Ancient school, First school and Teacher effectiveness

Schools in Ancient Egyptian times were not that different from the way children learn today. There was learning that was done at home where the children learned from their parents. As the children got older they were then taught skills in areas that they were going to work in. Then there were those who went to formal schooling and were taught writing from the scribes and others were taught homeschooling. Girls during that time were also taught. Some were taught to do house work while the others from an upper class were taught reading and writing. The students that attended school were expected to recite from memory what they had learned. There was no prescribed timing for when school was going to end.
Then during the Sumerian schooling there were not much evidence of many schools. As a matter of fact there were only two that could be documented. Time for progress was slow for these people. Then later many schools could be documented, there were also evidence of thousands of scribes that existed. Scribes were given tasks of economics and affairs that dealt with the land. Scribal duties were very important and the task was taken seriously. Any student attending schooling was expected to demonstrate excellence in their work. Those that did not perfect this were severely beaten, in order to perfect learning. Students attending their school studied for hours and it was done by memory. The Sumerian schools were also famous for creative writing and work were copied many times over to ensure perfection.
Unlike the schools of today teachers are not as effective as the scribes of past. Control over the students was the top priority and mercy little if none was demonstrated. Reason being was that the scribe’s reputation was at stake and the students were expected to show and take pride in their work to reflect the same. Also unlike the scribes the instructors of today are also not effective due to politics and laws and bylaws determining control over students. Also no student was given a set time of completion of schooling. There were countless hours and years of learning. Unlike times of the past the teacher/scribe was able to dismiss any student from school that did not excel to the level they wanted them to perform. Teachers today are not the last a final determining factor for dismissing a student from school totally. The teacher’s effectiveness for obtaining the most out of the student has been deemed almost powerless. Students have just as much rights or even more than the teachers. As a consequence the teacher is not as effective as getting the most out of that individual as much as that person is capable of.