What role did Desiderius Erasmus think governments should have in training teachers?

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Portrait of Desiderius Erasmus, shown in dark robes and cap, writing with a quill at a desk, after Quinten Massijs, oil on panel, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. — Erasmus Dutch humanist Desiderius Erasmus.

Desiderius Erasmus believed that the renewal of schools and the provision of better training for teachers should be considered a public obligation. He argued that this responsibility was of significant importance, asserting that it was certainly no less vital than military defense.1