How did the Lilliputians educate their children In Gulliver s Travels Jonathan Swift - describes many strange customs of the Lilliputians Their system of educating children is also very different from ours They believed that parents should not raise their own children So the state took charge of their education They had rules for both boys and girls This system was strict but well-organized Public Nurseries The Lilliputians had public nurseries in every town Parents had to send their babies there when they were twenty months old Only the children of cottagers and farmers stayed at home Children were grouped by social class They lived and studied in these nurseries Parents could see them only twice a year and for just one hour each time Male Education Boys of noble families were trained by wise and honest teachers They were taught good values like justice courage and love for their