[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [Ancient Indian Education: An Inquiry into its Origin, Development, and Ideals](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.keay-1918) › c8.12 # Ancient Indian Education: An Inquiry into its Origin, Development, and Ideals c8.12 Ancient Indian Education: An Inquiry into its Origin, Development, and Ideals c8.12 - **Language:** English ### [c8.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.keay-1918.c8.12) It is to be noted that in learning, writing came before reading. Except for the united repetition of multiplication tables and exercises of that kind, the instruction was individual, and monitors were commonly chosen from among the more advanced scholars to help those at a more elementary stage of instruction. Dr. Andrew Bell got his idea of the monitorial system from what he had seen in indigenous schools in India. - [Previous: c8.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.keay-1918.c8.11) - [Next: c8.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.keay-1918.c8.13) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.keay-1918.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.keay-1918.c8.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.keay-1918.c8.12) · Pramāṇa