Goethe showed long ago in his Werther a clear understanding of the
significance of individualistic and psychological training, an
appreciation which will mark the century of the child. In this work
he shows how the future power of will lies hidden in the
characteristics of the child, and how along with every fault of the
child an uncorrupted germ capable of producing good is enclosed.
"Always," he says, "I repeat the golden words of the teacher of
mankind, 'if ye do not become as one of these, ' and now, good
friend, those who are our equals, whom we should look upon as our
models, we treat as subjects; they should have no will of their
own; do we have none? Where is our prerogative? Does it consist in
the fact that we are older and more experienced? Good God of Heaven
Thou seest old and young children, nothing else. And in whom Thou
hast more joy, Thy Son announced ages ago. But people believe in
Him and do not hear Him - that, too, is an old trouble, and they
model their children after themselves." The same criticism might be
applied to our present educators, who constantly have on their
tongues such words as evolution, indivi-duality, and natural
tendencies, but do not heed the new commandments in which they say
they believe. They continue to educate as if they believed still in
the natural depravity of man, in original sin, which may be
bridled, tamed, suppressed, but not changed.
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