Confucius was also a great educator. In his time, only children from aristocratic families could receive education. Confucius advocated that everyone was equal in education. He taught his disciples สาวก, ลูกศิษย์ without discrimination การแบ่งแยก, no matter what their social status was (有教无类Yǒu jiào wú lèi). Confucius established private schools and broke the government's monopoly การผูกขาด over education.