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The teaching of German composition must be at the service of this independence: the individual must enjoy his opinions and carry out his designs early, so that he may be able to travel alone and without crutches. In this way he will soon be encouraged to produce original work, and still sooner to take up criticism and analysis. THE TEACHING OF GERMAN COMPOSITION MUST BE AT THE SERVICE OF THIS INDEPENDENCE THE INDIVIDUAL MUST ENJOY HIS OPINIONS AND CARRY OUT HIS DESIGNS EARLY SO THAT HE MAY BE ABLE TO TRAVEL ALONE AND WITHOUT CRUTCHES IN THIS WAY HE WILL SOON BE ENCOURAGED TO PRODUCE ORIGINAL WORK AND STILL SOONER TO TAKE UP CRITICISM AND ANALYSIS
ere to judge my opinions by the standard of your own impressions and experiences." My friend instantly answered, quickly and smartly, as was his habit, in the following words: "Until now we had always thought that the sole object of the public school was to prepare students for the universities. This preparation, however, should tend to make us independent enough for the extraordinarily free position of a university student;[9] for it seems to me that a student, to a greater extent than any other individual, has more to decide and settle for himself. He must guide himself on a wide, utterly unknown path for many years, so the public school must do its best to render him independent." I continued the argument where my friend left off. "It even seems to me," I said, "that everything for which you have justly blamed the public school is only a necessary means employed to imbue the youthful student with some kind of independence, or at all events with the belief that there is such a thing. OU ARE STILL NEAR ENOUGH TO THIS SPHERE TO JUDGE MY OPINIONS BY THE STANDARD OF YOUR OWN IMPRESSIONS AND EXPERIENCES MY FRIEND INSTANTLY ANSWERED QUICKLY AND SMARTLY AS WAS HIS HABIT IN THE FOLLOWING WORDS UNTIL NOW WE HAD ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT THE SOLE OBJECT OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL WAS TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THE UNIVERSITIES THIS PREPARATION HOWEVER SHOULD TEND TO MAKE US INDEPENDENT ENOUGH FOR THE EXTRAORDINARY FREE POSITION OF A UNIVERSITY STUDENT FOR IT SEEMS TO ME THAT A STUDENT TO A GREATER EXTENT THAN ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL HAS MORE TO DECIDE AND SETTLE FOR HIMSELF HE MUST GUIDE HIMSELF ON A WIDE UTTERLY UNKNOWN PATH FOR MANY YEARS SO THE PUBLIC SCHOOL MUST DO ITS BEST TO RENDER HIM INDEPENDENT I CONTINUED THE ARGUMENT WHERE MY FRIEND LEFT OFF IT SEEMS TO ME I SAID THAT EVERYTHING FOR WHICH YOU HAVE JUSTLY BLAMED THE PUBLIC SCHOOL IS ONLY A NECESSARY MEANS EMPLOYED TO IMBUE THE YOUTHFUL STUDENT WITH SOME KIND OF INDEPENDENCE OR AT ALL EVENTS WITH THE BELIEF THAT THERE IS SUCH A THING
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