(1) has a distinct class nature. In Athens, education was the privilege of nobles and civilians, and slaves were not qualified for education at all.

(2) Attach importance to the role of cultural knowledge in the process of students' growth, and emphasize that education should cultivate Athenians with comprehensive and harmonious development of physical strength, intelligence, aesthetic feeling and moral character.

(3) There are two kinds of schools in Athens: public schools and private schools.

(4) Athens seriously neglected women's education.