Let's Build a World: Day 14 - Education

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Education is the transmission of civilization.

- Ariel and Will Durant



It's Day 14 for Nano Writers's Let's Build a World. Read over: Education from Stephanie Bryant's 30 Days of Worldbuilding. School is starting up again for many Nano Writers and today's topic couldn't be more timely! Time for our notebooks and today's exercise:

What kind of educational system does your society use? Do apprentices train in a particular trade before graduating to journeyman or master level? Does a child learn the profession of its parents? Do churches or religious institutions educate the children, and if so, do they educate all children, or just the religious or wealthy ones? Are there colleges and universities for advanced studies? Do students learn in a virtual reality world, and if so, do they have the same kinds of conflicts they might encounter anywhere else?

A couple of links for your consideration:

History of Education - from Wikipedia, good overview

Education Through the Ages - humorous slant


Did you learn something new about your story world, Nano Writer? Tomorrow's next installment: Resources! Bring your links!