00:00In Sumerian schools, students were often punished with whips.
00:04One tablet even records a parent bribing the teacher with food and beer to spare his son,
00:11the world's first recorded case of bribery in education.
00:16In ancient Greece, the Pedagogos was not a teacher, but a slave.
00:22He escorted rich children to school and supervised their behavior.
00:26At Europe's first universities, students actually hired and paid their professors.
00:33Education was run by student guilds.
00:36During the tuberculosis epidemic, children studied outside in freezing weather, wrapped
00:43in blankets.
00:44Fresh air was believed to prevent disease.
00:48In the 1960s, some schools were built in circular designs to encourage communication.
00:54But noise and distraction made the experiment short-lived.
01:00By the 1980s, computers entered classrooms.
01:04The first digital lessons marked the start of e-learning.
01:08Today, AI-powered classrooms deliver personalized learning plans.
01:14Education has become global and digital.
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