In Sparta, education is regarded as an extremely important national cause with strict national nature. Kugu, the founder of the legendary Spartan country, once pointed out that education is the most important and important thing that a legislator should consider. It is for this reason that education in Sparta is almost completely controlled by the state, and families hardly undertake the task of education.

Like Sparta, Athens attached great importance to education. As early as the 6th century BC, Solon's legislation clearly stipulated that fathers had the responsibility to let their children receive proper education. Otherwise, children have the right not to support their parents when they grow up.

2. Different educational tasks

The main task of Spartan education is to make every Spartan become a persevering warrior and an absolutely obedient citizen after long-term and serious training.

Therefore, honor, courage, perseverance, strong physique, skilled military skills, absolute loyalty to the polis, taming authority, respecting the elderly and so on. , has become the quality that every citizen should have.

The main task of Athenian education is to educate their children physically, intellectually, morally and aesthetically, which requires that their children should be trained not only as soldiers, but also as activists in social, political, economic and cultural aspects, in short, as qualified Athenian citizens.

Sparta attached great importance to women's education. Basically, it has received the same education and training as men in sports and morality. It has a high social status, a certain degree of social freedom, and enjoys a certain degree of right to participate in city-state affairs.

However, the political, economic and marital status of Athenian women is relatively low and they are not allowed to participate in social activities. They just live in the back room and learn some housework knowledge necessary for housewives. This is the disharmony of harmonious development education in Athens.