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Every one must be able to form some sort of estimate of himself; he must know how much he may reasonably expect from life. EVERY ONE MUST BE ABLE TO FORM SOME SORT OF ESTIMATE OF HIMSELF HE MUST KNOW HOW MUCH HE MAY REASONABLY EXPECT FROM LIFE
ble:--that is the formula. In this case utility is made the object and goal of education,--utility in the sense of gain--the greatest possible pecuniary gain. In the quarter now under consideration culture would be defined as that point of vantage which enables one to 'keep in the van of one's age,' from which one can see all the easiest and best roads to wealth, and with which one controls all the means of communication between men and nations. The purpose of education, according to this scheme, would be to rear the most 'current' men possible,--'current' being used here in the sense in which it is applied to the coins of the realm. The greater the number of such men, the happier a nation will be; and this precisely is the purpose of our modern educational institutions: to help every one, as far as his nature will allow, to become 'current'; to develop him so that his particular degree of knowledge and science may yield him the greatest possible amount of happiness and pecuniary gain. ENCE AS MUCH HAPPINESS AS POSSIBLE THAT IS THE FORMULA IN THIS CASE UTILITY IS MADE THE OBJECT AND GOAL OF EDUCATION UTILITY IN THE SENSE OF GAIN GREATEST POSSIBLE PECUNIARY GAIN IN THE QUARTER NOW UNDER CONSIDERATION CULTURE WOULD BE DEFINED AS THAT POINT OF VANTAGE FROM WHICH ENABLES ONE TO KEEP IN THE VAN OF ONE'S AGE FROM WHICH ONE CAN SEE ALL THE EASIEST AND BEST ROADS TO WEALTH AND WITH WHICH ONE CONTROLS ALL THE MEANS OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MEN AND NATIONS THE PURPOSE OF EDUCATION ACCORDING TO THIS SCHEME WOULD BE TO REAR THE MOST CURRENT MEN POSSIBLE CURRENT BEING USED HERE IN THE SENSE IN WHICH IT IS APPLIED TO THE COINS OF THE REALM THE GREATER THE NUMBER OF SUCH MEN THE HAPPIER NATION WILL BE AND THIS PRECISELY IS THE PURPOSE OF OUR MODERN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO HELP EVERY ONE AS FAR AS HIS NATURE WILL ALLOW TO BECOME CURRENT TO DEVELOP HIM SO THAT HIS PARTICULAR DEGREE OF KNOWLEDGE AND SCIENCE MAY YIELD HIM THE GREATEST POSSIBLE AMOUNT OF HAPPINESS AND PECUNIARY GAIN
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