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Most scholars would agree that the best way to learn is still one-on-one, directly from an expert. The carpenter taught his son how to make a table. The seamstress taught her daughter how to make a dress. The doctor taught her sons and daughters which herbs to use for which ailment. More formal learning started when wealthy families paid famous Greek Philosophers to tutor their children.

A problem arose when the demand for education exceeded the supply (too many kids wanting an education and not enough scholars.