Kitap 1
3.17
Further if inadequate care is taken in the choices of respectable governors and instructors, I blush to mention the shameful abuse which scoundrels sometimes make of their right to administer corporal punishment or the opportunity not infrequently offered to others by the fear thus caused in the victims. I will not linger on this subject; it is more than enough if I have made my meaning clear. I will content myself with saying that children are helpless and easily victimised, and that therefore no one should be given unlimited power over them.
3.18
I will now proceed to describe the subjects in which the boy must be trained, if he is to become an orator, and to indicate the age at which each should be commenced.
4.1
As soon as the boy has learned to read and write without difficulty, it is the turn for the teacher grammaticus is the teacher of literature and languages; at times it is necessary to restrict its meaning to grammar. of literature. My words apply equally to Greek and Latin masters, though I prefer that a start should be made with a Greek:
4.2
in either case the method is the same. This profession may be most briefly considered under two heads, the art of speaking correctly and the interpretation of the poets; but there is more beneath the surface than meets the eye.
