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y　must　she　force　learning　on　fifty…five　reluctant

children；　having　all　the　time　an　ugly；　rude　jealousy　behind　her；

ready　to　throw　her　to　the　mercy　of　the　herd　of　children；　who

would　like　to　rend　her　as　a　weaker　representative　of　authority。

A　great　dread　of　her　task　possessed　her。　She　saw　Mr。　Brunt；　Miss

Harby；　Miss　Schofield；　all　the　school…teachers；　drudging

unwillingly　at　the　graceless　task　of　pelling　many　children

into　one　disciplined；　mechanical　set；　reducing　the　whole　set　to

an　automatic　state　of　obedience　and　attention；　and　then　of

manding　their　acceptance　of　various　pieces　of　knowledge。　The

first　great　task　was　to　reduce　sixty　children　to　one　state　of

mind；　or　being。　This　state　must　be　produced　automatically；

through　the　will　of　the　teacher；　and　the　will　of　the　whole

school　authority；　imposed　upon　the　will　of　the　children。　The

point　was　that　the　headmaster　and　the　teachers　should　have　one

will　in　authority；　which　should　bring　the　will　of　the　children

into　accord。　But　the　headmaster　was　narrow　and　exclusive。　The

will　of　the　teachers　could　not　agree　with　his；　their　separate

wills　refused　to　be　so　subordinated。　So　there　was　a　state　of

anarchy；　leaving　the　final　judgment　to　the　children　themselves；

which　authority　should　exist。

So　there　existed　a　set　of　separate　wills；　each　straining

itself　to　the　utmost　to　exert　its　own　authority。　Children　will

never　naturally　acquiesce　to　sitting　in　a　class　and　submitting

to　knowledge。　They　must　be　pelled　by　a　stronger；　wiser　will。

Against　which　will　they　must　always　strive　to　revolt。　So　that

the　first　great　effort　of　every　teacher　of　a　large　class　must