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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. 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
st in my problems and asked intelligent questions. You did not scoff, as others might have done. You have very rare qualities." David flushed, and mumbled denials. "Do not be so modest, my boy! I speak the truth. It came to me that such a mind as yours, having these qualities, should be further cultivated and refined. And I should be avoiding my clear-cut duty if I did not take this task in hand myself. Of course, I suppose some attempt to educate you has already been made, has it not?" "Well, I go to school, if that's what you mean. Not now, though, because it's summer vacation." "And what do they teach you 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. INKING YESTERDAY YOU SHOWED AN INTELLIGENT INTEREST IN MY PROBLEMS AND ASKED INTELLIGENT QUESTIONS YOU DID NOT SCOFF AS OTHERS MIGHT HAVE DONE YOU HAVE VERY RARE QUALITIES DAVID FLUSHED AND MUMBLED DENIALS DO NOT BE SO MODEST MY BOY I SPEAK THE TRUTH IT CAME TO ME THAT SUCH A MIND AS YOURS HAVING THESE QUALITIES SHOULD BE FURTHER CULTIVATED AND REFINED AND I SHOULD BE AVOIDING MY CLEAR CUT DUTY IF I DID NOT TAKE THIS TASK IN HAND MYSELF OF COURSE I SUPPOSE SOME ATTEMPT TO EDUCATE YOU HAS ALREADY BEEN MADE HAS IT NOT WELL I GO TO SCHOOL IF THAT'S WHAT YOU MEAN NOT NOW THOUGH BECAUSE IT'S SUMMER VACATION AND WHAT DO THEY TEACH YOU 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
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