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What Is and What Might Be

CHAPTER IV
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But when we turn to the other aspect of the Utopian brightness, when we consider it as the reflected light of goodness and joy, we find that the difference between the two children is wider and deeper still.

There are many schools outside Utopia that pride themselves on the excellence of their discipline; but I am inclined to think that in some at least of these the self-satisfaction of the teacher is equivalent to a confession of failure.

There was a time when every elementary school received a large grant for instruction and a small grant for discipline; and inspectors were supposed to report separately on each of these aspects of the school's life.

A strange misconception of the meaning and purpose of education underlay this artificial distinction; but on that we need not dwell.

Were an inspector called upon to report on the discipline of the Utopian school, his report would be brief.
There is no discipline in the school.


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