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"Oh," said David. "Do you mean  are you going to give me  lessons?" Through his mind flashed a picture of the Phoenix (with spectacles on its beak and a ruler in its wing) writing out sentences on a blackboard. The thought gave him a sinking feeling. After all, it was summer  and summer was supposed to be vacation time. OH SAID DAVID DO YOU MEAN ARE YOU GOING TO GIVE ME LESSONS THROUGH HIS MIND FLASHED A PICTURE OF THE PHOENIX WITH SPECTACLES ON ITS BEAK AND A RULER IN ITS WING WRITING OUT SENTENCES ON A BLACKBOARD THE THOUGHT GAVE HIM A SINKING FEELING AFTER ALL IT WAS SUMMER AND SUMMER WAS SUPPOSED TO BE VACATION TIME
 that." "Aha!" said the Phoenix triumphantly. "Just as I suspected--a classical education. Understand me--I have nothing against a classical education as such. I realize that mathematics, Greek, and Latin are excellent for the discipline of the mind. But in the broad view, a classical education is not a true education. Life is real, life is earnest. One must face it with a _practical_ education. The problems of Life, my dear fellow!--classical education completely ignores them! For example, how do you tell a true Unicorn from a false one?" "I--I don't know." "I thought not. Where do you find the Philosopher's Stone?" "I don't know." "Well, then, I shall ask a simple one. What is the first rule of defense when attacked by a Chimera?" David squirmed uncomfortably. "I'm afraid I don't know that, either," he said in a small voice. "There you are!" cried the Phoenix. "You do not have a true, practical education--you are not ready for Life. I, my boy, am going to take your education in hand. OU THERE OH READING AND WRITING AND ARITHMETIC AND THINGS LIKE THAT AHA SAID THE PHOENIX TRIUMPHANTLY JUST AS I SUSPECTED A CLASSICAL EDUCATION UNDERSTAND ME I HAVE NOTHING AGAINST A CLASSICAL EDUCATION AS SUCH I REALIZE THAT MATHEMATICS GREEK AND LATIN ARE EXCELLENT FOR THE DISCIPLINE OF THE MIND BUT IN THE BROAD VIEW A CLASSICAL EDUCATION IS NOT A TRUE EDUCATION LIFE IS REAL LIFE IS EARNEST ONE MUST FACE IT WITH A PRACTICAL EDUCATION THE PROBLEMS OF LIFE MY DEAR FELLOW CLASSICAL EDUCATION COMPLETELY IGNORES THEM FOR EXAMPLE HOW DO YOU TELL A TRUE UNICORN FROM A FALSE ONE I I DON'T KNOW I THOUGHT NOT WHERE DO YOU FIND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE I DON'T KNOW WELL THEN I SHALL ASK A SIMPLE ONE WHAT IS THE FIRST RULE OF DEFENSE WHEN ATTACKED BY A CHIMERA DAVID SQUIRMED UNCOMFORTABLY I'M AFRAID I DON'T KNOW THAT EITHER HE SAID IN A SMALL VOICE THERE YOU ARE CRIED THE PHOENIX YOU DO NOT HAVE A TRUE PRACTICAL EDUCATION YOU ARE NOT READY FOR LIFE I MY BOY AM GOING TO TAKE YOUR EDUCATION IN HAND
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