CHAPTER VII

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Herbartian Psychology--“Apperception masses”--Dangers of correlation--“Concentration series”--Children reduced to inanities--Mind, a spiritual organism--Cannot live upon “sweetmeats”--Burden of education thrown on teacher--Danger of exalting personality of teacher--“Delightful lessons”--_Across the Bridges_, by A. Paterson--Blind alleys--Unemployment--Best boys run to seed--Continuation Classes--Education Act of 1918--An eight hours’ University course--Academic ideal of Education--Continuation school, a People’s University--Dangers of utilitarian education--The “humanities” in English--Narration prepares for public speaking--Father of the People’s High Schools--Munich schools--Worship of efficiency--A well-grounded humanistic training produces capacity--Mr. Fisher on Continuation Schools--A more excellent way--Education from six to seventeen--A liberal education for all.