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The education of the masters is more ornamental than that of the workmen, but it is commercial still; and even at the ancient universities learning is but little regarded, unless it can in the long run be made _to pay_. THE EDUCATION OF THE MASTERS IS MORE ORNAMENTAL THAN THAT OF THE WORKMEN BUT IT IS COMMERCIAL STILL AND EVEN AT THE ANCIENT UNIVERSITIES LEARNING IS BUT LITTLE REGARDED UNLESS IT CAN IN THE LONG RUN BE MADE TO PAY
 now a torment, would be easily endurable if it were much shortened. Variety of work is the next point, and a most important one. To compel a man to do day after day the same task, without any hope of escape or change, means nothing short of turning his life into a prison-torment. Nothing but the tyranny of profit-grinding makes this necessary. A man might easily learn and practise at least three crafts, varying sedentary occupation with outdoor—occupation calling for the exercise of strong bodily energy for work in which the mind had more to do. There are few men, for instance, who would not wish to spend part of their lives in the most necessary and pleasantest of all work—cultivating the earth. One thing which will make this variety of employment possible will be the form that education will take in a socially ordered community. At present all education is directed towards the end of fitting people to take their places in the hierarchy of commerce—these as masters, those as workmen. CH WORK WHICH IS NOW A TORMENT WOULD BE EASILY ENDURABLE IF IT WERE MUCH SHORTENED VARIETY OF WORK IS THE NEXT POINT AND A MOST IMPORTANT ONE TO COMPEL A MAN TO DO DAY AFTER DAY THE SAME TASK WITHOUT ANY HOPE OF ESCAPE OR CHANGE MEANS NOTHING SHORT OF TURNING HIS LIFE INTO A PRISON TORMENT NOTHING BUT THE TYRANNY OF PROFIT GRINDING MAKES THIS NECESSARY A MAN MIGHT EASILY LEARN AND PRACTISE AT LEAST THREE CRAFTS VARYING SEDENTARY OCCUPATION WITH OUTDOOR OCCUPATION CALLING FOR THE EXERCISE OF STRONG BODILY ENERGY FOR WORK IN WHICH THE MIND HAD MORE TO DO THERE ARE FEW MEN FOR INSTANCE WHO WOULD NOT WISH TO SPEND PART OF THEIR LIVES IN THE MOST NECESSARY AND PLEASANTEST OF ALL WORK CULTIVATING THE EARTH ONE THING WHICH WILL MAKE THIS VARIETY OF EMPLOYMENT POSSIBLE WILL BE THE FORM THAT EDUCATION WILL TAKE IN A SOCIALLY ORDERED COMMUNITY AT PRESENT ALL EDUCATION IS DIRECTED TOWARDS THE END OF FITTING PEOPLE TO TAKE THEIR PLACES IN THE HIERARCHY OF COMMERCE THESE AS MASTERS THOSE AS WORKMEN
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