【Ｋｕｔｔａｂ ａｎｄ Ｓｅｏｄａｎｇ】
There are many similarities between the Korean old school Seodang and "Kuttab" old Egyptian school. Only names are slightly different. "Kuttab" in Egypt was established in buildings connected to mosques, independent buildings, or at the homes of the Kuttab teacher himself.The teacher was sitting on chair or higher "Mastaba" (Stone bench) and students were sitting on the floor that was covered by "Hasira" (Egyptian old mat). People in Kuttab learned religion, literature, poetry and mathematics. The most prominent graduates of Kuttab were Rifaa al-Tahtawy and Taha Hussein. The teacher of the "Kuttab" was called "Sayedna", and his assistant was called "Al- Areef". "Faqi" used to hold a long stick of palm-tree in his hand with which he can poke the farthest child away from him. If he found the child didn't pay attention or distracted. He usually revised the children's past lessons, then reads them n