# The Great Masters — Some Thoughts Concerning Education character guide

> The Great Masters in Some Thoughts Concerning Education by John Locke.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the great masters, their, themselves, Their

**First appearance:** 0001-some-thoughts-concerning-education

## Who they are

Renowned teachers or authors cited as authorities.

## Relationships

### [Children](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/some_thoughts_concerning_education_se/characters/children)

_professional_

Children are taught and disciplined by the great masters, who are their tutors or teachers.

### [People Strangers to Business](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/some_thoughts_concerning_education_se/characters/people_strangers_to_business)

_professional_

These people are often the product of poor teaching by the great masters, representing failed education.

### [A Child](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/some_thoughts_concerning_education_se/characters/a_child)

_professional_

A child is subject to the instruction and authority of the great masters in educational settings.

### [Your Son](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/some_thoughts_concerning_education_se/characters/your_son)

_professional_

The great masters are responsible for teaching your son, often with mixed results according to the narrator.

### [Children](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/some_thoughts_concerning_education_se/characters/children)

_professional_

Children are taught and disciplined by the great masters, who are their tutors or teachers.

### [A Child](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/some_thoughts_concerning_education_se/characters/a_child)

_professional_

A child is subject to the instruction and authority of the great masters in educational settings.

### [Children](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/some_thoughts_concerning_education_se/characters/children)

_professional_

Children are taught and disciplined by the great masters, who are their tutors or teachers.

### [A Child](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/some_thoughts_concerning_education_se/characters/a_child)

_professional_

A child is subject to the instruction and authority of the great masters in educational settings.

### [Your Son](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/some_thoughts_concerning_education_se/characters/your_son)

_professional_

The great masters are responsible for teaching your son, often with mixed results according to the narrator.

## In the story

### [Some Thoughts Concerning Education](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/some_thoughts_concerning_education_se/chapters/some-thoughts-concerning-education)

Locke references the great masters of rhetoric as examples whose practices should be imitated by students learning to write and speak.

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