Advantages And Disadvantages Of Spartan Education

Spartans weren’t all that educated. They spent most of their time at war. They only learned to read and write, but all other forms of education were banned in Sparta. There was a lack of academics and independence. So, the strengths did not outweigh the weaknesses. To start off, the Spartans learned to read and write but all other forms of education were banned in Sparta. The Spartans didn’t know much. The Spartans just learned the basics of education. The Spartans weren’t all that intelligent. The didn’t know anything like math, science, etc. because it was banned. Second, the Spartans had a lack of academics. This is because the Spartans only learned to read and write. Spartan men weren’t academic because the spent most of their time training or they were at war. They wouldn’t have the time to learn either way.

The Spartans had all trained as a group. They didn’t train by themselves. But, they learn together as a group. Everything that had to do with training or war was done together. Nobody worked by themselves, they all worked together. Even though the strengths did not outweigh the weaknesses, there were some pros of Spartan education. Spartans did know how to read and write. That was some form of education. It was most important to read and write. All other forms of education weren’t all that necessary to the