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Teddy Roosevelt: “While there should undoubtedly be such a training as a foundation (the extent differing according to the kind of work…”

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While there should undoubtedly be such a training as a foundation (the extent differing according to the kind of work each boy intends to do as a man), it is nevertheless true that our educational system should more and more be turned in the direction of educating men towards, and not away from, the farm and the shop.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Roosevelt advocates for an educational system that prepares individuals for practical work in agriculture and industry.

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