reflection 9

Modern day schooling can in some ways be compared to that of an Ancient Egyptian education. Egyptians held schooling in a high regard much as we do in modern society. Children who were privileged enough to attend these schools had to practice their script but were not totally confined to a strict basic curriculum like students now. They were able to practice creative writing and to copy different pieces of literature. Currently, our education system revolves greatly around standardized testing. This testing is designed to basically identify the academically weak and strong. Even though the Egyptians didn’t have this type of testing, there was still the fact that not all children were able to go to school. The teachers at that point were teaching the same things. All teachers had to know all of the information that way they can pass it on to the pupils in their classroom. The teachers today have the ability to master one subject opposed to teaching all of them. Only in elementary do we still follow the main idea of rounded teachers. Teachers today have the ability to choose their own lesson plans while in the ancient Egyptian days of schooling teachers were instructed what to teach and how to teach it. The school system didn’t have many reforms like those in modern society. Even though testing wasn’t at the fore front of schooling in ancient Egypt, the fact that teachers were able to beat their students for punishment isn’t something tolerated in this society. Teachers, then, played a big part in the raising of a child. In many other cultures teachers have this choice even though it is not tolerated it shows the value of the teacher in Egyptian education opposed to modern society. Teachers usher students to their academic success but not before aiding them through the very first trials that the students often find easy to confide in them. The effectiveness of teachers was greatly valued because the Egyptians understood that teachers really were the gatekeepers. If only modern society could agree to a certain extent it would be wonderful. Like the dilemma with teachers not being considered professionals. the importance of teachers in a child’s life can lead to different outcomes. Teachers become confidants, friends, trusted grown-ups who aren’t always finding faults with their students. One of my dreams as I move forward to fulfill my dreams of being a teacher, I want to be one of the teachers whose students believe really affected their lives.



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