The first application of the practical principle that “education is the science of relations” is that a wide variety of knowledge is necessary. We should not limit our children’s exposure to knowledge, not because they need to acquire a great deal of information about everything, but because they need to develop relationships with every area of knowledge. During the earlier, synthetic years of education our task is to open as many doors as possible for them, to set their feet in a “large room” which it will be their privilege to explore in depth later, according to their own inclinations.
