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2oS The Century of the Child
a later period. And in this connection it is
not sufficient to consider the psychological de-
velopment of the child. Certain subjects
must be assigned to certain times of the year.
The courses in these schools must come to
an end at about the age of fifteen or sixteen.
From them our young people can pass either
into practical life, or go on to schools of con-
tinuation and application. It would be de-
sirable to adopt the plan recommended by
Grundtvig, that one or more vacation years
should follow, before studies are taken up
again. Girls, especially, would then come
back to their studies with strengthened bodily
powers and an increased desire for knowledge.
It is now a common experience that the desire
to learn, even in the case of talented young
people, becomes quiescent, if they go on con-
tinuously with their studies, as they often do,
from the sixth to the twentieth year and
longer.
To mark out the courses of such a school
would offer tremendous difficulties. But these
difficulties will not be found insuperable, after
people have agreed that the souls of child-
ren require more consideration than a school
programme.
Among objections coming from parents.
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