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Is the rate of wages increasing keeping up with the the rate of inflation? What were the schools like? Are they like schools today? What is the catch of free online schools? What can the government legally do to permit too high of markup for a college education?

Roman Facts Up until the age of around 7 kids could go to public schools where they were taught very basic education such as reading and writing, this was for the poorer families. Public schools weren't introduced until the 3rd century B.C. which means that poor families had to teach their kids what they knew until public schools were introduced. Elementary teacher- 50 denarii Arithmetic teacher- 75 Greek, Latin literature or geometry- 200 Public speaking- 250 With inflation and low wages it was hard for a lot of the population of Ancient Rome to send their kids to school. Brick maker, for every 4 fired bricks and preparation of the clay- 2 Brick maker, for every 8 sun dried bricks, and preparation of the clay- 2

Clerk (based on specified bath attendant wage)- 25

Farm laborer, with maintenance-25 Lime burner, with maintenance- 50

Mule driver, camel driver, with maintenance-25 Sewer cleaner, working a full day, with maintenance- 25

Shepherd, with maintenance- 25

Water carrier, working a full day, with maintenance- 25

All other general labor- 25 With general laborers making only that much money it would have been very hard to hire a public teacher along with the cost of keeping a house and clothes and food. Along with many other problems like crumbling cities and barbarian attacks not having many educated citizens was not helping to keep Rome from end

Fixing the price of education
 * 1) You can get a scholarship to get money off for going to college, whether it’s a few thousand or a full ride. You can get many types of scholarships like an academic scholarship or athletic scholarship.
 * 2) Or you might be able to get a college grant you can get a grant by getting an award type thing when you get good grades or something like that. You apply for a grant.
 * 3) There are public schools you can go to instead of a private school, and there are public colleges that cost less than a normal college.
 * 4) Public schools are affordable for most people due to the fact that they are paid by taxes.
 * 5) Obama is also trying to get down the cost of colleges so more families can send their kids through college.
 * 6) There is always the option of home schooling or hiring a private tutor. Homeschooling is free however if the parent does not know much neither will the kid. A private tutor can be pretty inexpensive depending on who you hire like a retired teacher.
 * 7) If you don’t have much money and you are living in an apartment with your child you don’t really have to pay for the public education because your apartment owner gets the taxes and then you just pay rent.
 * 8) There are online schools such as K12 that are “free”
 * 9) Schools have fund raisers that can get them money so they can give out an education.

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