But however strong may be his sense of duty, he will always have the great advantage of being seldom called upon to do what he dislikes, and therefore of being able to keep the fibre of his sense of duty from being either unduly relaxed or unduly hardened by overwork; for he has been accustomed from his earliest days to make light of, and even find a pleasure in, what is usually accounted drudgery, and he has been accustomed to work, in school and out of school, under the inspiration of joy and love.
_But is the education given in Utopia useful ?_ I wish I knew who was asking this question, for I cannot hope to answer it to his satisfaction until I know what is his standard of values.

What end does he set before the teachers of our elementary schools?
If he would tell me this, I might be able to say Yes or No to his question.
At present there seems to be no agreement among educationalists, professional or amateur, as to what constitutes usefulness in education.

Those who belong to the "upper classes" are apt to assume that the "lower orders" will have been adequately educated when they have been taught reading, writing, arithmetic, needlework, and "religion," subjected to a certain amount of repressive discipline, and compelled to go to church or chapel.

If, after having passed through this mill, the children of the "lower orders" do not develop into good men and women and useful citizens, it is not their education which is to blame, but the inborn sinfulness of their corrupt and fallen natures.

Such an education is regarded by those who advocate it as pre-eminently _useful_.