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They are far superior to mathematics as a
means of developing the reasoning powers; they can be made as complex
as you please; they discipline the eye and mind, teach a child to
discriminate between the accidental and the essential, and demand
lucidity of thought and expression. And the hours spent over history!
What on earth does it matter who Henry the Twelfth's wife was?
Chemistry! All this, relatively speaking, is unprofitable stuff. How
much better to teach the elements of sociology and jurisprudence. The
laws that regulate human intercourse; what could be more interesting?
And physiology--the disrespect for the human frame is another relic of
monasticism. In fact our whole education is tainted with the monkish
spirit. Divinity! Has any purpose ever been served--"
Mr. Keith sighed.
"I wish I had not eaten so many of those prawns," he added. "What are
you thinking?"
"I think modern education over-emphasizes the intellect. I suppose that
comes from the scientific trend of the times.


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