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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. 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
onscious, and is delivered up to him to be judged. "Now let us try to picture the teacher's usual attitude towards these first highly influential examples of original composition. What does he hold to be most reprehensible in this class of work? What does he call his pupil's attention to?--To all excess in form or thought--that is to say, to all that which, at their age, is essentially characteristic and individual. Their really independent traits which, in response to this very premature excitation, can manifest themselves only in awkwardness, crudeness, and grotesque features,--in short, their individuality is reproved and rejected 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.  THEN HAD BEEN ALMOST UNCONSCIOUS AND IS DELIVERED UP TO HIM TO BE JUDGED NOW LET US TRY TO PICTURE THE TEACHER'S USUAL ATTITUDE TOWARD THESE FIRST HIGHLY INFLUENTIAL EXAMPLES OF ORIGINAL COMPOSITION WHAT DOES HE HOLD TO BE MOST REPREHENSIBLE IN THIS CLASS OF WORK WHAT DOES HE CALL HIS PEOPLE'S ATTENTION TO TO ALL EXCESS IN FORM OR THOUGHT THAT IS TO SAY TO ALL THAT WHICH AT THEIR AGE IS ESSENTIALLY CHARACTERISTIC AND INDIVIDUAL THEY ARE REALLY INDEPENDENT TRAITS WHICH IN RESPONSE TO THIS VERY PREMATURE EXCITATION CAN MANIFEST THEMSELVES ONLY IN AWKWARDNESS CRUDENESS AND GROTESQUE FEATURES IN SHORT THEIR INDIVIDUALITY IS REPROVED 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
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