What kind of institution is a "private school"?

What kind of institution is a "private school"? A "private school" is a private educational institution in ancient my country, mostly targeting children.

"Private schools" emerged in the Spring and Autumn Period. There were teaching halls, schools, and village schools run by the teachers themselves; there were family schools set up by landlords and businessmen; there were also free schools established with land rent income from ancestral halls and temples or private donations.

There is no entrance examination for private school students, and they can enroll only with the consent of their husbands.

Before enrolling in school, one must stand respectfully in front of the tablet or icon of Master Confucius, and kowtow to Master Confucius and Mr. Confucius as a ceremony of apprenticeship.

Private schools are usually small in size, with only a few students at least and no more than 20 students at most.

The teaching materials used in private schools are the popular education textbooks in ancient times, such as "Three Character Classic", "Hundred Family Surnames", "Poems of Thousands of Family", "Thousand Character Classic", "Daughters' Sutra", "Teaching Children's Sutra", "Instructions for Children" and so on.

If you need further study, read the Four Books and Five Classics, Guwen Guanzhi, etc.

Private schools were discontinued for a period of time in the Qin Dynasty, and have continued for more than two thousand years since then. They complement each other with official schools and have made great contributions to the cultivation of talents and the spread of traditional Chinese culture.

After the founding of New China, private schools gradually disappeared.