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The default thing in preindustrial societies was no formal education for the vast majority of the population. The elite - a small slice of the population - was
by Manuel_D 3y ago
The default thing in preindustrial societies was no formal education for the vast majority of the population. The elite - a small slice of the population - was homeschooled by private tutors, and artisans (also small % of population) went into apprenticeships. This isn't really analogous to a vision of the world where the majority of the population is schooled at home.