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Elite boys are educated in either an "intellectual" curriculum of {rhetoric, poetry, classical language, math, music, science} or a "warrior" curriculum (cf. Korean ''yangban''); by age 15 they enter into an apprenticeship or university study in order to specialize into one or more roles in elite society. If a male failed to pass the full curriculum, he could not | Elite boys are educated in either an "intellectual" curriculum of {rhetoric, poetry, classical language, math, music, science} or a "warrior" curriculum (cf. Korean ''yangban''); by age 15 they enter into an apprenticeship or university study in order to specialize into one or more roles in elite society. If a male failed to pass the full curriculum, he could not enter specialist training and thus was effectively banished from elite society. Those who passed the basic "intellectual" curriculum but failed to specialize could work as civil servants. | ||
Elite girls also get a full education (only the "intellectual" track was available to girls), enough for them to be independent (they're also taught how to act like ladies), but usually only courtesans and candidates for the king's wives undergo specialized education. One or more requirements can be waived for a child of exceptional ability in one area. | Elite girls also get a full education (only the "intellectual" track was available to girls), enough for them to be independent (they're also taught how to act like ladies), but usually only courtesans and candidates for the king's wives undergo specialized education. One or more requirements can be waived for a child of exceptional ability in one area. | ||