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If, however, they will consider that the all-important knowledge of surrounding objects which a child gets in its early years is got without help if they will remember that the child is self-taught in the use of its mother tongue if they will estimate the amount of that experience of life, that out-of-school wisdom, which every boy gathers for himself if they will mark the unusual intelligence of the uncared-for London gamin, as shown in whatever directions his faculties have been tasked if, further, they will think how many minds have struggled up unaided, not only through the mysteries of our irrationally-planned curriculum, but through hosts of other obstacles besides; they will find it a not unreasonable conclusion that if the subjects be put before him in right order and right form, any pupil of ordinary capacity will surmount his successive difficulties with but little assistance.
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