My Opinion on 5 Works about Education, Teaching, and Learning - Volume 13
People assume that education has changed a lot over the last couple thousand years. Some things have changed, but for the most part, people are wrong and education and learning have stayed quite similar through the ages. In this article we'll look at things that are very modern, things that are very old, and things in-between, and see that as things change they often stay the same. 'Edict of Maximum Prices' by Diocletian 301 AD In ancient Rome there were price controls. This included teaching fees. I've taken a section of those prices here so we can see the value hierarchy of different types of teaching. These prices are in denarius communis, which was an accounting currency at the time. The prices are per pupil per month. Attorneys happen to be included in this same section and instead of removing that I included it. Gymnastic instructor 50 Pedagogue 50 Elementary teacher 50 Teacher of arithmetic 75 Teacher for shorthand 75 Teacher of manuscript writing or palaeography...