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It seemed to me that I must recognise two main directions in the forces at work  two seemingly antagonistic tendencies, equally deleterious in their action, and ultimately combining to produce their results: a striving to achieve the greatest possible _expansion_ of education on the one hand, and a tendency to _minimise and weaken_ it on the other. IT SEEMED TO ME THAT I MUST RECOGNISE TWO MAIN DIRECTIONS IN THE FORCES AT WORK TWO SEEMINGLY ANTAGONISTIC TENDENCIES EQUALLY DELECHROUS IN THEIR ACTION AND ULTIMATELY COMBINING TO PRODUCE THEIR RESULTS A STRIVING TO ACHIEVE THE GREATEST POSSIBLE EXPANSION OF EDUCATION ON ONE HAND AND A TENDENCY TO MINIMIZE AND WEAKEN IT ON THE OTHER
felt it incumbent upon them to imitate what is precisely most difficult and most high,--what is possible only to the master, when they, above all, should know how difficult and dangerous this is, and how many excellent gifts may be ruined by attempting it!" "I will conceal nothing from you, sir," the companion replied. "I have heard too much from your lips at odd times and have been too long in your company to be able to surrender myself entirely to our present system of education and instruction. I am too painfully conscious of the disastrous errors and abuses to which you used to call my attention--though I very well know that I am not strong enough to hope for any success were I to struggle ever so valiantly against them. I was overcome by a feeling of general discouragement; my recourse to solitude was the result neither of pride nor arrogance. I would fain describe to you what I take to be the nature of the educational questions now attracting such enormous and pressing attention. RDINARY YOUNGSTERS THEY FELT IT INCUMBENT ON THEM TO IMITATE WHAT IS PRECISELY MOST DIFFICULT OF MOST HIGH WHAT IS POSSIBLE ONLY TO THE MASTER WHEN THEY ABOVE ALL SHOULD KNOW HOW DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS THIS IS AND HOW MANY EXCELLENT GIFTS MAY BE RUINED BY ATTEMPTING IT I WILL CONCEAL NOTHING FROM YOU SIR THE COMPANION REPLIED I HAVE HEARD TOO MUCH FROM YOUR LIPS AT ODD TIMES AND HAVE BEEN TOO LONG IN YOUR COMPANY TO BE ABLE TO SURRENDER MYSELF ENTIRELY TO OUR PRESENT SYSTEM OF EDUCATION AND INSTRUCTION I AM TOO PAINFULLY CONSCIOUS OF THE DISASTROUS ERROR AND ABUSES TO WHICH YOU USED TO CALL MY ATTENTION THOUGH I VERY WELL KNOW THAT I AM NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOPE FOR ANY SUCCESS WERE I TO STRUGGLE EVER SO VALIANTLY AGAINST THEM I WAS OVERCOME BY A FEELING OF GENERAL DISCOURAGEMENT MY RECOURSE TO SOLITUDE WAS NEITHER THE RESULT OF PRIDE NOR ARROGANCE I WOULD FAIN DESCRIBE TO YOU WHAT I TAKE TO BE THE NATURE OF THE EDUCATIONAL QUESTIONS NOW ATTRACTING SUCH ENORMOUS AND PRESSING ATTENTION
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