Negotiating Learner Differences MOOC’s Updates

"stand-out idea" in Dr Span's historical introduction.

To me what caught my eye was the idea of how education began that caught my attention, since their main goal was not to help the locals in the community, but to gain the 'Gs'. It was only available to the fortunate/elite people in the society before; even women were not allowed to attend school before because they were seen as low class members.