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To what extent did Education improve in Elizabethan England (Upper class…
To what extent did Education improve in Elizabethan England
Upper class children
Lessons were in Latin and aimed to educated young men
Sons and daughters of nobleman would be homeschooled
Wealthy kids would go to Harrow school or Eton
Boys would learn foreign and classical languages, horse riding and archery
Boys trained to be gentleman
Girls would do music, dancing, needlework and horseriding
Did not improve
Limited education for girls
Upper class girls were not taught anything that would get them employed
Overall, little change for the nobility
Did improve
There was an increase in University education
New colleges at Oxford and Cambridge university was set up
Middle class children
Between the ages 4-7, parents could send their children to a petty school
They prepared children to go to grammar school
People would send their children to grammar schools though
Very few girls attended these as they normally attended a Dame school
Parents realised education was not that useful
Did not improve
Very little change in attitudes for women education
People thought it was more important for daughters to get married and have children
10% of girls were literate by the end of Elizabeths reign
Girls did not get the same improvement
Did improve
There was fees but gave basic education to boys 7-14
42 new grammar schools set up in 1560s. 1570s, grammar schools in every town
There was also new grammar schools set up
The percentage of boys went from 20% to 30% by 1603
Significant improvement in literacy of boys
Lower class chlidren
Some were able to learn how to read and write at their place of work
They did not need to read or write in their everyday life
Did not improve
It was more important that for poorer families that their children should help in the work place
Young boys would most likely help their fathers and older brothers
It was too expensive to send their children to school
Going to school was not important for lower class children
Improve
Few men would learn how to read and write as part of their job
Meant poor families did not have to pay uni fees
Scholarships were able for lower class children