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Here a pompous form of diction is taught in an age when every spoken or written word is a piece of barbarism. Now let us consider, besides, the danger of arousing the self complacency which is so easily awakened in youths; let us think how their vanity must be flattered when they see their literary reflection for the first time in the mirror. HERE A POMPOUS FORM OF DICTION IS TAUGHT IN AN AGE WHEN EVERY SPOKEN OR WRITTEN WORD IS A PIECE OF BARBARISM NOW LET US CONSIDER BESIDES THE DANGER OF AROUSING THE SELF COMPLACENCY WHICH IS SO EASILY AWAKENED IN YOUTHS LET US THINK HOW THEIR VANITY MUST BE FLATTERED WHEN THEY SEE THEIR LITERARY REFLECTION FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE MIRROR
ted by the teacher in favour of an unoriginal decent average. On the other hand, uniform mediocrity gets peevish praise; for, as a rule, it is just the class of work likely to bore the teacher thoroughly. "There may still be men who recognise a most absurd and most dangerous element of the public school curriculum in the whole farce of this German composition. Originality is demanded here: but the only shape in which it can manifest itself is rejected, and the 'formal' education that the system takes for granted is attained to only by a very limited number of men who complete it at a ripe age. Here everybody without exception is regarded as gifted for literature and considered as capable of holding opinions concerning the most important questions and people, whereas the one aim which proper education should most zealously strive to achieve would be the suppression of all ridiculous claims to independent judgment, and the inculcation upon young men of obedience to the sceptre of genius. EPROVED AND REJECTED BY THE TEACHER IN FAVOR OF AN UNORIGINAL DECENT AVERAGE ON THE OTHER HAND UNIFORM MEDIOCRITY GETS PEEVISH PRAISE FOR AS A RULE IT IS JUST THE CLASS OF WORK LIKELY TO BORE THE TEACHER THOROUGHLY THERE MAY STILL BE MEN WHO RECOGNIZE A MOST ABSURD AND MOST DANGEROUS ELEMENT OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CURRICULUM IN THE WHOLE FARCE OF THIS GERMAN COMPOSITION ORIGINALITY IS DEMANDED HERE BUT THE ONLY SHAPE IN WHICH IT CAN MANIFEST ITSELF IS REJECTED AND THE FORMAL EDUCATION THAT THE SYSTEM TAKES FOR GRANTED IS ATTAINED TO ONLY BY A VERY LIMITED NUMBER OF MEN WHO COMPLETE IT AT A RIPE AGE HERE EVERYBODY WITHOUT EXCEPTION IS REGARDED AS GIFTED FOR LITERATURE AND CONSIDERED AS CAPABLE OF HOLDING OPINIONS CONCERNING THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTIONS AND PEOPLE WHEREAS THE ONE AIM WHICH PROPER EDUCATION SHOULD MOST ZEALOUSLY STRIVE TO ACHIEVE WOULD BE THE SUPPRESSION OF ALL RIDICULOUS CLAIMS TO INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT AND THE INCULCATION UPON YOUNG MEN OF OBEDIENCE TO THE SCEPTRE OF GENIUS
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