Middle+Ages+Education

Education for children in the Middle Ages was held in Church during the 800's but only the boys were allowed to learn. The things that they were taught mainly were Grammar, rhetoric, logic, Latin, astronomy, philosophy and mathematics. During the Dark Ages the only science that was learned was from Popular encylopedias based on ancient writing from a place called Pliny and other Roman sources. Students learned more when they ventured out into the countryside to talk with trappers, hunters, furriers and poachers, who spent their time observing wildlife. Medieval students often sat together on the floor, writing notes from lessons using a bone or ivory stylus on wooden tablets coated with green or black wax. Knights were also educated and looked down upon if they could not read and write. Girls were ignored when it came to education. Only daughters of the rich and powerful were allowed to attend select courses. At 14 or 15, some students would continue education at a university. These were a creation of the Middle Ages and could be found in larger European cities. Wars and invasions often halted studies, but these universities would reopen during the later Middle Ages and the Renaissance. The cap and gown that college graduates wear today were there in medieval academic clothing