3 ms·

More like early 1300's when guilds had masters and apprentice craftsmen.

• musicale 6y ago
  And 'masterpiece' being a (presumably excellent) piece of work that qualified them for guild membership. "Master Class" does sound sinister if you interpret it as a social class rather than as an "expert tutorial" which is its presumed meaning in this context. But the article also emphasizes the subtext, that they are selling socioeconomic prestige and not just education, much as universities do.