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Excerpt from Education for Democracy
Education fundamentally and vitally affects every individual member of the state. It is the most important human problem, having a direct bearing upon all the interrelated and complicated activities incident to every phase of social intercourse. In a general way, there is practically universal agreement as to the necessity for what is called the education of youth, although a wide diversity of opinion exists concerning the method or methods to be adopted, the length of time necessary for the completion of a given course of instruction, what constitutes adequate educational preparation, and various other related questions. Almost everyone believes that children should attend school a certain number of hours a day for a period of years. The progress made in the acquisition of knowledge through such school attendance is supposed to be more or less accurately registered by periodical examinations, and the attainment of a recognized standard of proficiency regularly attested by formal reports, certificates, and diplomas.
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