Did ancient children's education begin with the Four Books and Five Classics?

Yes, even though ancient children don't know what the Four Books and Five Classics mean, their parents or school teachers usually teach them The Analects first. Because Confucianism was very important in ancient times, because the well-known Confucian school and the rulers at that time advocated and respected it, and because students had to write eight-part essays in exams, it was in line with the characteristics of the times to enlighten them with the four books and five classics.

0 1, The Four Books and Five Classics conform to the ancient educational concept, and both The Analects and other works have far-reaching influence in ancient times. Many parents choose these books as their children's first books in order to educate their children to pay attention to etiquette and filial piety from an early age. Unlike modern times, I watched various fairy tales like Andersen's fairy tales when I was a child. These children have memorized the contents of the Four Books and Five Classics since childhood, which has exerted a subtle influence on their study and life.

02. The purpose of ancient education was to be an official. The main idea of educating children in ancient times was to let them be officials. In ancient times, class division was very strict. Scholars, farmers, workers and businessmen, basically all people want their children to be human. The imperial examination is mainly about eight-part essay, and classics must be quoted. If you haven't even read the Four Books and Five Classics, then you have basically bid farewell to the road of being an official. In this case, it is better to learn early.

03. Children in ancient times basically had no right to read freely. Ancient children were basically taught by teachers from the beginning of school, and they spent their whole lives preparing for joining the WTO. Therefore, they only study hard for the imperial examination, and books unrelated to the imperial examination basically have no fate with them. They are different from us in modern times. We have many famous overseas books to read. There was no globalization in ancient times, so they could read very few books. It's actually quite pathetic.