The importance of educating students about Ancient Greece lays in the Greek’s impacts on today’s world in terms of literary works, scientific and philosophical advancements, and political configuration.
Though Ancient Greece has many long-lasting cultural effects on today’s education, the literary works that Greek philosophers and writers have created still teach children morals and are even used for other educational purposes.
For example, Aesop’s “The Hare and the Tortoise” is a well-known story by almost every child and teaches the reader about the value of taking your time, and humbleness all in one coin.
Or, if a child ever had to take a typing test in their elementary school’s computer class, they may be surprised to find themselves typing out some of this great Greek writer’s fables.
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These are just two examples of the long-lasting effects Greek literature has had on education today.
Greeks, though most scientific research was just expanded from other early civilizations, they shaped and created the early ideas we have today.
While we do praise the Greeks for their writings theories and music, most of these things were achievements of other early civilizations.
The Phonetic alphabet comes from the Phoenicians.
The idea of minting of coins came from the Luwians.
Because they were able to successfully expand ideas from other cultures, we can learn from them how to be culturally elastic as well.
To tolerate others in a sense.
For many countries in the world democracy is still an abstract concept, but in American culture democracy is supposed to be a big part of our government system, and it came from the Greeks.
The exact roots of the word lead back to the Greek language itself.
Demokratia, (δημοκρατία), itself means people-power.
Demos meaning “people” and kratos meaning “power”.
Therefore the people- even those in a lower class- hold all political power over the government, or in this case, the land at the time claimed by
Though Ancient Greece has many long-lasting cultural effects on today’s education, the literary works that Greek philosophers and writers have created still teach children morals and are even used for other educational purposes.
For example, Aesop’s “The Hare and the Tortoise” is a well-known story by almost every child and teaches the reader about the value of taking your time, and humbleness all in one coin.
Or, if a child ever had to take a typing test in their elementary school’s computer class, they may be surprised to find themselves typing out some of this great Greek writer’s fables.
Most …show more content…
These are just two examples of the long-lasting effects Greek literature has had on education today.
Greeks, though most scientific research was just expanded from other early civilizations, they shaped and created the early ideas we have today.
While we do praise the Greeks for their writings theories and music, most of these things were achievements of other early civilizations.
The Phonetic alphabet comes from the Phoenicians.
The idea of minting of coins came from the Luwians.
Because they were able to successfully expand ideas from other cultures, we can learn from them how to be culturally elastic as well.
To tolerate others in a sense.
For many countries in the world democracy is still an abstract concept, but in American culture democracy is supposed to be a big part of our government system, and it came from the Greeks.
The exact roots of the word lead back to the Greek language itself.
Demokratia, (δημοκρατία), itself means people-power.
Demos meaning “people” and kratos meaning “power”.
Therefore the people- even those in a lower class- hold all political power over the government, or in this case, the land at the time claimed by