Education once occurred in public streets rather than private buildings

Evidence

Given the lack or minimal use of the printed word and given the generally low levels of literacy among the populace, the public space of the preindustrial city understandably enough was further enlivened by the distribution and collection of news. Town criers relayed elite pronouncements to the citizenry, warned of fires or other dangers, and spread news of interesting, if mundane, events: The town crier [in medieval Prato] … — Lyn H. Lofland, World of Strangers_ Order and Action in…, 196 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Low literacy forced preindustrial cities to make streets the news medium — Lyn H. Lofland, World of Strangers_ Order and Action in…, 196; Preindustrial city streets served as venues for activities modern cities segregate into specialized spaces; Cramped housing pushed preindustrial urbanites into the streets for socializing (+1 more)

Related

• Low literacy forced preindustrial cities to make streets the news medium (similarity 0.93)
• Learning in preindustrial cities routinely spilled into public streets rather than walls (similarity 0.84)
• Preindustrial cities distributed public information orally through criers and mounted trumpeters (similarity 0.83)
• Preindustrial cities pushed ordinary residents’ social life into public streets (similarity 0.82)
• Preindustrial urban life mixed private activities into public streets (similarity 0.79)
• Cramped housing pushed preindustrial urbanites into the streets for socializing (similarity 0.78)
• Preindustrial city streets served as venues for activities modern cities segregate into specialized spaces (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Preindustrial city streets served as venues for activities modern cities segregate into specialized spaces #exemplifies (0.90)
• Low literacy forced preindustrial cities to make streets the news medium #expands (0.85) — Lyn H. Lofland, World of Strangers_ Order and Action in…, 196
• Cramped housing pushed preindustrial urbanites into the streets for socializing #corroborates (0.70)