Education in Sparta: The Weaknesses Outweigh the Strengths
Back in the days of ancient Sparta (around 5th century BCE to 431 BCE), they were the best known military group around and after you find out how they trained their warriors you’ll know why. You also may find some stuff you do not agree with, such as killing infants, hunting down and killing their own Helots, and training their warriors to steal and the worst part is they get whipped if they get caught. In my perspective judging from what I read Sparta’s education is to cruel and your perspective may be different but seriously, they killed infants!
Weakness and Cultural narrowness (Document D and E) Now sure, you could say that you have to learn how to read and write, but you also…show more content… Now you maybe think there weren’t that many unhealthy babies, but consider how back then they didn’t have the right medical supplies to deliver the baby correctly. Also even the slightest imperfections could change the elders mind because thousands of years ago they didn’t know how to fix squat! A young Spartiate would only be nurtured by his or her parents till the age of seven. Then was sent off to train to a military like discipline from ages 8 to 21. At the age of 12 the discipline would be increased and that is also the age of when the boys were encouraged to steal and again if they get caught they get whipped! (document A)
Conclusion
Although it is true that Sparta’s educational system worked with having one of the most dominant city-state militaries of all time it just is plain too cruel with the killing of the infants, the slaughtering helots for no reason, and the encouraging young men to steal! Over all I think they got what was coming to them after their many battles with Athens and losing almost all of their troops. Like I said before if they had women warriors they probably would have won all those battles. The point is that cruelty is not always the best way to train or to teach a
