education also had a great influence on the development of education. In stark contrast to Spartan education.