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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. 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
. "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. 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! ERY 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 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
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