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What educational reforms did Ælfric implement?

  • Curriculum overhaul

  • Teacher training

  • Student welfare

  • Monastic schooling

Answer

Monastic schooling was a key educational reform implemented by Ælfric. He believed that monasteries should not only be centers of religious life but also of learning. He established schools in monasteries where monks could study Latin, grammar, rhetoric, and other subjects. This helped to raise the level of education in England and to produce a new generation of scholars and leaders.
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