Education

I think we Aztecs are pretty awesome, because despite your social class, every child goes to school. Even slaves! However, there are different school for the rich and poor. Boys and girls also go to separate schools.
Young children are educated at home. Your education starts from birth. Up until the age of 8, the preferred method of discipline is simply verbal. But harsher punishments are used as the child grows older. This is to prepare for the harsh realities of life. Part of this education at home involves learning a collection of sayings, called huehuetlatolli (sayings of the old), that teach you the Aztec ideals. 
When you are 15 you are sent to schools. There are 2 types: the telpochcalli, for practical and military studies, and the calmecac, for advanced learning in writing, astronomy, statesmadship, theology, and other areas. As a merchant's daughter, I go to the tepochcalli in my neighborhood. There is one in every community because they are for the children of common families. Here we learn about history, myths, religion, and ceremonial songs. Boys get intense military training and also learn about agriculture and the trades. Girls are taught how to form a family, and we get to be trained in the arts and trades that will ensure the welfare of our future families, like cooking, sewing, etc. The calmecac is for kids of nobility. They will become new military and religious leaders. Teachers are really harsh. Punishments are an integral part of our education. But that's good, because school teaches you proper behavior that is expected throughout your life. This behavior is law and if you break it you can be killed. 
Another great thing about our education system is that if you show prowess in a certain topic, you will be put into special classes to develop those skills even more. I had a friend who was really talented in math and he was moved into the engineering classes. Another of my friends really liked plants and making medicines so they were moved into the school that trained doctors.