On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
Neither and both: teach the workers to work and the thinkers to think; make carpenters of carpenters, and philosophers of philosophers, and fops of fools.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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This passage articulates Du Bois's balanced educational philosophy, advocating for both vocational and intellectual training tailored to individual aptitudes.
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