Chapter 1. A PROBLEM AND AN OPPORTUNITY
"One should, each day, try to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and if it is possible, speak a few reasonable words."
ONE OF THOSE CHARMING STORIES that circulate in the public education community concerns an essay exam assigned by an American fifth-grade teacher. The essay question asked the students to name as many parts of the human body as they could think of, and tell what they do. One child wrote:
The human body consists of the Brainium, the Borax, and the Abominable Cavity. The Brainium contains the brain. The Borax contains the lungs, the liver, and other living things. The Abominable Cavity contains the bowels, of which there are five–a, e, i, o, ...
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