It was strange to see boys of fourteen or fifteen reading in the First Reader; but stranger to observe how intelligently scholars in the First Reader went about their work, and with what comparative rapidity they learned.
Reid reflects on the surprising intelligence and rapid learning of young students in a post-war educational setting.
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