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How does he reconcile the spirit of his school with the spirit of the _few_ that Germany can claim who are really cultured,  _i.e._ with the spirit of its classical poets and artists? HOW DOES HE RECONCILE THE SPIRIT OF HIS SCHOOL WITH THE SPIRIT OF THE FEW THAT GERMANY CAN CLAIM WHO ARE REALLY CULTURED I E WITH THE SPIRIT OF ITS CLASSICAL POETS AND ARTISTS
n in which the pupil must learn how to _do_ properly, and to this practical end, alone, the teaching of German is essential in our scholastic establishments. The historical method may certainly be a considerably easier and more comfortable one for the teacher; it also seems to be compatible with a much lower grade of ability and, in general, with a smaller display of energy and will on his part. But we shall find that this observation holds good in every department of pedagogic life: the simpler and more comfortable method always masquerades in the disguise of grand pretensions and stately titles; the really practical side, the _doing_, which should belong to culture and which, at bottom, is the more difficult side, meets only with disfavour and contempt. That is why the honest man must make himself and others quite clear concerning this _quid pro quo_. "Now, apart from these learned incentives to a study of the language, what is there besides which the German teacher is wont to offer? HER TONGUE HOWEVER IS A DOMAIN IN WHICH THE PUPIL MUST LEARN HOW TO DO PROPERLY AND TO THIS PRACTICAL END ALONE THE TEACHING OF GERMAN IS ESSENTIAL IN OUR SCHOLASTIC ESTABLISHMENTS THE HISTORICAL METHOD MAY CERTAINLY BE A CONSIDERABLY EASIER AND MORE COMFORTABLE ONE FOR THE TEACHER IT ALSO SEEMS TO BE COMPATIBLE WITH A MUCH LOWER GRADE OF ABILITY AND IN GENERAL WITH A SMALLER DISPLAY OF ENERGY AND WILL ON HIS PART WE SHALL FIND THAT THIS OBSERVATION HOLDS GOOD IN EVERY DEPARTMENT OF PEDAGOGIC LIFE THE SIMILAR AND MORE COMFORTABLE METHODS ALWAYS MASQUERADES IN THE DISGUISE OF GRAND PRETENSIONS AND STATELY TITLES THE REALLY PRACTICAL SIDE THE DOING WHICH SHOULD BELONG TO CULTURE IN WHICH AT BOTTOM IS THE MORE DIFFICULT SIDE MEETS ONLY WITH DISFAVOUR AND CONTEMPT THAT IS WHY THE HONEST MAN MUST MAKE HIMSELF AND OTHERS QUITE CLEAR CONCERNING THIS QUID PRO QUO NOW APART FROM THESE LEARNED INCENTIVES TO THE STUDY OF THE LANGUAGE WHAT IS THERE BESIDES WHICH THE GERMAN TEACHER IS WONT TO OFFER
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