ABSTRACT
Education then has a dual purpose: to make man's labor more productive, and his leisure more fruitful. And the greater the gains in one direction, the more necessary is progress in the other. There has been a considerable expression of interest among the economists, for increase in education. The behavior of adults is dependent upon, though not uniquely determined by, the education received. But also the education given reflects the values of society. No political or social reformer could possibly have transformed the condition of the multitude as it has been transformed by the ceaseless introduction of new technological processes. Political good will of itself cannot cure economic ills, nor can inventions of themselves procure economic goods: there must be an attitude of mind which turns them to productive purposes. The expression of aurea mediocritas may, indeed, become a true description of the common man's condition in a technological civilization.
