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And this has long been the customary strategy of the public school: from whichever side the war cry may come, it writes upon its shield  not overloaded with honours  one of those confusing catchwords, such as: 'classical education,' 'formal education,' 'scientific education':  three glorious things which are, however, unhappily at loggerheads, not only with themselves but among themselves, and are such that, if they were compulsorily brought together, would perforce bring forth a culture monster. AND THIS HAS LONG BEEN THE CUSTOMARY STRATEGY OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL FROM WHICHEVER SIDE THE WAR CRY MAY COME IT WRITES UPON ITS SHIELD NOT OVERLOADED WITH HONORS ONE OF THOSE CONFUSING CATCHWORDS SUCH AS CLASSICAL EDUCATION FORMAL EDUCATION SCIENTIFIC EDUCATION THREE GLORIOUS THINGS WHICH ARE HOWEVER UNHAPPILY AT LOGGERHEADS NOT ONLY WITH THEMSELVES BUT AMONG THEMSELVES AND ARE SUCH THAT IF THEY WERE COMPULSORY BROUGHT TOGETHER WOULD PERFORCE BRING FORTH A CULTURE MONSTER
 me as something exceedingly doubtful and confused. For how could anybody, after having cast one glance at those examples, fail to see the great earnestness with which the Greek and the Roman regarded and treated his language, from his youth onwards--how is it possible to mistake one's example on a point like this one?--provided, of course, that the classical Hellenic and Roman world really did hover before the educational plan of our public schools as the highest and most instructive of all morals--a fact I feel very much inclined to doubt. The claim put forward by public schools concerning the 'classical education' they provide seems to be more an awkward evasion than anything else; it is used whenever there is any question raised as to the competency of the public schools to impart culture and to educate. Classical education, indeed! It sounds so dignified! It confounds the aggressor and staves off the assault--for who could see to the bottom of this bewildering formula all at once? VIDED BY OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS STRIKES ME AS SOMETHING EXCEEDINGLY DOUBTFUL AND CONFUSED FOR HOW COULD ANYBODY AFTER HAVING CAST ONE GLANCE AT THESE EXAMPLES FAIL TO SEE THE GREAT EARNESTNESS WITH WHICH THE GREEK AND ROMAN REGARDED AND TREATED HIS LANGUAGE FROM HIS YOUTH ONWARDS HOW WAS IT POSSIBLE TO MISTAKE ONE'S EXAMPLE ON A POINT LIKE THIS PROVIDED OF COURSE THAT THE CLASSICAL HELLENIC AND ROMAN WORLD REALLY DID HOVER BEFORE THE EDUCATIONAL PLAN OF OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS THE HIGHEST AND MOST INSTRUCTIVE OF ALL MORALS A FACT I FEEL VERY MUCH INCLINED TO DOUBT THE CLAIM PUT FORWARD BY PUBLIC SCHOOLS CONCERNING THE CLASSICAL EDUCATION THEY PROVIDE SEEMS TO BE MORE AN AWKWARD EVASION THAN ANYTHING ELSE IT IS USED WHENEVER THERE IS A QUESTION RAISED AS TO THE COMPETENCY OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO IMPART CULTURE AND TO EDUCATE CLASSICAL EDUCATION INDEED SOUNDS SO DIGNIFIED CONFOUNDS THE AGGRESSOR AND STAVES OFF THE ASSAULT FOR WHO COULD SEE TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS BEWILDERING FORMULA ALL AT ONCE
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