The gardener awaits nature’s most
auspicious days for planting various seeds.
In consideration for harmonious
conditions, he plants pole beans among a society of corn for reciprocity
between nitrogen-enrichment and shaded poles. Among these he plants gourds to
spread their vines, preserving ground water for the other two sisters.
Imagine the foolishness of a gardener
who planted all seeds the same day; demanded that they all grow under the same
conditions; and subsequently, pulled on tender plants to get them to grow
faster.
Are not schools that plant and tend
child gardens without respect for uniquely favorable conditions equally
reprehensible?
The inclination of the pupil for a
particular profession must not be neglected, especially because such
inclination usually asserts itself at an early age, being occasioned by
personal gifts, by example of other members of the family, and by various other
circumstances.
Albert Einstein
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