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Evolving Education - differentiated by services given

Education differentiated by campus, by course level, by private and public, and by state have long existed.  Mostly, the differentiation is cost-based.  Lower level courses are cheaper than advanced courses.  Public schools are cheaper than private schools. One state/country may have better education than another.  In this note we suggest cost-based tuition based on educational services used by the student.  This is not really new, but it is coming.  Driving factors: Education is expensive; times are hard; something must be done cut expenses; alternative and proven methods are available. Background.   We read from ancient history and up to current times how students were educated by personal teacher/tutors.  Wealthy parents hired a teacher to live inside the household and educate their children.  For example, Aristotle was the teacher/tutor of Alexander the Great.  A companion of this was the hire of a tutor to attend to individual student needs, sometimes at the home, sometimes else