Fleur_@aussie.zone to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 day agoWhy the fuck does it cost money to get smarter??message-squaremessage-square169fedilinkarrow-up1304arrow-down131file-text
arrow-up1273arrow-down1message-squareWhy the fuck does it cost money to get smarter??Fleur_@aussie.zone to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square169fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDevolution@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 hours agoFor centuries it was called “gatekeeping.” Education is the means of mobility. The elites want that limited.
minus-squareHugeNerd@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 hours agoI doubt the term was used. Perhaps “guild”? Education as a means of mobility is a recent idea, I’d say finding cubic miles of oil allowed that to happen. What use could a medieval serf make of calculus?
minus-squareDevolution@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 hours agoThere would have been a patron behind the serf to even allow him school to begin with. So the serf using calculus is because a Duke felt he had promise.
For centuries it was called “gatekeeping.” Education is the means of mobility. The elites want that limited.
I doubt the term was used. Perhaps “guild”?
Education as a means of mobility is a recent idea, I’d say finding cubic miles of oil allowed that to happen.
What use could a medieval serf make of calculus?
There would have been a patron behind the serf to even allow him school to begin with. So the serf using calculus is because a Duke felt he had promise.