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282 The Century of the Child
In this as in all other matters, the young
should he allowed to exercise free choice.
The teachers of both sexes in my school will
have short hours of work, a long time to rest,
and a large salary; that is, they will have the
possibility of a continuous development. The
limit of their service will be twenty years.
After this period, they will become members
of a school jury composed of parents and teach-
ers, or they will asisst in final examinations,
as censors. These will be conducted as in-
dicated above, in such a way that each cen-
sor shall pass a sunmier either at home or
abroad, in company with young people, not
more than five in number. By living with
them the censor will be able to measure their
capacity for absorbing an education; he can
direct them in the choice of a profession. By a
" Socratic " communication of practical wis-
dom, he will supply a substitute for the Con-
firmation Instruction which will no longer be
given. The psychological value of this instruc-
tion is not to be actually found in what one
learns from it, but in the direction of the mind
to the serious questions and pursuits of life, in
the awakening of ethical self-development,
which is the factor of supreme importance in
passing from childhood to youth. In this way
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